Senjski Rudnik

Senjski Rudnik
Сењски Рудник
Village
Senjski Rudnik
Coordinates: 43°59′46″N 21°34′09″E / 43.99611°N 21.56917°E / 43.99611; 21.56917
Country Serbia
District Pomoravlje District
Municipality Despotovac
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 438
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Senjski Rudnik (Serbian Cyrillic: Сењски Рудник) is a village in eastern Serbia, in the municipality of Despotovac. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 438. It is the site of the oldest preserved coal mine in Serbia, established in 1853. The mine marks the beginnings of the industrial revolution in Serbia.[2] As of 2010, there is an ongoing project, sponsored by the Council of Europe and Serbian Ministry of Culture, of restoration of preservation of the mine complex, which will turn the entire site into an open-air museum and historical heritage site.[3][4]

References

  1. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  2. Preliminary Technical Assessment of the Architectural and Archaeological Heritage in South East Europe -- Senje Coal mine (PDF), Regional Programme for Cultural and Natural Heritage in South East Europe, 2005-09-12, retrieved 2010-10-19
  3. Senjski rudnik - grad muzej, SEECult.org, 2009-06-13, retrieved 2010-10-19
  4. Senjski rudnik Eko muzej po projektu Saveta Evrope, Ministry of Culture of Republic of Serbia, 2010-08-19, retrieved 2010-10-19
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