Kolubara District
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Колубарски округ Kolubarski okrug |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | |||
|
|||
| Administration | |||
| Capital | Valjevo | ||
| Commissioner | n/a | ||
| Municipalities | 6 | ||
| Settlements | 218 | ||
| - Cities and towns | 7 | ||
| - Villages | 211 | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Land area | 2,474 km² | ||
| Population (census 2002) | 192,204 | ||
| - density | 77.7/km² | ||
 |
|||
The Kolubara District (Колубарски округ, Kolubarski okrug) occupies the central part of western Serbia. It has a population of 200,560. The seat of the District is in the city of Valjevo, on the banks of the Kolubara River.
Contents |
[edit] Municipalities
It encompasses the municipalities of:
[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)
- Serbs = 186,177
- Roma = 2,577
- others
[edit] Culture
This region is distinguished for its cultural-historic monuments: the Muselim's Palace, a typical example of the Turkish architecture built in the thirteenth century, the Tower of the Nenadovic Family, built in 1813 by Duke Janko, the church of Valjevo originating from 1838 which is a rare example of monumental classicistic style building in Serbia.
[edit] Economy
Prevailing industries in this region are: metal industry ("Krusik" DD Holding Corporation,": "Gradac" DD Screw Factory), agricultural production (plums, raspberries, blackberries) and food processing industry ("Srbijanka" DD).
[edit] Tourism
The major tourism resorts in the district are: the Divcibare Mountains and the Vrujci Spa.
[edit] See also
Vojvodina: Central Banat • North Bačka • North Banat • South Bačka • South Banat • Srem • West Bačka
Central Serbia: Bor • City of Belgrade • Braničevo • Jablanica • Kolubara • Mačva • Moravica • Nišava • Pčinja • Pirot • Podunavlje • Pomoravlje • Rasina • Raška • Šumadija • Toplica • Zaječar • Zlatibor
UN administered Kosovo (1990-1999) : Kosovo • Kosovo-Pomoravlje • Kosovska Mitrovica • Peć • Prizren
Note: All official material made by Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from official website.
