Zaječar
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| Location in Serbia | |
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| General Information | |
| District | Zaječar |
| Land area | 1068 km² |
| Population (2002 census) |
39,491 (town) 65,969 (municipality) |
| Settlements | 42 |
| Coordinates | |
| Area code | +381 19 |
| Car plates | ZA |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website | http://www.zajecar.info |
| Politics | |
| Mayor | Boško Ničić (LS) |
Zaječar (Serbian Cyrillic: Зајечар) is a town and municipality in the eastern part of the Republic of Serbia. The town has a population of 39,700 people, and it's coordinates are 43.91° North, 22.30° East. It is the administrative center of the Zaječar District of Serbia and a main town in the Timočka Krajina region.
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[edit] Name
In Serbian, the town is known as Зајечар or Zaječar, and in Vlach/Romanian as Zăii-cer (archaic name) / Zăiceri / Zăicear.
The origin of the name is probably Turkish. "Zāii cer" in Vlach, a language of the local minority nation, means the "Gods are asking (for sacrifice)".
[edit] History
Zaječar was first mentioned in Turkish defter in 1466. Near the town can be found the ruins of Roman imperial palace Felix Romuliana.
[edit] Municipality
Municipality of Zaječar include following settlements:
- Zaječar
- Borovac
- Brusnik
- Velika Jasikova
- Veliki Izvor
- Veliki Jasenovac
- Vražogrnac
- Vrbica
- Gamzigrad
- Glogovica
- Gornja Bela Reka
- Gradskovo
- Grlište
- Grljan
- Dubočane
- Zagrađe
- Zvezdan
- Jelašnica
- Klenovac
- selo_Koprivnica
- Lasovo
- Lenovac
- Leskovac
- Lubnica
- Mala Jasikova
- Mali Izvor
- Mali Jasenovac
- Marinovac
- Metriš
- Nikoličevo
- Planinica
- Prlita
- Rgotina
- Salaš
- Selačka
- Tabakovac
- Trnavac
- Halovo
- Čokonjar
- Šipikovo
- Šljivar
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Ethnic groups in the municipality
In 2002 census, the population of the Zaječar municipality numbered 65,969 people, and was composed of:
[edit] Ethnic groups in the town
In 2002 census, the population of the Zaječar town numbered 39,491 people, and was composed of:
- Serbs = 37,500
- Roma = 233
- Yugoslavs = 219
- Vlachs = 159
- Montenegrins = 131
- Macedonians = 111
- others
[edit] Politics
Seats in the municipality parliament won in the 2004 local elections: [1]
- Democratic Party (12)
- Serbian Radical Party (9)
- Coalition "For Zaječar" (6)
- Serbian Strength Movement (5)
- Democratic Party of Serbia (4)
- Socialist Party of Serbia (4)
- Serbian Renewal Movement (3)
- G17 Plus (3)
- New Serbia (2)
- "Preduzetnici za opštinu" (2)
[edit] Sport
- host of 2006 Serbian triathlon championship
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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