Požarevac
Požarevac
| Požarevac Пожаревац |
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| Coordinates: 44°37′N 21°11′E / 44.617°N 21.183°E | |||
| Country | Serbia | ||
| District | Braničevo | ||
| Settlements | 27 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Miodrag Milosavljević (DS - Demokratska stranka) | ||
| Population (2002 census) | |||
| - Town | 41,736 | ||
| - Municipality | 74,902 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 12000 | ||
| Area code | +381 12 | ||
| Car plates | PO | ||
| Website | www.pozarevac.rs | ||
Požarevac (Serbian Cyrillic: Пожаревац, pronounced [pɔ̂ʒaːrɛʋat͡s]) is a city and municipality in eastern Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Braničevo District of Serbia. In 2002, the city had total population of 41,736, while the municipality had 74,902 residents.
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Name
In Serbian, the city is known as Požarevac (Пожаревац), in Romanian as Pojarevaţ or Podu Lung, in Turkish as Pasarofça, in German as Passarowitz, and in Hungarian as Pozsarevác.
Its name means "fire-town" in Serbian (Here "fire" is in the meaning of a disaster).
History
It was known as Margus in Latin after the Roman conquest in the 1st century BC; it was inhabited by Thracians, Dacians and Celtics. Nearby Viminacium (Kostolac) was the provincial capital of Moesia Superior, of which Margus was part of (Kostolac is now a town in the municipality). The city, still known as Margus under the Eastern Roman Empire, was the site of the treaty between the Hun leaders Attila and Bleda and the Byzantine Empire (435 AD). Margus was sacked by the Huns in their invasion of the Eastern Roman Empire in 442.
It is also the site of the signing the Treaty of Passarowitz (1718).
Archaeology
The Bronze Age figurine "Idol of Klicevac" was found in a grave in village Kličevac; it was destroyed during World War I.
The National Museum in Belgrade and Pozarevac kept some 40,000 items found in Viminacium, of which over 700 made of gold and silver. Among them are many objects that represent the European and world rarities invaluable.
In June 2008, a Triballian (Thracian) grave was found together with ceramics (urns), dating from 1st millennium BC.
Municipality
Municipality of Požarevac includes the following settlements:
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In the 2008 reform of Serbian local government, Požarevac received status of a city, and the town of Kostolac became the seat of the second city municipality. Požarevac is the smallest Serbian city consisting of two municipalities.
Population through history
During time of the Principality of Serbia,Požarevac was among the largest cities (after Belgrade,Niš,Kragujevac and Leskovac). After World War I and World War II population declined because of the war losses.
- 1900: 12,980
- 1905: 12,162
- 1910: 13,613
- 1921: 11,500
- 1931: 14,042
- 1941: 16,300 (estimate)
- 1948: 15,474
- 1953: 18,529
- 1961: 24,269
- 1971: 32,828
- 1981: 39,735
- 1991: 41,160
- 2002: 41,736
- 2007: 44,258 (estimate)
Demographics
Ethnic groups in the Požarevac municipality (2002 census):
- Serbs = 68,779
- Roma = 2,603
- Yugoslavs = 275
- Montenegrins = 262
- Macedonians = 174
- Croats = 117
- Vlachs = 109
Politics
Seats in the municipality parliament won in the 2004 local elections:
- Socialist Party of Serbia (16)
- Democratic Party (15)
- Serbian Radical Party (10)
- Democratic Party of Serbia (9)
- Serbian Strength Movement (8)
- Coalition "Because of Požarevac" (6)
- G17 Plus (4)
Education
- Grammar school (Požaravačka gimnazija), a co-educational high-school
- Technical College (Visoka tehnička škola strukovnih studija u Požarevcu)
People associated with Požarevac
- Velibor Vasović
- Milivoje Živanović (sr:Миливоје Живановић), film and stage actor
- Slobodan Milošević, Serbian and Yugoslav President. He was born and later buried here.
- Milena Pavlović-Barili
- Saša Ilić, footballer
- Prvoslav Vujčić
- Bata Paskaljević
Gallery
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Downtown
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Municipal Assembly of Požarevac
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Downtown
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Požarevac Park
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Regional History Museum
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Čačalica National Park
See also
- FK Trgovački
- List of places in Serbia
- ^ (in Serbian) Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Statistical Office of Serbia. 2003. ISBN 86-84443-00-09. May be downloaded from: [1]
- ^ http://www.rastko.rs/arheologija/dgarasanin-the_bronze.htm
- ^ http://www.jasatomic.org.yu/?postid=7953
- ^ http://www.cesid.org/lokalni2004/rezultati.jsp?opstina=70947
- ^ http://www.vts-pozarevac.edu.rs/
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