Blace
Blace (Serbian Cyrillic: Блаце, pronounced [blâtsɛ]) is a town and municipality located in the Toplica District of the southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 5,253, while population of the municipality is 11,754.
Blace Блаце | |
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Town and municipality | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of the municipality of Blace within Serbia | |
Coordinates: 43°17.747′N 21°17.157′E | |
Country | |
Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
District | Toplica |
Settlements | 40 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Milan Ćurčić (SNS) |
Area | |
• Town | 11.10 km2 (4.29 sq mi) |
• Municipality | 306 km2 (118 sq mi) |
Elevation | 389 m (1,276 ft) |
Population (2011 census)[2] | |
• Town | 5,253 |
• Town density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
• Municipality | 11,754 |
• Municipality density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 18420 |
Area code | +381(0)27 |
Car plates | PK |
Website | www |
Settlements
Aside from the town of Blace, the following villages consist the municipality of Blace:
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1948 | 23,676 | — |
1953 | 24,608 | +0.78% |
1961 | 22,099 | −1.34% |
1971 | 19,331 | −1.33% |
1981 | 17,338 | −1.08% |
1991 | 15,709 | −0.98% |
2002 | 13,759 | −1.20% |
2011 | 11,754 | −1.73% |
Source: [3] |
According to the last official census done in 2011, the municipality of Blace has 11,754 inhabitants. The urban population comprises 44.7% of the municipality's population.
Ethnic groups
Most of Blace's population is of Serbian nationality (98.27%). The ethnic composition of the municipality:
Ethnic group | Population | % |
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Serbs | 11,551 | 98.27% |
Roma | 86 | 0.73% |
Montenegrins | 11 | 0.09% |
Others | 106 | 0.90% |
Total | 11,754 |
Features
Every year in August, there is a 3-day festival named "Šljivijada" ("Plumday" in English); citizens of Blace consider the plum to be a very important fruit. On that day, there are many plum cultivators who show off their fruit. Many festival attendees listen to folk and other Serbian music.
Gallery
- Blace town
- Building in Blace town
- Blace town center
- Blace National Library
- Blace Sports Hall
- Blace Bus station
- Blace Lake
See also
- Toplica District
- Subdivisions of Serbia
References
- "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- "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.
- "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 18 August 2017.