Aleksandrovac

Aleksandrovac
Aleksandrovac; Александровац
	Town and municipality
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	Coordinates: 43°27′32″N 21°02′47″E / 43.45889°N 21.04639°ECoordinates: 43°27′32″N 21°02′47″E / 43.45889°N 21.04639°E
Country	Serbia
Region	Šumadija and Western Serbia
District	Rasina
Settlements	55
Government
• Mayor	Jugoslav Stajkovac (independent)
Area[1]
• Town	3.85 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
• Municipality	387 km2 (149 sq mi)
Elevation	366 m (1,201 ft)
Population (2011 census)[2]
• Town	68,476
• Town density	18,000/km2 (46,000/sq mi)
• Municipality	29,389
• Municipality density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	37230
Area code	+381(0)37
Car plates	AC
Website	www.aleksandrovac.rs

Aleksandrovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Александровац) is a town and municipality located in the Rasina District of central Serbia. As of 2011, the town has a population of 6,476 inhabitants, while the municipality has 26,522 inhabitants.

History

From 1929 to 1941, Aleksandrovac was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	32,612	—
1953	34,748	+1.28%
1961	34,540	−0.08%
1971	33,798	−0.22%
1981	33,887	+0.03%
1991	33,215	−0.20%
2002	29,389	−1.11%
2011	26,522	−1.13%
Source: ^[3]

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Aleksandrovac has a population of 26,522 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:^[4]

Ethnic group	Population
Serbs	25,682
Romani	84
Montenegrins	23
Macedonians	10
Croats	8
Bulgarians	7
Yugoslavs	6
Albanians	5
Others	303
Total	26,522

Society and culture

Events

Fountain of vine

The most popular event is Župska berba, which is held yearly from 22 September to 25 September.

Sport

The town fields several sports teams including basketball and volleyball teams, a handball team that plays in the top division in Serbia and FK Župa Aleksandrovac football team.

Music

Aleksandrovac is the headquarters of one of the most successful Yugoslav record labels of all time: Diskos

Notable people

Dimitri Davidovic, former footballer
Danijel Gašić, footballer
Ivan Lapcevic, handball player

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
↑ "ETHNICITY Data by municipalities and cities" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

External links

Aleksandrovac Official Site

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[1] "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.

[2] "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.

[3] "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

[ethnicity2011-4] "ETHNICITY Data by municipalities and cities" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 20 February 2018.