Petrovac, Serbia

Petrovac
Петровац
Petrovac na Mlavi
Town and municipality
Church in Petrovac

Coat of arms

Location of the municipality of Petrovac within Serbia
Country  Serbia
Region Southern and Eastern Serbia
District Braničevo
Settlements 34
Government
 • Mayor Duško Nedinić (SNS)
Area[1]
 • Municipality 655 km2 (253 sq mi)
Elevation 127 m (417 ft)
Population (2011 census)[2]
 • Town 7,229
 • Municipality 30,325
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 12300
Area code +381(0)12
Car plates PT
Website www.petrovacnamlavi.rs

Petrovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Петровац), also known as Petrovac na Mlavi (Serbian Cyrillic: Петровац на Млави, "Petrovac on Mlava"; Vlach: Piatra Mlavei), is a town and municipality located in the Braničevo District of the eastern Serbia. In 2011, the population of the town is 7,229, while population of the municipality is 30,325.

History

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

References

  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.

Coordinates: 44°22′42″N 21°25′10″E / 44.37833°N 21.41944°E / 44.37833; 21.41944


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