Nova Varoš
Nova Varoš
Нова Варош | |
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Town and municipality | |
 Nova Varoš | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality of Nova Varoš within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 43°27.625′N 19°48.923′E / 43.460417°N 19.815383°ECoordinates: 43°27.625′N 19°48.923′E / 43.460417°N 19.815383°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Region | Šumadija and Western Serbia |
| District | Zlatibor |
| Settlements | 32 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rade Vasiljević |
| Area | |
| • Town | 3.79 km2 (1.46 sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 581 km2 (224 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,111 m (3,645 ft) |
| Population (2011 census)[2] | |
| • Town | 8,795 |
| • Town density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 16,638 |
| • Municipality density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 31320 |
| Area code | +381(0)33 |
| Car plates | NV |
| Website | www |
Nova Varoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Нова Варош, pronounced [nɔ̂v̞aː v̞ǎːrɔʃ]) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia. The municipality of Nova Varoš has a population of 16,638, while the town of Nova Varoš itself has a population of 8,795 inhabitants.
History[]
Nova Varoš was founded in the middle of the 16th century. It is associated with the name of Skender-pasha of Genoa. When Skender-pasha, traveling from Bosnia to Constantinople (1530), stopped with his entourage on the plateau below the mountain Zlatar and was delighted with the beauty of this wooded area and the intoxicating smell of pine, he ordered a town to be built there. Settlements soon sprang up on the site of today's Nova Varoš. It was called Skender-pasha's Palanka. When it grew to close to 2,000 houses, "a fire broke out and burned the palace to the ground" (Evliya Çelebi). Most of the inhabitants stayed there and built a new town which they called Jeni Kasaba, which in Serbian means Nova Varoš.
Geography[]
Nova Varoš is located in southwest Serbia, the main road that connects the north of the country the Montenegrin coast. It is situated at 1000 meters above sea level, and below the northern slopes of mountain Zlatar. Nova Varoš is located in the Dinaric mountain range. North of town is mountain Murtenica, while the south mountain Zlatar.
Climate[]
Nova Varoš has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb).
| hideClimate data for Nova Varoš | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
2.2 (36.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −5.8 (21.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.3 (36.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
3.4 (38.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 75 (3.0) |
66 (2.6) |
68 (2.7) |
80 (3.1) |
104 (4.1) |
98 (3.9) |
87 (3.4) |
76 (3.0) |
83 (3.3) |
86 (3.4) |
97 (3.8) |
84 (3.3) |
1,004 (39.6) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org [3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 20,170 | — |
| 1953 | 21,848 | +1.61% |
| 1961 | 24,770 | +1.58% |
| 1971 | 22,740 | −0.85% |
| 1981 | 22,523 | −0.10% |
| 1991 | 21,812 | −0.32% |
| 2002 | 19,982 | −0.79% |
| 2011 | 16,638 | −2.01% |
| Source: [4] | ||
According to the last official census done in 2011, the Municipality of Nova Varoš has 16,638 inhabitants. Population density on the territory of the municipality is 28.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Ethnic groups[]
In 1991, the population of the municipality was composed of: Serbs and Montenegrins (89.20%), ethnic Muslims (8.51%) and others.
In 2002, the population of the municipality was composed of: Serbs (18,001) (90.09%), Bosniaks (1,028) (5.15%), ethnic Muslims (502) (2.51%) and others. Most of those who in 1991 census declared themselves as Muslims by ethnicity, in the next census in 2002 declared themselves as Bosniaks, while the smaller number of them still declare themselves as Muslims by ethnicity.
Ethnic composition of the municipality:
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
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| Serbs | 14,899 | 89.55% |
| Bosniaks | 788 | 4.74% |
| Muslims | 526 | 3.16% |
| Yugoslavs | 37 | 0.22% |
| Montenegrins | 31 | 0.19% |
| Others | 357 | 2.15% |
| Total | 16,638 |
Settlements[]
Aside from the town of Nova Varoš, the municipality includes the following settlements:
Economy[]
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[5]
| Activity | Total |
|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 61 |
| Mining and quarrying | 13 |
| Manufacturing | 817 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 110 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 66 |
| Construction | 75 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 356 |
| Transportation and storage | 253 |
| Accommodation and food services | 188 |
| Information and communication | 27 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 31 |
| Real estate activities | - |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 59 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 17 |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 288 |
| Education | 220 |
| Human health and social work activities | 190 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 54 |
| Other service activities | 35 |
| Individual agricultural workers | 151 |
| Total | 3,010 |
Culture[]
Gallery[]
Town Hall
Nova Varoš Cultural Center
Town center
Town buildings
Orthodox Church
Nova Varoš Mosque
Uvac Lake
Notable people[]
- Gavrilo I, Serbian Patriarch
- Petar Bojović, military commander and field marshal
- Ljubinko Drulović, former footballer, 2013 European U19 Championship winning manager
- Nemanja Nedović, basketball player, silver medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Vladimir Otašević, footballer
- Bojana Lečić, 2011 Miss Serbia
- Ivan Šaponjić, footballer
See also[]
- List of places in Serbia
- Sandžak
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.
- ^ "Climate: Nova Varoš, Serbia". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, 2019" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
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