Boljevac

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title: "Boljevac" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-zaječar-district", "timok-valley", "municipalities-and-cities-of-southern-and-eastern-serbia", "romanian-communities-in-serbia"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boljevac" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
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native_name_langsr
official_nameBoljevac
other_namero
settlement_typeTown and municipality
image_shieldCOA Boljevac.jpg
image_skylineBoljevac, Serbia - panoramio (1).jpg
image_mapMunicipalities of Serbia Boljevac.png
map_captionLocation of the municipality of Boljevac within Serbia
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameSerbia
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Southern and Eastern Serbia
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Zaječar
parts_typeSettlements
parts_stylepara
p120
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameNebojša Marjanović
leader_partySNS
area_blank1_titleMunicipality
area_blank1_km2828
area_footnotes
elevation_m263
population_footnotes
population_as_of2022 census
population_blank1_titleTown
population_blank12894
population_blank2_titleMunicipality
population_blank210184
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
timezone_DSTCEST
utc_offset_DST+2
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code19370
blank_nameCar plates
blank_infoZA
area_code+381(0)30
area_code_typeArea code
website
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Boljevac (Бољевац, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zaječar District of eastern Serbia. According to 2022 census, the population of the town was 2,894, while population of the municipality was 10,184. The area is situated in the Crna Reka region.

History

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

In 2010, the Commission on Concealed Mass Graves in Serbia discovered a mass grave of people killed by Yugoslav Partisans during World War II in the settlement of Zmijanac. Partisan troops took over the municipality in October 1944. They subsequently executed over 40 locals, including a priest of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Boljevac, the municipality of consists of the following villages:

Demographics

| type = | percentages = pagr |1948|25423 |1953|25831 |1961|26277 |1971|23335 |1981|21818 |1991|19384 |2002|15849 |2011|12994 |2022|10184 | source =

As of 2022 census, the municipality has 10,184 inhabitants. Of those, there are 7,089 (69.61%) Serbs, 1,634 (16.04%) Vlachs, 236 (2.32%) Romani and others.

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017): ::data[format=table]

ActivityTotal
Agriculture, forestry and fishing128
Mining260
Processing industry372
Distribution of power, gas and water22
Distribution of water and water waste management26
Construction45
Wholesale and retail, repair244
Traffic, storage and communication69
Hotels and restaurants38
Media and telecommunications20
Finance and insurance21
Property stock and charter-
Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities24
Administrative and other services28
Administration and social assurance153
Education175
Healthcare and social work116
Art, leisure and recreation8
Other services22
Total1,774
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Twin cities

References

References

  1. {{Serbian municipalities 2006
  2. {{Serbian census 2022
  3. [http://www.rtv.rs/sr_lat/hronika/otkrivena-masovna-grobnica-kod-boljevca-_214724.html Mass Grave Discovered Near Boljevac], [[Radio Television of Vojvodina]].
  4. [http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/aktuelno.69.html:302314-Kriv-jer-je-svestenik Kriv jer je sveštenik], [[Večernje novosti]]
  5. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia". Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia.
  6. "ОПШТИНЕ И РЕГИОНИ У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ, 2018.". [[Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia]].

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