Kosjerić

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Field	Value
official_name	Kosjeríć
native_name	sr-Cyrl
native_name_lang	sr
settlement_type	Town and municipality
image_skyline	Stari han Kosjerić 004.jpg
image_shield	Kosjerić (grb).gif
image_map	Municipalities of Serbia Kosjerić.png
map_caption	Location of the municipality of Kosjerić within Serbia
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Serbia
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Šumadija and Western Serbia
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Zlatibor
parts_type	Settlements
parts_style	para
p1	27
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Žarko Đokić
area_footnotes
area_blank1_title	Town
area_blank1_km2	3.34
area_blank2_title	Municipality
area_blank2_km2	358
elevation_m	415
population_as_of	2022 census
population_footnotes
population_blank1_title	Town
population_blank1	3723
population_density_blank1_km2	auto
population_blank2_title	Municipality
population_blank2	10175
population_density_blank2_km2	auto
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	31260
area_code	+381(0)31
area_code_type	Area code
website
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
blank_name	Car plates
blank_info	UE
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Geography

The town is situated on the road between Požega on one end and Valjevo on the other. The town is near the mountain tourist centres: Divčibare and Zlatibor. It lies at the foothill of Drmanovina and Crnokosa and from south Povlen and Maljen mountains.

Climate

Kosjerić has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb), that's very close to an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb). | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Kosjerić

| source = Climate-Data.org

History

The exact date of the town's founding is unclear. Near the town archaeologists have found Roman and Serbian medieval relics, but it is believed that mass immigration occurred before the Serbian Revolution at the beginning of the nineteenth century with people from Montenegro, East Bosnia and the Western Serbian mountains Zlatibor and Tara.

This part of Serbia was under the rule of the Nemanjić dynasty until the Ottoman Empire seized control of the country in 1463. During the next two centuries roads were built and major development began linking the Adriatic Sea to western Serbia and to the east. Wars between Austria-Hungary and the Turks took a toll on the population numbers in Kosjerić.

It is thought that the oldest inhabitants of the town were from the family Kosijer. From legends it is said that Antonije Kosjer came in Kosijer from Montenegro and brought his three sons along with him. After that Jovan Baronim came from the village Bare and his sister accompanied him with seven sons. It is recorded that there was migration from the village of Divci and from Montenegrin Kolašin.

Rapid development began in 1882, but it was suppressed by the faster-growing communities of nearby bigger towns, Valjevo and Požega. Kosjerić reached the status of the town in 1966 and economic development after the completion of the Belgrade-Bar railway in the 1970s.

Demographics

| type = | percentages = pagr |1948|17917 |1953|18592 |1961|17898 |1971|16582 |1981|16157 |1991|15478 |2002|14001 |2011|12090 |2022| 10175 | source =

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Kosjerić has a population of 12,090 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

Ethnic composition of the municipality: ::data[format=table]

Ethnic group	Population	%
Serbs	11,879	98.25%
Montenegrins	23	0.19%
Croats	8	0.07%
Others	180	1.49%
Total	12,090
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Settlements

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Tubići.JPG" caption="Landscape in Tubići village"] ::

Aside from the town of Kosjerić, the municipality includes the following 27 settlements:

Economy

Much of Kosjeríć's economy is based on agriculture and processing industry, with local cement factory being the key of economic development in past few decades. The cement factory is one of three Serbian cement factories and it has helped boost the economic prosperity not only for the town but for the whole region. In 2002, TITAN Group and the Serbian Privatization Agency signed an agreement for the transfer of 70% of the share capital of the Kosjerić Cement company, a deal worth $35.5 million. As of 2013, the production capacity of the Kosjerić cement plant was 750,000 tons. With modernization of production processes, the number of employees fell from 680 in 2002 to around 250 in 2013. Many of the town citizens are employed at the factory.

Due to its location and climate Kosjerić has a strong production of fruit and vegetables, most of which are plums and raspberries. The area is well known for its plum brandy (40–45% ABV; "ljuta rakija"). Other successful companies are: concrete pipelines manufacturer "Pim-Grad", electric equipment manufacturer "Elkok" and factories for the manufacture of concrete elements like "Kofeniks" and "Povlen".

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018): ::data[format=table]

Activity	Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	25
Mining and quarrying	2
Manufacturing	1,033
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	34
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	41
Construction	114
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	336
Transportation and storage	260
Accommodation and food services	98
Information and communication	20
Financial and insurance activities	11
Real estate activities	1
Professional, scientific and technical activities	83
Administrative and support service activities	25
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security	118
Education	182
Human health and social work activities	83
Arts, entertainment and recreation	21
Other service activities	37
Individual agricultural workers	343
Total	2,866
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Tourism

Kosjerić has developing tourism industry. Kosjerić and the surrounding area are known for their fresh air and beautiful nature. High mountains, fields, wood and water wells surround the town and it is famous for country tourism and the production of healthy food. Fresh air and nice climate are very appropriate for different sports; hence Kosjerić became a famous sport center equipped with different types of sport fields on 40,000 m2, sports hall with 700 stands, Olympic-sized pool and several football, basketball and handball playgrounds.

Kosjerić has attracted many people from central Serbia for its famed festivals: "The Shepard Days" (), which is held every July, and "Days of Petar Lazić" (), which was established as an annual event in August 2018 in honor of the Kosjerić-born author Petar Lazić (1960-2017). Also, every year an NGO called "K-Town Group" organizes an international art camp "Kosjerić", which includes different art workshops with 50 participants from around the world. The development and reconstruction of the "Hotel Olympic" has also further helped increase tourist numbers.

Gallery

File:Kosjeric Stari han.JPG|Stari han File:Kosjerić 06.jpg|Kosjerić town center File:Kosjerić 33.jpg|Kosjerić town center File:J25 819 Bf Kosjerić, Empfangsgebäude.jpg|Kosjerić Train Station File:Сеча Река црква брвнара - Seča Reka - wooden church.jpg|Seča Reka wooden church

Twin cities

SVN Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia

References

{{Serbian municipalities 2006
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(17 November 2012). "Kosjerić: Aktivan odmor na selu". novosti.rs.
(9 June 2018). "Kosjerić – pejzaž koji očarava".
"EVENTS 2018". National Tourism Organisation of Serbia.
(2 August 2018). "Počinju Dani Petra Lazića". danas.rs.
(7 August 2018). "Dani dobrog duha, satire i muzike". danas.rs.
(2023-09-13). "Dani Petra Lazića - AKC Poligon".
(26 July 2017). "INTERNACIONALNI ART KAMP od 27. jula do 11. avgusta u Kosjeriću". blic.rs.

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