Blace

For other places with the same name, see Blace (disambiguation).
Blace
Блаце
Municipality and Town

Bus station in Blace

Coat of arms

Location of the municipality of Blace within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°17.747′N 21°17.157′E / 43.295783°N 21.285950°E / 43.295783; 21.285950Coordinates: 43°17.747′N 21°17.157′E / 43.295783°N 21.285950°E / 43.295783; 21.285950
Country  Serbia
District Toplica
Settlements 40
Government
 • Mayor Nebojša Milosavljević (DS)
Area[1]
 • Municipality 306 km2 (118 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[2]
 • Town 5,253
 • Municipality 11,754
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 18420
Area code +381 27
Car plates PK
Website www.blace.org.rs

Blace (Serbian Cyrillic: Блаце, pronounced [blâtsɛ]) is a town and municipality located in the Toplica District of Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 5,253, while population of the municipality is 11,754.

Demographics

According to the last official census done in 2011, the Municipality of Blace has 11,754 inhabitants. Most of Blace’s population is of Serbian nationality (98.27%) while 44.7% of the municipality’s population is urban.

Ethnic composition of the municipality:

Ethnic group Population
Serbs11,551
Roma86
Montenegrins11
Others106
Total11,754

Features

Every year in August, there is a 3 day festival named "Šljivijada" ("Plumday" in English); citizens of Blace consider the plum to be a very important fruit. On that day, there are many plum cultivators who show off their fruit. Many festival attendees listen to folk and other Serbian music.

See also

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.

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