Crna Trava
Coordinates: 42°48′36.53″N 22°17′56.43″E / 42.8101472°N 22.2990083°E
| Crna Trava Црна Трава | |
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| Municipality and Town | |
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View on Crna Trava | |
 Location of the municipality of Crna Trava within Serbia | |
| Country |
 Serbia |
| District | Jablanica |
| Settlements | 25 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Slavoljub Blagojević (PSS) |
| Area[1] | |
| • Municipality | 312 km2 (120 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census)[2] | |
| • Town | 452 |
| • Municipality | 1,661 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 16215 |
| Area code | +381 16 |
| Car plates | LE |
Crna Trava (Serbian Cyrillic: Црна Трава, Serbian pronunciation: [t͡sr̩̂ːnaː trǎːʋa]) is a village and municipality located in the Jablanica District of Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the village is 452 inhabitants, while population of the municipality is 1,661. This is the poorest municipality in the country.[3]
Name
The name of the village in Serbian translates to Black Grass. The origin of the name dates back to 1389, when Battle of Kosovo took place. A Serbian army unit, composed of Serbian archers and cavaliers, decided to take a rest on a grass field while travelling to the battlefield. Since the flowers and other herbs covering the field were highly poisonous, the soldiers became intoxicated, thereby they did not wake up on time for the battle. Realizing that fact, they cursed the grass that poisoned them, branding it "black" grass.
Demographics
- Natural Population Growth Rate: -2.82% per year
Crna Trava, along with the rest of Vlasina region, suffers from heavy depopulation, chiefly for economic reasons. It can be seen from the census data from 1953 to 2002:
- 1953 - 13,748
- 1961 - 12,513
- 1971 - 9,672
- 1981 - 6,366
- 1991 - 3,778
- 2002 - 2,563
- 2011 - 1,661
Ethnic groups in the municipality (2002 census):
- Serbs = 2,529
- Bulgarians = 8
- Yugoslavs = 3
- Russians = 2
- Albanians = 1
- Croats = 1
- undeclared = 5
- regional affiliation = 1
- unknown = 13
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.
- ↑ http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=10&dd=18&nav_id=70355
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