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Despotovac

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Despotovac Деспотовац (Serbian)
Town and municipality
Orthodox church in Despotovac
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Despotovac within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°05′N 21°26′E / 44.083°N 21.433°E / 44.083; 21.433
Country	Serbia
Region	Šumadija and Western Serbia
District	Pomoravlje
Settlements	33
Government
• Mayor	Zlatko Marjanović (SNS)
Area ^[1]
• Municipality	623 km² (241 sq mi)
Elevation	189 m (620 ft)
Population (2011 census)^[2]
• Town	4,212
• Municipality	22,995
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	35213
Area code	+381(0)35
Car plates	DE
Website	www.despotovac.rs

Despotovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Деспотовац) is a town and municipality located in the Pomoravlje District of central Serbia. It is 130 kilometers southeast of Belgrade. Its name stems from Despot, a title of Serbian medieval prince Stefan Lazarević. As of 2011 census, the town has a total population of 4,212, while the municipality has a population of 22,995.

History

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The Serb Orthodox monasteryofManasija was built between 1406^[3]-1418 and is one of the most significant monuments of Serbian culture, belonging to the "Resava school" (Serbian architecture)

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

Demographics

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As of 2011 census results, the municipality has 22,995 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

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The ethnic composition of the municipality:^[4]

Ethnic group	Population	%
Serbs	21,602	93.15%
Vlachs	687	2.96%
Romani	244	1.05%
Romanians	38	0.16%
Montenegrins	21	0.09%
Macedonians	21	0.09%
Muslims	21	0.09%
Croats	20	0.09%
Albanians	18	0.08%
Yugoslavs	16	0.07%
Bulgarians	14	0.06%
Others	489	2.11%
Total	23,191

Settlements

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Aside from the town of Despotovac, the municipality includes the following settlements:

Balajnac

Despotovac (town)

Grčko Polje

Ravna Reka (mining town)

Resavica (town)

Resavica (village, also known as Dutovo)

Senjski Rudnik (mining town)

Vodna (mining settlement)

Zlatovo

Židilje

Demographics

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	33,262	—
1953	36,509	+1.88%
1961	38,389	+0.63%
1971	36,553	−0.49%
1981	35,690	−0.24%
1991	33,869	−0.52%
2002	25,611	−2.51%
2011	23,191	−1.10%
Source: ^[5]

Economy

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The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017):^[6]

Activity	Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	105
Mining	1,299
Processing industry	391
Distribution of power, gas and water	35
Distribution of water and water waste management	71
Construction	120
Wholesale and retail, repair	518
Traffic, storage and communication	260
Hotels and restaurants	285
Media and telecommunications	26
Finance and insurance	33
Property stock and charter	5
Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities	104
Administrative and other services	31
Administration and social assurance	261
Education	293
Healthcare and social work	338
Art, leisure and recreation	76
Other services	60
Total	4,311

Notable sites

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Manasija

Manasija monastery
Resava Cave (Serbian: Resavska Pećina)
Veliki buk waterfall in Lisine, in upper Resava valley.

References

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^ "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.

^ Enich, Steven (1986). "The Apostles' Communion (Pričešće Apostola)". hdl:1811/41013.

^ "ETHNICITY Data by municipalities and cities" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 20 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

^ "ОПШТИНЕ И РЕГИОНИ У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ, 2018" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 16 March 2019.