Lazarevac

Lazarevac
Лазаревац
Municipality and Town

Lazarevac street

Coat of arms

Location of the municipality of Lazarevac within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°22′N 20°15′E / 44.367°N 20.250°E / 44.367; 20.250Coordinates: 44°22′N 20°15′E / 44.367°N 20.250°E / 44.367; 20.250
Country  Serbia
District Belgrade
Settlements 1
Government
 • Mayor Dragan Alimpijević (SPS)
Area[1]
 • Municipality 384 km2 (148 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[2]
 • Town 25,526
 • Municipality 58,224
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 11550
Area code +381 11
Car plates BG
Website www.lazarevac.rs

Lazarevac (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазаревац, pronounced [lazareʋat͡s]) is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 44.22° North, 20.15° East. Its name stems from the name of medieval Prince Lazar Hrebeljanovic. In 2011 the town has total population of 25,526. Lazarevac is one of Belgrade's 17 municipalities and it is a part of the Sumadija region.

Culture

Serbian Orthodox Church.

Attractions

In Baroševac on the bank of the Kolubara grow a 'grove' of giant sequoia trees which where brought from California to be studied and planted in Europe. The giant sequoias have only reached a height of 30m as of 2011, and are continuing to be studied as they develop in this manufactured habitat. [3]

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.
  3. ↑ Novosti - Lazarevac: High redwood sprouting from coal (Serbian)
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