Mionica

Mionica Мионица (Serbian)
Town and municipality
Serbian Orthodox church
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Mionica within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°15′N 20°05′E
Country	Serbia
Region	Šumadija and Western Serbia
District	Kolubara
Settlements	36
Government
• Mayor	Boban Janković (SNS)[1]
Area [2]
• Town	1.38 km^2 (0.53 sq mi)
• Municipality	329 km^2 (127 sq mi)
Elevation	189 m (620 ft)
Population  (2011 census)[3]
• Town	1,571
• Town density	1,100/km^2 (2,900/sq mi)
• Municipality	14,263
• Municipality density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	14242
Area code	+381(0)14
Car plates	VA
Website	www.mionica.rs

Mionica (Serbian Cyrillic: Мионица, pronounced [miɔ̌nit͡sa]) is a town and municipality located in the Kolubara District of western Serbia. As of 2011^[update], the population of the town is 1,571, while population of the municipality is 14,263 inhabitants.

Geography

The township of Mionica is located 92 km (57 mi) from Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. With an area of 329 km² (127 sq mi), it is bordering the Maljen and Suvobor mountains to the South and has access to the Kolubara river, Sava region and the Panonian plain to the North. While the Serbs make up for a large majority of the population, the Roma make up a significant minority, while there are smaller populations of ethnic Montenegrins, Croats, Hungarians, Macedonians, Slovenians, Germans and Albanians.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	23,366	—
1953	23,905	+0.46%
1961	22,359	−0.83%
1971	20,560	−0.84%
1981	19,297	−0.63%
1991	17,368	−1.05%
2002	16,513	−0.46%
2011	14,335	−1.56%
Source: [5]

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Mionica has 14,335 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:^[6]

Ethnic group	Population	%
Serbs	13,758	95.97%
Roma	351	2.45%
Montenegrins	14	0.10%
Muslims	11	0.08%
Macedonians	7	0.05%
Yugoslavs	6	0.04%
Croats	6	0.04%
Others	182	1.27%
Total	14,335

Economy

Mionica's economy is predominantly agricultural. Its primary activities are the fruit orchards and raising cattle. The municipality is also a tourist destination, especially the Ribnica river, well known for sight-seeing and outdoor sports, such as fishing and hunting. The Vrujci spa also attracts tourists and is known for its bottled water.^[7]

The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017):^[8]

Activity	Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	61
Mining	10
Processing industry	705
Distribution of power, gas and water	14
Distribution of water and water waste management	87
Construction	114
Wholesale and retail, repair	216
Traffic, storage and communication	126
Hotels and restaurants	117
Media and telecommunications	25
Finance and insurance	22
Property stock and charter	-
Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities	86
Administrative and other services	22
Administration and social assurance	208
Education	187
Healthcare and social work	129
Art, leisure and recreation	29
Other services	38
Total	2,198

Education

In Mionica there is one primary school, and Economy high school, a community health clinic^[9] and a culture center with a movie theater attached to it.

Gallery

• 
  Monument to Živojin Mišić
• 
  Monuments in town center
• 
  Monastery Ribnica
• 
  Mionica Town Hall
• 
  Mionica Town Hall
• 
  Mionica town park
• 
  Mionica Police and Fire Station
• 
  Mionica Bus Station
• 
  Spa town Vrujci panorama
• 
  Great Ribnica Cave

Twin cities

Country	City	Region	Date
Poland	Tomaszów Mazowiecki	Łódź Voivodeship
Slovenia	Laško	Lower Styria
Israeli settlement	Katzrin	Golan Heights

Notable people

• Nikola Grbović
• Boban Janković
• Miodrag Ješić
• Živojin Mišić

See also

• Subdivisions of Serbia

References

1. "Blic Online - Boban Janković (SNS) na čelu opštine Mionica". Blic Online.
2. "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
3. "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.
4. "Opština Mionica". arroko.rs/. arroko.rs. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
5. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
6. "Population by ethnicity and sex, by municipalities and cities" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
7. "Valjevo, Divčibare, Mionica, Lajkovac, Ub". serbia.travel. National Tourism Organisation of Serbia. Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
8. "ОПШТИНЕ И РЕГИОНИ У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ, 2018" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
9. "DOM ZDRAVLJA MIONICA". zdravstvo.rs/. Ministry of Health - Serbia. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

External links

• Official website^{[permanent dead link]}