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Sjenica
Sign in to saveSjenica (, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia, on the vast Sjenica-Pešter plateau and geographically located in the central part of Sandžak. The population of the municipality, according to the 2022 census, is 24,083, while the town has a population of 12,989.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in RS, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony's link graph records 780 inbound references to Sjenica, and connects out to Mitrovica, Užice and Muslims.
It is catalogued under topics including Municipalities and cities of Šumadija and Western Serbia, Populated places in Zlatibor District and Sandžak.
Vinony links it to 29 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Општина Сјеница
- Region
- Central Serbia
- Country
- Србија
- Population
- 0
- Timezone
- Europe/Belgrade
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- sr
- Settlement.official_name
- Sjenica
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town and municipality
- Settlement.image_shield
- New COA Sjenica.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top: Uvac Special Nature Reserve, Sjenica Mosque at night
- Settlement.image_map
- Municipalities of Serbia Sjenica.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the municipality of Sjenica within Serbia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Šumadija and Western Serbia
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Zlatibor
- Settlement.parts_type
- Settlements
- Settlement.parts_style
- para
- Settlement.p1
- 101
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1253
- Settlement.leader_party
- SPP
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
OPŠTINA SJENICA - Zvanična prezentacija opštine Sjenica
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Part of
- Sandžak
- Country
- Serbia
- Located in
- Sjenica Municipality
- Population
- 14060
- Area
- 1059
- Elevation
- 1026
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- Capital of
- Sjenica Municipality
- Official website
- www.sjenica.rs
- Image
- Crkva U Sjenici.jpg
- Dialing code
- 20
- Licence plate code
- SJ
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- Commons category
- Sjenica
- topic's main category
- Category:Sjenica
- postal code
- 36310
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- History
- 15th century
- 18th, 19th and 20th centuries
- Geography
- Climate
- Settlements
- Demography
- Ethnic groups
- Economy
- Governance
- Education
- Preschool
- Elementary
- Secondary
- International relations
- Twin cities
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Sjenica (, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia, on the vast Sjenica-Pešter plateau and geographically located in the central part of Sandžak. The population of the municipality, according to the 2022 census, is 24,083, while the town has a population of 12,989.
Serbia's 11th largest municipality in terms of area (1,059 km2), Sjenica is a multi-ethnic environment where Bosniaks, Serbs, Albanians, Montenegrins, Turks, Romani and others live.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sjenica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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