Valjevo
Sign in to saveValjevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ваљево, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Kolubara District in western Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population of 56,145 while the city administrative area has 82,169 inhabitants. The city is situated along the river Kolubara.
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Valjevo is a city in western Serbia that serves as the administrative center for the Kolubara District, with a population of about 56,000 people within the city proper. Located along the Kolubara River, it functions as an important regional hub for its district.
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Valjevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ваљево, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Kolubara District in western Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population of 56,145 while the city administrative area has 82,169 inhabitants. The city is situated along the river Kolubara.
==History== thumb|left|A map of the fortifications of Valjevo during Kingdom of Serbia (1718–1739)|Habsburg rule, 1738 In the nearby village of Petnica, scientists found the first complete neolithic habitat in Serbia and dated it at 6,000 years old. In Roman times this area was part of the province of Moesia. Valjevo was mentioned for the first time in 1393. It was an important staging post on the trade route that connected Bosnia to Belgrade.