Aleksandrovac

For other uses, see Aleksandrovac (disambiguation).
Aleksandrovac
Александровац
Municipality and Town

View on city of Aleksandrovac

Coat of arms

Location of the municipality of Aleksandrovac within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°27′32″N 21°02′47″E / 43.45889°N 21.04639°E / 43.45889; 21.04639Coordinates: 43°27′32″N 21°02′47″E / 43.45889°N 21.04639°E / 43.45889; 21.04639
Country  Serbia
District Rasina
Settlements 55
Government
  Mayor Jugoslav Stajkovac (independent)
Area[1]
  Municipality 387 km2 (149 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[2]
  Town 6,476
  Municipality 29,389
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 37230
Area code +381 37
Car plates AC
Website www.aleksandrovac.rs

Aleksandrovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Александровац) is a town and municipality located in the Rasina District of Serbia. In 2002, the population of the town was 6,476, while the population of the municipality was 29,389.

History

Fountain of vine

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

Events

The most popular event is Župska berba {22 September - 25 September}.

Sport

The town fields several sports teams including basketball and volleyball teams, a handball team that plays in the top division in Serbia and FK Župa Aleksandrovac football team.

Notable people

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.

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