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Jovanović (surname)
Jovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Јовановић, ) is the most common Serbian surname. It derives from '' Jovan'', which is comparable to John in English. The part ''ov'' designates possession: ''Jovanov'' means ''John's''. The suffix ''ić'' is a diminutive designation, or descendant designation. It is spelled in Austria as ''Jovanovic''. So, the last name can be translated as ''John's son'' leading to the English equivalent last name of Johnson. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 86.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Jovanović'' were residents of Montenegro (frequency 1:48), 6.2% of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1:327), 3.0% of Serbia (1:118), 2.1% of Kosovo (1:514) and 1.5% of Croatia (1:1,614). In Serbia, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:48) in the following districts: * 1. Pomoravlje District (1:27) * 2. Nišava District (1:27) * 3. Zaječar District (1:30) * 4. Jablanica District (1:30) * 5. Braničevo District (1:31) * 6. Pirot District (1:31) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian language, language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro as well as in North Macedonia, Slovenia, Germany and Austria. They also constitute a significant diaspora with several communities across Europe, the Americas and Oceania. The Serbs share many cultural traits with the rest of the peoples of Southeast Europe. They are predominantly Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox Christians by religion. The Serbian language, Serbian language (a standardized version of Serbo-Croatian) is official in Serbia, co-official in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is spoken by the plurality in Montenegro. Ethnology The identity of Serbs is rooted in Eastern Orthodoxy and traditions. In the 19th century, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braničevo District
The Braničevo District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 156,367 inhabitants.https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2023/Pdf/G20234001.pdf Braničevo District is named after the village of Braničevo. The administrative center of the district is Požarevac. History The present-day administrative districts (including Braničevo District) were established in 1992 by the decree of the Government of Serbia. Municipalities Braničevo District encompasses the territories of one city and 7 municipalities: * Požarevac (city) * Kučevo (municipality) * Golubac (municipality) * Malo Crniće (municipality) * Petrovac (municipality) * Veliko Gradište (municipality) * Žabari (municipality) * Žagubica (municipality) Demographics Towns There is just one town with over 10,000 inhabitants: Požarevac Požarevac ( sr-cyr, Пожаревац, ) is a list of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative centre of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastas Jovanović
Anastas Jovanović ( sr-cyrl, Анастас Јовановић, 1817 – 1 November 1899) was a Serbian photographer and author of Bulgarian origin. Biography Jovanović, was of Bulgarian origin and during his life he always felt himself a Bulgarian and at the same time a Serb. He was born in Vratsa, an important administrative and garrison city under Ottoman rule in 1817. When Anastas was 9 years old, his father sent him to continue his education in Belgrade, where his uncle worked at the Prince Obrenović sewing studio. In 1830, after the death of Anastas' father, his family moved to Belgrade. But only after one year his uncle who was their support died too. Anastas' son Konstantin Jovanović (1849–1923) was a prominent architect. Anastas's daughter Katarina Jovanović was a prominent Serbian to German translator. He was awarded the Order of Prince Danilo I. Gallery Image:Michael Obrenovic - foto van Anastas Jovanovic (1817-1899).jpg, Prince Michael by Ana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Jovanović
Ana Jovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Ана Јовановић, ; born 28 December 1984) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. She was coached by Nikola Pilić, a coach who also worked with Boris Becker. Tennis career In her career, Jovanović she won nine singles titles and one doubles title at ITF Women's Circuit. Representing Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ... in the Fed Cup, she holds a win–loss record of 3–6. After retiring from playing, she was hired as a coach at the Novak Tennis Academy when it opened in November 2011. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 18 (9 titles, 8 runner-ups) Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) Fed Cup participation Singles (3–2) * PO = Playoff * RR = Round robin Doubles (0–4) * CND = cancelled * PO = Playoff * RR = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandar Jovanović (other)
Aleksandar Jovanović may refer to: Sports Association football * Aleksandar Jovanović (footballer, born 1984), Bosnian Serb association football player * Aleksandar Jovanović (footballer, born 1985), Serbian association football midfielder * Aleksandar Jovanović (soccer, born 1989), Australian soccer centre-back * Aleksandar Jovanović (footballer, born July 1992), Serbian association football goalkeeper * Aleksandar Jovanović (footballer, born December 1992), Serbian association football goalkeeper Politics Politicians * Aleksandar Jovanović (politician) (born 1976), Serbian politician * Aleksandar Jovanović (journalist) (born 1968), Serbian journalist (who is also a politician) * Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta (born 1966), Serbian environmental and political activist Other * Aleksandar Jovanovic, an actor who has acted in the film '' The Titan'' * , a Serbian military general See also * Aleksa Jovanović (other) * Jovanović (surname) {{human name disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgrade
Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. The population of the Belgrade metropolitan area is 1,685,563 according to the 2022 census. It is one of the Balkans#Urbanization, major cities of Southeast Europe and the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, third-most populous city on the river Danube. Belgrade is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe and the world. One of the most important prehistoric cultures of Europe, the Vinča culture, evolved within the Belgrade area in the 6th millennium BC. In antiquity, Thracians, Thraco-Dacians inhabited the region and, after 279 BC, Celts settled the city, naming it ''Singidunum, Singidūn''. It was Roman Serbia, conquered by the Romans under the reign of Augustus and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pčinja District
The Pčinja District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It occupies the southernmost part of Serbia, bordering Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the .... According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 193,802 inhabitants. The administrative center of the district is the city of Vranje. History The present-day administrative districts (including Pčinja District) were established in 1992 by the decree of the Government of Serbia. Municipalities The district encompasses one city and 7 municipalities: * Vranje (city) * Bosilegrad (municipality) * Bujanovac (municipality) * Preševo (municipality) * Surdulica (municipality) * Trgovište (municipality) * Vladičin Han (municipality) * Vranjska Banja (munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolubara District
The Kolubara District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It occupies the central part of western Serbia. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 154,497 inhabitants. The administrative center of the Kolubara District is Valjevo. History The present-day administrative districts (including Kolubara District) were established in 1992 by the decree of the Government of Serbia. Municipalities The Kolunara District encompasses the territories of one city and 5 municipalities: * Valjevo (city) * Lajkovac (municipality) * Ljig (municipality) * Mionica (municipality) * Osečina (municipality) * Ub (municipality) Demographics Towns There is just one town with over 10,000 inhabitants: Valjevo, with 56,145 inhabitants. Ethnic structure See also * Administrative districts of Serbia * Administrative divisions of Serbia References Note: ''All official material made by Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from {{url, htt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mačva District
The Mačva District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It lies in the western part of Serbia, in the geographical regions of Mačva, Podrinje, Posavina, and Pocerina. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 265,377 inhabitants. The administrative center of the Mačva District is the city of Šabac. History The present-day administrative districts (including Mačva District) were established in 1992 by the decree of the Government of Serbia. Municipalities The Mačva district encompasses two cities and six municipalities: * Šabac (city) * Loznica (city) * Bogatić (municipality) * Koceljeva (municipality) * Krupanj (municipality) * Ljubovija (municipality) * Mali Zvornik (municipality) * Vladimirci (municipality) Demographics Towns There are two towns with over 10,000 inhabitants. * Šabac: 51,163 * Loznica Loznica ( sr-cyrl, Лозница, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city located in the Mačva District of western Serbia, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bor District
The Bor District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree .... According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 101,100 inhabitants.https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2023/Pdf/G20234001.pdf This district is the easternmost administrative district of Serbia and contains the Serbian panhandle that extends into the border with Romania. The administrative center of the Bor District is the city of Bor. History The present-day administrative districts (including Bor District) were established in 1992 by the decree of the Government of Serbia. Cities and municipalities The Bor District encompasses the territories of one city and three municipalities: * Bor (city) * Kladovo (municipality) * Majdanpek (municipality) * Neg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šumadija District
The Šumadija District (, ) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It is located in the central parts of the country. According to the 2022 census results, it has a population of 269,728 inhabitants, and the administrative center is the city of Kragujevac. The district is named after the geographical region of Šumadija. Municipalities The Šumadija District is divided into 6 municipalities and the city of Kragujevac. The municipalities of the district are: * Aranđelovac * Topola * Rača, Serbia, Rača * Batočina * Knić * Lapovo Demographics According to the last official census done in 2011, the Šumadija District had 293,308 inhabitants. 64.9% of the population lived in urban areas. The ethnic composition of the district: Culture and history In the vicinity of Kragujevac stand several medieval monasteries, including the Annunciation monastery Divostin from the thirteenth century; the St. Nicholas monastery, believed to have existed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podunavlje District
The Podunavlje District (, ) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. The district's name refers to its location by—specifically, to the south of—the Danube river. It expands across the central parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 199,395 inhabitants. The administrative center is the city of Smederevo. Cities and municipalities It encompasses the municipalities of: * Smederevo * Smederevska Palanka * Velika Plana Demographics According to the last official census done in 2011, the Podunavlje District has 199,395 inhabitants. 52.09% of the population lives in the urban areas. Ethnic groups Ethnic composition of the district: History and culture Smederevo was the capital of the Serb State in the fourteenth century - there stood the royal palace at the time of the then Serbian ruler Đurađ Branković. Today, in the remnants of the Smederevo fortress, finished in 1430, traces of the former palace, chape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
