Bojnik ( sr-cyr, Бојник) is a town and municipality located in the
Jablanica District of southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 6,688 and population of the municipality was 11,073.
History
Much of the population settled in Bojnik after
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. On 17 February 1942,
Bulgarian occupation forces massacred all 476 inhabitants of Bojnik in response to the alleged sheltering of
Partisans.
[Edward Palmer Thompson, ''Beyond the Frontier: The Politics of a Failed Mission, Bulgaria 1944'' (Stanford University Press, 1997), pg 23.]
Geography
Bojnik municipality is located in southern Serbia and it is surrounded by municipality of
Medveđa
Medveđa ( sr-cyr, Медвеђа, ; sq, Medvegja, ) is a town and municipality located in the Jablanica District of southern Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 2,848 inhabitants, while the municipality has 7,438 ...
in the south-west, municipality of
Lebane in the south, municipality of
Leskovac in the east, and municipalities of
Žitorađa and
Prokuplje in the north.
Settlements
Aside from the town of Bojnik, the following villages consist the municipality of Bojnik:
Demographics
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has 11,104 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
The ethnic composition of the municipality:
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017):
Gallery
File:Centar Bojnika.jpg, ''Town center''
File:Bojnik, Leskovac 01.JPG, ''Town center''
See also
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Subdivisions of Serbia
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Bojnik-Kosančić Airport
References
External links
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Populated places in Jablanica District
Municipalities and cities of Southern and Eastern Serbia
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