Kalenić (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, t ...

: Каленић) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

in the municipality of Ub in western

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. According to the 2011 census, Kalenić had 759 residents.

History

The former village was resettled in 2003, to make room for expansion of coal field "Tamnava" of nearby Kolubara coal mine, centered at

Veliki Crljeni Veliki Crljeni () is a village in the Lazarevac Lazarevac ( sr-cyr, Лазаревац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. , the town has a total population of 25,526 inhabitants, while the municipal area has a total of 58,622 inhabita ...

). The new village was built few kilometers away, but most residents chose to resettle elsewhere. A modern regional landfill is planned to be opened at abandoned coal fields near Kalenić in 2013.

References

Populated places in Kolubara District Šumadija {{KolubaraRS-geo-stub