Mionica ( sr-cyr, Мионица, ) is a town and municipality located in the

Kolubara District The Kolubara District ( sr, / , ) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It occupies the central part of western Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 174,513 inhabitants. The a ...

of western Serbia. , the population of the town is 1,571, while population of the municipality is 14,263 inhabitants.

Geography

The township of Mionica is located from

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, the capital of

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. With an area of , it is bordering the

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and

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mountains to the South and has access to the

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river,

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region and the Panonian plain to the North. While the

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make up for a large majority of the population, the

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make up a significant minority, while there are smaller populations of ethnic Montenegrins, Croats, Hungarians, Macedonians, Slovenians, Germans and Albanians.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Mionica has 14,335 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:

Economy

Mionica's economy is predominantly agricultural. Its primary activities are the fruit orchards and raising cattle. The municipality is also a tourist destination, especially the Ribnica river, well known for sight-seeing and outdoor sports, such as fishing and hunting. The

Vrujci Banja Vrujci () is a spa town located in the northwestern part of Serbia, spread around the hillsides of Suvobor mountain and the River Toplica valley. It is most famous for its healing water, which was commercialized during the 2000s. Branded as ...

spa also attracts tourists and is known for its bottled water. The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017):

Education

In Mionica there is one primary school, and Economy high school, a community health clinic and a culture center with a movie theater attached to it.

Gallery

File:Mionica 18.jpg, ''Monument to

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'' File:Mionica 17.jpg, ''Monuments in town center'' File:Manastir Ribnica 002.jpg, ''Monastery Ribnica'' File:Mionica 05.jpg, ''Mionica Town Hall'' File:Mionica, Zgrada opštine Mionica, 04.jpg, ''Mionica Town Hall'' File:Mionica, Gradski park, 03.jpg, ''Mionica town park'' File:Mionica, Policijska i vatrogasna stanica, 02.jpg, ''Mionica Police and Fire Station'' File:Autobuska stanica u Mionici.jpg, ''Mionica Bus Station'' File:Banja Vrujci.jpg, ''Spa town Vrujci panorama'' File:Velika ribnička pećina 005.jpg, ''Great Ribnica Cave''

Twin cities

Notable people

Nikola Grbović Nikola Grbović ( sr-cyr, Никола Грбовић; 1793–1806) was a Serbian ''obor-knez'' of the Kolubara ''knežina'' of the Valjevo '' nahija'' in the Sanjak of Smederevo, who later became a Serbian Revolutionary. He was born in Mratišić ...

* Boban Janković *

Miodrag Ješić Miodrag Ješić ( sr-Cyrl, Миодраг Јешић, ; 30 November 1958 – 8 December 2022) was a Serbian football manager and player. Playing career Born in Osečenica, Ješić played for Partizan between 1974 and 1985, taking part in 342 m ...

References

External links

Official website
Populated places in Kolubara District Municipalities and cities of Šumadija and Western Serbia Open-air museums in Serbia {{Serbia-geo-stub