Pusto Šilovo ( sr-cyr, Пусто Шилово) 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 to ...
in the
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
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 ...
,
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 74 people.
[Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ]
History
Pusto Šilovo is a village located on a mountainous area, rich in mineral resources. It is a site of historically important achievements of culture and faith, such as early Christian shrines. The inhabitants of this area are mostly immigrants from Montenegro, dating back to 1878 in some cases.
Notable people
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Blagoje Paunović
Blagoje Paunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Благоје Пауновић; 4 June 1947 – 9 December 2014) was a Serbian football defender and manager.
Playing career
Born in Pusto Šilovo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, he started his ...
References
Populated places in Jablanica District
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