Nova Varoš

Nova Varoš ( sr-cyr, Нова Варош, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia. The municipality of Nova Varoš has a population of 16,638, while the town of Nova Varoš itself has a population of 8,795 inhabitants.

History

Nova Varoš was founded in the middle of the 16th century. It is associated with the name of Skender-pasha of Genoa. When Skender-pasha, traveling from Bosnia to Constantinople (1530), stopped with his entourage on the plateau below the mountain Zlatar and was delighted with the beauty of this wooded area and the intoxicating smell of pine, he ordered a town to be built there. Settlements soon sprang up on the site of today's Nova Varoš. It was called Skender-pašina palanka (''Skender-pasha's Palanka''). When it grew to close to 2,000 houses, "a fire broke out and burned the palace to the ground" (Evliya Çelebi). Most of the inhabitants stayed there and built a new town which they called Jeni Kasaba, which in Serbian means Nova Varoš.

Geography

Nova Varoš is located in southwest Serbia, the main road that connects the north of the country the Montenegrin coast. It is situated at 1000 meters above sea level, and below the northern slopes of mountain Zlatar. Nova Varoš is located in the Dinaric mountain range. North of town is mountain Murtenica, while the south mountain Zlatar.

Climate

Nova Varoš has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: ''Cfb'').

Demographics

According to the last official census done in 2011, the Municipality of Nova Varoš has 16,638 inhabitants. Population density on the territory of the municipality is 28.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Ethnic groups

In 1991, the population of the municipality was composed of: Serbs and Montenegrins (89.20%), ethnic Muslims (8.51%) and others.

In 2002, the population of the municipality was composed of: Serbs (18,001) (90.09%), Bosniaks (1,028) (5.15%), ethnic Muslims (502) (2.51%) and others. Most of those who in 1991 census declared themselves as Muslims by ethnicity, in the next census in 2002 declared themselves as Bosniaks, while the smaller number of them still declare themselves as Muslims by ethnicity.

Ethnic composition of the municipality:

Settlements

Aside from the town of Nova Varoš, the municipality includes the following settlements:

* Akmačići
* Amzići
* Bistrica
* Božetići
* Brdo
* Bukovik
* Burađa
* Vilovi
* Vraneša
* Gornje Trudovo
* Debelja
* Draglica
* Draževići
* Drmanovići
* Jasenovo
* Komarani
* Kućani
* Ljepojevići
* Miševići
* Negbina
* Ojkovica
* Radijevići
* Radoinja
* Rutoši
* Seništa
* Tisovica
* Trudovo
* Čelice
* Štitkovo

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):

Culture

* Janja Monastery
* Dubnica Monastery

Gallery

File:Nova Varos opstina IMG 0045.JPG, ''Town Hall''
File:Nova Varos dom kulture jovan tomic IMG 0073.JPG, ''Nova Varoš Cultural Center''
File:Nova Varos IMG 0085.JPG, ''Town center''
File:Nova Varos IMG 0084.JPG, ''Town buildings''
File:Nova Varos xram svete trojice IMG 0090.JPG, ''Orthodox Church''
File:Nova Varos mosque Dzamija IMG 0046.JPG, ''Nova Varoš Mosque''
File:Uvac nova varos IMG 9995 kokin brod Zlatarso Jezero.JPG, ''Uvac Lake''

Notable people

* Gavrilo I, Serbian Patriarch
* Petar Bojović, military commander and field marshal
* Ljubinko Drulović, former footballer, 2013 European U19 Championship winning manager
* Nemanja Nedović, basketball player, silver medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics
* Vladimir Otašević, footballer
* Bojana Lečić, 2011 Miss Serbia
* Ivan Šaponjić, footballer

See also

* List of places in Serbia
* Sandžak

References

External links

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Zlatar Info

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nova Varos
Populated places in Zlatibor District
Raška District
Municipalities and cities of Šumadija and Western Serbia