Petrovac ( sr-cyr, Петровац), also known as Petrovac na Mlavi ( sr-cyr, Петровац на Млави, "Petrovac upon(on the)
Mlava
The Mlava (Serbian Cyrillic: Млава) is a river in Serbia, 158 km long right tributary of the Danube.
Origin
Mlava originates as the ''Tisnica'', from the Kučaj mountains in eastern Serbia, under the ''Veliki Krš'' peak. It flows to ...
"; ro, Piatra Mlave) is a town and municipality located in the
Braničevo District
The Braničevo District ( sr-cyr, Браничевски округ, Braničevski okrug, ; ro, Districtul Braničevo) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands in the north-eastern parts of Serbia. Accordi ...
of the
eastern Serbia. In 2011, the population of the town is 7,229, while population of the municipality is 31,259.
History
From 1929 to 1941, Petrovac was part of the
Morava Banovina
The Morava Banovina or Morava Banate ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Моравска бановина, Moravska banovina), was a province ( banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. This province consisted of parts of prese ...
of the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 ...
.
Demographics
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):
References
External links
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Populated places in Braničevo District
Municipalities and cities of Southern and Eastern Serbia
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