Bojnik ( sr-cyr, Бојник) is a town and municipality located in the
Jablanica District
The Jablanica District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It lies in the southeastern parts of the country. According to the 2022 census, the district has a population of 184,502 inhabitants. The administrative center of the dis ...
of southern Serbia. According to 2022 census, the population of the town is 3,087 and population of the municipality was 9,315.
History
Much of the population settled in Bojnik after
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. On 17 February 1942,
Bulgarian occupation forces massacred all 476 inhabitants of Bojnik in response to the alleged sheltering of
Partisans
Partisan(s) or The Partisan(s) may refer to:
Military
* Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line
** Francs-tireurs et partisans, communist-led French anti-fascist resistance against Nazi Germany during WWII
** Itali ...
.
[Edward Palmer Thompson, ''Beyond the Frontier: The Politics of a Failed Mission, Bulgaria 1944'' (Stanford University Press, 1997), pg 23.]
Geography
Bojnik municipality is located in southern Serbia and it is surrounded by municipality of
Medveđa
Medveđa ( sr-Cyrl, Медвеђа, ; , ) is a town and municipality located in the Jablanica District of southern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 6,360, while the town has a population of 2,993.
Etymology
The ...
in the south-west, municipality of
Lebane
Lebane ( sr-cyr, Лебане) is a town and municipality located in Jablanica District of southern Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the town has a population of 8,025 inhabitants, while the municipality has 18,119 inhabitants.
Geography
The ...
in the south, municipality of
Leskovac
Leskovac ( sr-Cyrl, Лесковац, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Jablanica District in Southern Serbia (Geographical Region), southern Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a p ...
in the east, and municipalities of
Žitorađa
Žitorađa ( sr-cyr, Житорађа, ) is a town and municipality located in the Toplica District of southern Serbia. The municipality includes 30 settlements. According to the 2022 census, the population of the municipality is 13,782 inhabitan ...
and
Prokuplje
Prokuplje ( sr-Cyrl, Прокупље, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Toplica District in southern Serbia. As of 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 38,054 inhabitants.
Prokuplje is one of the Roman sites of Serb ...
in the north.
Settlements
Aside from the town of Bojnik, the following villages consist the municipality of Bojnik:
Demographics
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has 11,104 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
The ethnic composition of the municipality:
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017):
Gallery
File:Centar Bojnika.jpg, ''Town center''
File:Bojnik, Leskovac 01.JPG, ''Town center''
See also
*
Subdivisions of Serbia
The administrative divisions of Serbia are regulated by the Government of Serbia, Government decree of 29 January 1992, and by the Law on Territorial Organization adopted by the National Assembly of Serbia, National Assembly on 29 December 2007. ...
*
Bojnik-Kosančić Airport
References
External links
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Populated places in Jablanica District
Municipalities and cities of Southern and Eastern Serbia
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