Vina Вина
—  Village  —
Vina
Coordinates: 43°37′07″N 22°08′45″E / 43.61861°N 22.14583°E / 43.61861; 22.14583
Country	Serbia
District	Zaječar District
Municipality	Knjaževac
Population (2002)
• Total	424
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Vina is a village in the municipality of Knjaževac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 424 people.^[1]

References[link]

Coordinates: 43°37′07″N 22°08′45″E / 43.61861°N 22.14583°E / 43.61861; 22.14583

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Knjaževac {{{native_name}}}
—  Municipality and Town  —
Town's Old Part at the river Timok
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Knjaževac within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°30′N 22°26′E / 43.5°N 22.433°E / 43.5; 22.433
Country	Serbia
District	Zaječar
Settlements	86
Government
• Mayor	Mladen Radosavljević (DS)
Area[1]
• Municipality	1,202 km2 (464 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[2]
• Town	18,089
• Municipality	30,902
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	19350
Area code	+381 19
Car plates	KŽ
Website	www.knjazevac.rs

Knjaževac (Serbian Cyrillic: Књажевац, pronounced [kɲǎːʒɛʋats]) is a town and municipality situated in eastern Serbia, in the Timočka Krajina region bordering Bulgaria. The town is situated between three mountains. The municipality has a population of 30,902 inhabitants.

History[link]

In the Roman period, Timacum Maius existed within the present municipality. In 1833, the town, formerly known as Gurgusovac, was liberated from the Ottoman Empire and was administrated into the Krajina nahija of the Principality of Serbia in 1834. In 1859 the official name was changed to Knjaževac. In 1944, a train tunnel was built in the town, which is depicted in the town's coat of arms.

Geography[link]

The municipality extends over an area of 1202 km² and is the fourth largest in the Republic of Serbia. Its countryside is mostly hilly and mountainous.

The highest point in the territory of the municipality is Midžor on Stara Planina (2169 m), which is also the second highest peak in the Republic of Serbia. The lowest point is 176 metres high and is situated in the Knjaževac valley. There are 86 inhabited places in the municipality of which 85 are villages. The town itself is situated at the confluence of the Trgoviški Timok and the Svrljiški Timok which become the Beli Timok. It flows on towards Zaječar, merges with the Crni Timok and becomes simply, Timok. It is this river that gives name to the Timočka Krajina region.

Knjaževac is connected with other towns by road and railroad traffic. It is found between the latitudes of 43°20' and 43°45' north and between the longitudes 22°11' and 22°41' east.

Population[link]

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The population of the municipality of Knjaževac is 30,902, while the population of the town is 18,089 (2011 census). The average population density is 25.7 inhabitants per square kilometer making it a sparsely populated municipality.

The population of the municipality include 35,977 (96.79%) Serbs, 452 (1.22%) Roma.

Climate[link]

Knjaževac and its surroundings have a temperate and continental climate. The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 21.3 °C (70 °F), whereas the coldest month is January with average temperature of −0.8 °C (31 °F). Average annual rainfall is 590.8 mm/m². There are 306 sunny days and 30 days of snow in a year.

Tourism[link]

Knjaževac, with its ski resort Babin Zub offers opportunities for tourism and sports events. Its picnic areas are set in areas of natural beauty (like Banjica, Baranica etc.) are a real place for rest and recreation. The 14th-century Church of the Holy Mother of God lies in the nearby village of Donja Kamenica.

International relations[link]

Twin towns — Sister cities[link]

Knjaževac is twinned with:

• Belogradchik, Bulgaria

See also[link]

• List of places in Serbia

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Knjaževac

• Official website

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