Krnjaca, Priboj
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Krnjača is a village in the Serbia
n municipality of Priboj
, located in south-west Serbia. Krnjaca lies near the Montenegrian
border, only 12 kilometers from the city of Pljevlja
in Montenegro and 48 km from the town of Priboj
. A local road which connects Plevlja to Priboj crosses the village. Before the Yugoslav wars
, a mountain station was located on a hill in the part of the village known as Ravna Krnjaca. On that point the altitude from sea-level is 1220 meters. By the 2002 census the village had 220 inhabitants, most of them declared as Serbs (219) and just one declared as Montenegrian. The population of the village is constantly declining.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n municipality of Priboj
Priboj
Priboj is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of Serbia at 43.59° North, 19.54° East. In 2011, the town has a total population of 14,015, while population of the municipality is 27,127.- History :...
, located in south-west Serbia. Krnjaca lies near the Montenegrian
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
border, only 12 kilometers from the city of Pljevlja
Pljevlja
Pljevlja is a town and municipality located in the northern part of Montenegro. The city lies at an altitude of...
in Montenegro and 48 km from the town of Priboj
Priboj
Priboj is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of Serbia at 43.59° North, 19.54° East. In 2011, the town has a total population of 14,015, while population of the municipality is 27,127.- History :...
. A local road which connects Plevlja to Priboj crosses the village. Before the Yugoslav wars
Yugoslav wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...
, a mountain station was located on a hill in the part of the village known as Ravna Krnjaca. On that point the altitude from sea-level is 1220 meters. By the 2002 census the village had 220 inhabitants, most of them declared as Serbs (219) and just one declared as Montenegrian. The population of the village is constantly declining.