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Medveđa is a town and municipality in Jablanica District
of Serbia
. According to the 2011 census, the municipality of Medveđa has a population of 7,296 people, while the town has a population of 2,841.
word medved (медвед) ("bear" in English), hence the full meaning of the name would be "the place of the bears".
When the territory was part of the Roman Empire
, the town had the name of Idimum and the status of mansia.
Architectural debris dating to the 4th century AD lay at various locations of the town, as it was a transitory zone of Upper Moesia, travel and postal stations are among the finds.
Yugoslav Partisans killed approximately 200 people in Medveđa after taking the town in 1944.
, and following villages:
The most promising branches of industry is mining, in mine and flotation "Lece", within the Group FARMAKOM, quality products. Great prospects for development in agriculture has, and industries such as livestock (sheep, goats, cows) and fruit (plums, pears, apples, quince) and the timber industry and processing.
In 2002, the population of the Medveđa municipality was composed of:
Settlements with absolute or relative Albanian majority are: Gornja Lapaštica, Grbavce, Kapit, Svirce, Sijarina, Stara Banja and Tupale.
Between 1999 and 2001, an ethnic Albanian guerilla organization, known as the "Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac
", operated in this region with a goal to secede these three municipalities from Yugoslavia and join them to Kosovo
as a part of the Greater Albania
n ideal, despite the fact that, unlike Preševo
and Bujanovac
, the municipality of Medveđa has a Serb majority.
Jablanica District
The Jablanica District expands in the south eastern parts of Serbia. It has a population of 215,463...
of Serbia
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...
. According to the 2011 census, the municipality of Medveđa has a population of 7,296 people, while the town has a population of 2,841.
Name & History
Its name is derived from the SerbianSerbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
word medved (медвед) ("bear" in English), hence the full meaning of the name would be "the place of the bears".
When the territory was part of the Roman Empire
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
, the town had the name of Idimum and the status of mansia.
Architectural debris dating to the 4th century AD lay at various locations of the town, as it was a transitory zone of Upper Moesia, travel and postal stations are among the finds.
Yugoslav Partisans killed approximately 200 people in Medveđa after taking the town in 1944.
Settlements
Medveđa municipality include town of Medveđa, town of Sijarinska BanjaSijarinska Banja
Sijarinska Banja is a spa town in south Serbia. It is situated in the Medveđa municipality, in the Jablanica District. The population of the town is 568 people...
, and following villages:
- BogunovacBogunovacBogunovac is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 89 people....
- BorovacBorovacBorovac is a village in the municipality of Banovići, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
- VaradinVaradinVaradin is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 105 people.-References:...
- Velika BrainaVelika BrainaVelika Braina is a village in southern Serbia. It is located in the Medveđa municipality, in the Jablanica District.-References:...
- VrapceVrapceVrapče is a neighborhood of western Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. It is administratively part of the district Podsused—Vrapče. Vrapče consists of Donje Vrapče and Gornje Vrapče...
- GazdareGazdareGazdare is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 571 people....
- Gornja LapašticaGornja LapašticaGornja Lapaštica is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 194 people....
- Gornji BučumetGornji BučumetGornji Bučumet is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 139 people....
- Gornji GajtanGornji GajtanGornji Gajtan is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 87 people....
- Grbavci
- GubavceGubavceGubavce is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 36 people.-References:...
- GurgutovoGurgutovoGurgutovo is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 59 people....
- Donji BučumetDonji BučumetDonji Bučumet is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 186 people....
- Donji GajtanDonji GajtanDonji Gajtan is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 142 people.-References:...
- KapitKapitThe town of Kapit is the capital of the Kapit District in the Kapit Division, Sarawak, east Malaysia on the south bank of the Rajang River. The district comprises 15,595.6 square kilometers and as of 2002 has a population of 60,200....
- LeceLeceLece is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 347 people.-References:...
- Mala BrainaMala BrainaMala Braina is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 13 people.-References:...
- Marovac
- MaćedonceMacedonceMaćedonce / Maćedonce Retkocersko 2 villages in southern Serbia. It is located in the Medveđa municipality, in the Jablanica District, just south of Medveđa....
- MaćedonceMacedonceMaćedonce / Maćedonce Retkocersko 2 villages in southern Serbia. It is located in the Medveđa municipality, in the Jablanica District, just south of Medveđa....
(Retkocersko) - MedevceMedevceMedevce is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 82 people....
- MrkonjeMrkonjeMrkonje is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 44 people....
- NegosavljeNegosavljeNegosavlje is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 426 people....
- PetriljePetriljePetrilje is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 63 people....
- Poroštica
- Pusto ŠilovoPusto ŠilovoPusto Šilovo is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 74 people.Silovo , a village on the mountainous area, rich in mineral resources such as forests, minerals, rocks, and so historically important achievements of culture and...
- Rama Banja
- RetkocerRetkocerRetkocer is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 96 people....
- RujkovacRujkovacRujkovac is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 267 people....
- Svirca
- SijarinaSijarinaSijarina is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 359 people.-References:...
- SponceSponceSponce is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 179 people....
- Srednji BučumetSrednji BučumetSrednji Bučumet is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 207 people....
- Stubla
- Tulare
- Crni VrhCrni Vrh-Populated places:* Crni Vrh , a village in Vranje municipality, Serbia* Crni Vrh , neighborhood in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina-Mountains:* Crni Vrh , mountain near Jagodina, Serbia...
- ČokotinČokotinČokotin is a village in the municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 56 people....
Economic Trends
One of the least developed municipalities in Serbia. It has many natural advantages for tourism development, because it is near the spa resort with dozens of mineral springs in Sijarinska Spa, and Tulare. On its territory there are mineral resources for mining, semi-precious stones and marble-onyx.The most promising branches of industry is mining, in mine and flotation "Lece", within the Group FARMAKOM, quality products. Great prospects for development in agriculture has, and industries such as livestock (sheep, goats, cows) and fruit (plums, pears, apples, quince) and the timber industry and processing.
Demographics
Ethnic groups in the municipality
In 1991, the population of the Medveđa municipality was composed of: http://www.anem.org.rs/mape/ops/dg70815-en.htm- SerbsSerbsThe Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
=7,205 (68.86%) - AlbaniansAlbaniansAlbanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
= 2,832 (28.67%) - Others = 330 (2.47%)
In 2002, the population of the Medveđa municipality was composed of:
- SerbsSerbsThe Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
= 6,535 (70.03%) - AlbaniansAlbaniansAlbanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
= 1,816 (26.17%) - Roma = 108 (1%)
Ethnic groups in the town
In 2002, the population of the Medveđa town was composed of:- Serbs = 2,460 (87.36%)
- Albanians = 203(7.22%)
- Roma = 97 (3.45%)
Settlements by ethnic majority
Settlements with absolute or relative Serb majority are: Medveđa, Bogunovac, Borovac, Varadin, Velika Braina, Donji Bučumet, Donji Gajtan, Donja Lapaštica, Drence, Đulekare, Lece, Maćedonce, Maćedonce (Retkocersko), Medevce, Mrkonje, Negosavlje, Petrilje, Poroštica, Pusto Šilovo, Ravna Banja, Retkocer, Rujkovac, Sijarinska Banja, Sponce, Srednji Bučumet, Stubla, Tulare, Crni Vrh, Čokotin, Mala Braina and Marovac.Settlements with absolute or relative Albanian majority are: Gornja Lapaštica, Grbavce, Kapit, Svirce, Sijarina, Stara Banja and Tupale.
Politics
Seats in the municipality parliament won in 2004 local elections: http://www.cesid.org/lokalni2004/rezultati.jsp?opstina=70815- Coalition for Medveđa (11)
- Socialist Party of Serbia (7)
- Democratic Party of Serbia (6)
- Party for Democratic Changes (6)
- Party for Democratic Activity (6)
- Serbian Renewal Movement (3)
- Serbian Radical Party (2)
Between 1999 and 2001, an ethnic Albanian guerilla organization, known as the "Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac
UCPMB
The Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac was a separatist militant group fighting for independence from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for the three municipalities: Preševo, Bujanovac, and Medveđa, home to most of the ethnic Albanians of Central Serbia, adjacent to Kosovo.UCPMB's...
", operated in this region with a goal to secede these three municipalities from Yugoslavia and join them to Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
as a part of the Greater Albania
Greater Albania
Greater Albania or Ethnic Albania is an irredentist concept of lands outside the borders of the Republic of Albania that are considered part of a greater national homeland by most Albanians, based on the present-day or historical presence of Albanian populations in those areas...
n ideal, despite the fact that, unlike Preševo
Preševo
Preševo , is a town and municipality in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia, bordering Republic of Macedonia. It is the largest town of the region known as the Preševo valley, and the cultural center of Albanians in Central Serbia....
and Bujanovac
Bujanovac
Bujanovac is a town and municipality in Pčinja District of southern Serbia, located at the South Morava basin.It is known for its source of mineral water, so it is also known as Bujanovačka Banja ....
, the municipality of Medveđa has a Serb majority.