Požarevac
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Požarevac is a city and municipality
in eastern Serbia
. It is the administrative center of the Braničevo District
of Serbia. In 2011, the city has total population of 40,963, while the municipality had 74,070 inhabitants.
, the city is known as Požarevac (Пожаревац), in Romanian
as Pojarevaţ or Podu Lung, in Turkish
as Pasarofça, in German
as Passarowitz, and in Hungarian
as Pozsarevác.
Its name means "fire
-town" in Serbian
(Here "fire" is in the meaning of a disaster).
in the 1st century BC; it was inhabited by Thracians
, Dacians
and Celtics. Nearby Viminacium
(Kostolac
) was the provincial capital of Moesia Superior, of which Margus was part of (Kostolac is now a town in the municipality).
The city, still known as Margus under the Eastern Roman Empire, was the site of the treaty between the Hun leaders Attila
and Bleda
and the Byzantine Empire
(435 AD). In the Huns' invasion of the Eastern Roman Empire in 442, one pretext was the assertion that that the Bishop of Margus had crossed the Danube to ransack and desecrate the royal Hun graves on the Danube's north bank. When the Romans discussed handing over the offending Bishop, he slipped away secretly to the Huns and betrayed the city to them. The Huns sacked the city and went on to an invasion up to the gates of Constantinople
itself.
On a far later time, this was also the site of the signing the Treaty of Passarowitz
(1718).
figurine "Idol of Klicevac" was found in a grave in village Kličevac
; it was destroyed during World War I.
The National Museum in Belgrade and Pozarevac kept some 40,000 items found in Viminacium, of which over 700 made of gold and silver. Among them are many objects that represent the European and world rarities invaluable.
In June 2008, a Triballian (Thracian) grave was found together with ceramics (urns), dating from 1st millennium BC.
In the 2008 reform of Serbian local government, Požarevac received status of a city, and the town of Kostolac became the seat of the second city municipality. Požarevac is the smallest Serbian city consisting of two municipalities.
Seats in the municipality parliament won in the 2008 local elections:
Municipalities of Serbia
Serbia is divided into 150 municipalities and 24 cities , which are the basic units of local self-government. The city may and may not be divided into city municipalities . Five cities, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac and Požarevac comprise several city municipalities, divided into "urban" ...
in eastern 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...
. It is the administrative center of the Braničevo District
Branicevo District
The Braničevo District expands in the north-east of Serbia. It has a population of 180,480. Seat of the District is in the city of Požarevac, a famous cross-roads, with numerous communications running through it still today...
of Serbia. In 2011, the city has total population of 40,963, while the municipality had 74,070 inhabitants.
Name
In 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....
, the city is known as Požarevac (Пожаревац), in Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
as Pojarevaţ or Podu Lung, in Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
as Pasarofça, in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
as Passarowitz, and in Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
as Pozsarevác.
Its name means "fire
Conflagration
A conflagration or a blaze is an uncontrolled burning that threatens human life, health, or property. A conflagration can be accidentally begun, naturally caused , or intentionally created . Arson can be accomplished for the purpose of sabotage or diversion, and also can be the consequence of...
-town" in Serbian
Serbian 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....
(Here "fire" is in the meaning of a disaster).
History
It was known as Margus in Latin after the Roman conquestRoman Serbia
The territory of what is today the Republic of Serbia was under Roman rule for about 600 years, from the 1st century BC until the Slavic invasions of the 6th century....
in the 1st century BC; it was inhabited by Thracians
Thracians
The ancient Thracians were a group of Indo-European tribes inhabiting areas including Thrace in Southeastern Europe. They spoke the Thracian language – a scarcely attested branch of the Indo-European language family...
, Dacians
Dacians
The Dacians were an Indo-European people, very close or part of the Thracians. Dacians were the ancient inhabitants of Dacia...
and Celtics. Nearby Viminacium
Viminacium
Viminacium was a major city and military camp of the Roman province of Moesia , and the capital of Moesia Superior. The archeological site occupies a total of 450 hectares. Viminacium is located 12 km from Kostolac, was devastated by Huns in the 5th century, but rebuilt by Justinian...
(Kostolac
Kostolac
Kostolac is a small Serbian town on the Danube river in the Braničevo District. The remains of the Roman capital of the province of Moesia Superior Viminacium are located near Stari Kostolac some 2 km to the east of Kostolac. Kostolac is situated in the municipality of Požarevac...
) was the provincial capital of Moesia Superior, of which Margus was part of (Kostolac is now a town in the municipality).
The city, still known as Margus under the Eastern Roman Empire, was the site of the treaty between the Hun leaders Attila
Attila the Hun
Attila , more frequently referred to as Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453. He was leader of the Hunnic Empire, which stretched from the Ural River to the Rhine River and from the Danube River to the Baltic Sea. During his reign he was one of the most feared...
and Bleda
Bleda
Bleda was a Hun ruler, the brother of Attila the Hun.As nephews to Rugila, Attila and his elder brother Bleda succeeded him to the throne. His reign lasted for eleven years until his death. While it has been speculated throughout history that Attila murdered him on a hunting trip, no one knows...
and the Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
(435 AD). In the Huns' invasion of the Eastern Roman Empire in 442, one pretext was the assertion that that the Bishop of Margus had crossed the Danube to ransack and desecrate the royal Hun graves on the Danube's north bank. When the Romans discussed handing over the offending Bishop, he slipped away secretly to the Huns and betrayed the city to them. The Huns sacked the city and went on to an invasion up to the gates of Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
itself.
On a far later time, this was also the site of the signing the Treaty of Passarowitz
Treaty of Passarowitz
The Treaty of Passarowitz or Treaty of Požarevac was the peace treaty signed in Požarevac , a town in Ottoman Empire , on 21 July 1718 between the Ottoman Empire on one side and the Habsburg Monarchy of Austria and the Republic of Venice on the other.During the years 1714-1718, the Ottomans had...
(1718).
Archaeology
The Bronze AgeBronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
figurine "Idol of Klicevac" was found in a grave in village Kličevac
Kličevac
Kličevac is a village in the municipality of Požarevac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1329 people.-References:...
; it was destroyed during World War I.
The National Museum in Belgrade and Pozarevac kept some 40,000 items found in Viminacium, of which over 700 made of gold and silver. Among them are many objects that represent the European and world rarities invaluable.
In June 2008, a Triballian (Thracian) grave was found together with ceramics (urns), dating from 1st millennium BC.
Municipality
Municipality of Požarevac includes the following settlements:
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Kostolac Kostolac is a small Serbian town on the Danube river in the Braničevo District. The remains of the Roman capital of the province of Moesia Superior Viminacium are located near Stari Kostolac some 2 km to the east of Kostolac. Kostolac is situated in the municipality of Požarevac... Lučica Lučica is a village in Karlovac County in central Croatia.... Maljurevac Maljurevac is a village in the municipality of Požarevac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 548 people.... Nabrđe Nabrđe is a village in the municipality of Požarevac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 346 people.... Ostrovo Ostrovo may refer to:*Arnissa, a town in Greece formerly called Ostrovo* Ostrovo, Croatia, a village near Markušica, Vukovar-Syrmia County, Croatia*Ostrovo , a village in Serbia*Ostrovo , a village in Serbia... Pavle Pavle is a Serbian and Macedonian male given name corresponding to English "Paul"; the name is of biblical origin . The Croatian form is Pavao, and in other Slavic languages it is usually Pavel.People with this name include:... Petka (Požarevac) Petka is a village in the municipality of Požarevac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1285 people.... Poljana Poljana is a newspaper published in Estonia, the Russian edition of the Estonian newspaper "Grüüne". Its first issue was published in 2007.... Prugovo Prugovo is a village in the municipality of Požarevac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 774 people.-References:... Rečica (Požarevac) Rečica is a village in the municipality of Požarevac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 518 people.... Ćirikovac Ćirikovac is a village in the municipality of Požarevac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1407 people.-References:... |
In the 2008 reform of Serbian local government, Požarevac received status of a city, and the town of Kostolac became the seat of the second city municipality. Požarevac is the smallest Serbian city consisting of two municipalities.
Population through history
During time of the Principality of Serbia,Požarevac was among the largest cities (after Belgrade,Niš,Kragujevac and Leskovac). After World War I and World War II population declined because of the war losses.- 1900: 12,980
- 1905: 12,162
- 1910: 13,613
- 1921: 11,500
- 1931: 14,042
- 1941: 16,300 (estimate)
- 1948: 15,474
- 1953: 18,529
- 1961: 24,269
- 1971: 32,828
- 1981: 39,735
- 1991: 41,160
- 2002: 41,736
- 2011: 40,963
Demographics
Ethnic groups in the Požarevac municipality (2002 census):- Serbs = 69,503
- Roma = 2,603
- Macedonians = 174
- Vlachs = 109
Politics
Seats in the municipality parliament won in the 2004 local elections:- Socialist Party of Serbia (16)
- Democratic Party (15)
- Serbian Radical Party (10)
- Democratic Party of Serbia (9)
- Serbian Strength Movement (8)
- Coalition "Because of Požarevac" (6)
- G17 Plus (4)
Seats in the municipality parliament won in the 2008 local elections:
- Democratic Party (26)
- Serbian Radical Party (22)
- Socialist Party of Serbia (11)
- Democratic Party of Serbia (5)
- G17 Plus (4)
Education
- Grammar schoolGrammar schoolA grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
(Požaravačka gimnazija), a co-educational high-school - Technical College (Visoka tehnička škola strukovnih studija u Požarevcu)
People associated with Požarevac
- Velibor Vasović
- Milivoje Živanović (:sr:Миливоје Живановић), film and stage actor
- Slobodan MiloševićSlobodan MiloševićSlobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...
, SerbianPresident of SerbiaThe President of Serbia is the head of state of Serbia. Presently serving as the head of state is Boris Tadić. He was elected with a narrow majority of 50.31% in the 2008 Serbian presidential elections.-Authority, legal and constitutional rights:...
and Yugoslav President. He was born and later buried here. - Milena Pavlović-BariliMilena Pavlovic-BariliMilena Pavlović-Barili was a Serbian painter and poet....
- Saša Ilić, footballer
- Prvoslav VujčićPrvoslav VujcicPrvoslav Vujčić is a Serbian writer, poet, columnist and aphorist. Vujčić has been labelled one of the most prominent Serbian writers in the Serbian diaspora.-Life:...
- Bata PaskaljevićBata PaskaljevićMihajlo "Bata" Paskaljević was a Serbian stage, film, and television actor, permanent member of the Belgrade Drama Theatre since 1950....
- Slaviša Žungul, footballer
- Milica Jovanović