Štitar lies is in the heart of Mačva, an alluvial fertile flatland between the rivers Drina and Sava. The area of today's village was until the 18th century covered with dense and virtually impassable forest, Kitog.
Historyedit
By the end of 19th century, Štitar was populated by Serb refugees from outside of then-autonomous (and later independent) Serbia. The first group came from Montenegro in the 18th century, followed by others from Herzegovina, Bosnia, and parts of present-day Serbia that remained under Ottoman rule after the Second Serbian Uprising.
Demographicsedit
According to 2002 census, the village has 2,285 inhabitants, mostly Serbs.
Famous inhabitantsedit
Branimir Ćosić (1903–1934), Serbian writer and journalist
Miroslav Đukić (born 1966), Serbian footballer and coach
Štitar, serbia, Štitar, serbian, cyrillic, Штитар, village, serbia, located, around, west, from, town, Šabac, mačva, district, Štitar, Штитар, serbian, village, selo, Štitarcoordinates, 600country, serbiastatistical, regionŠumadija, western, serbiaregionmačvad. Stitar Serbian Cyrillic Shtitar is a village in Serbia located around 9 km west from the town of Sabac in Macva District Stitar Shtitar Serbian Village Selo StitarCoordinates 44 47 N 19 36 E 44 783 N 19 600 E 44 783 19 600Country SerbiaStatistical RegionSumadija and Western SerbiaRegionMacvaDistrictMacva DistrictMunicipalitySabacTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Famous inhabitants 5 See alsoGeography editStitar lies is in the heart of Macva an alluvial fertile flatland between the rivers Drina and Sava The area of today s village was until the 18th century covered with dense and virtually impassable forest Kitog History editBy the end of 19th century Stitar was populated by Serb refugees from outside of then autonomous and later independent Serbia The first group came from Montenegro in the 18th century followed by others from Herzegovina Bosnia and parts of present day Serbia that remained under Ottoman rule after the Second Serbian Uprising Demographics editAccording to 2002 census the village has 2 285 inhabitants mostly Serbs Famous inhabitants editBranimir Cosic 1903 1934 Serbian writer and journalist Miroslav Đukic born 1966 Serbian footballer and coach Olivera Markovic born 1992 Petar Dinic born 1993 Serbian Web developerSee also editList of places in Serbia Macva 44 47 N 19 36 E 44 783 N 19 600 E 44 783 19 600 nbsp This Macva District Serbia location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stitar Serbia amp oldid 1035375936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
