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Lazarevac (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазаревац, pronounced [lazareʋat͡s]) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. As of 2011[update], the town has a total population of 25,526 inhabitants, while the municipal area has a total of 58,622 inhabitants.
During the Interbellum, there was an auxiliary military airfield in Lazarevac, part of the air defense of the state capital, Belgrade.
On 7 April 1941, during the German bombing of Belgrade, air force unit "Arad", employing 60 Štuka airplanes bombed the airfield in an effort to destroy as many Yugoslav planes as possible. A majority of planes, used for training flights, were either destroyed or demolished; a total of nine airmen were killed in action. The Memorial Church of St.Demetrius, with ossuary, was also damaged in the attack.
The area of the former airfield is today occupied by the health center "Dr Đorđe Kovačević" and the Special Hospital for the endemic nephropathy, but neither the location nor the graves are marked in memory of the 1941 events. In 1984 one of the town streets was named after the killed airmen, albeit erroneously: instead of "Nine airmen", the street was named "Six airmen". In January 2018, dedication of the memorial plaque on the location of the former airfield was announced.[5]
In 1971, the municipality of Lazarevac, along with Mladenovac, was annexed to the city of Belgrade.
Settlements
Aside from the town of Lazarevac, the municipality comprises the following settlements:[6]
The village of Sakulja was resettled in 1984. It was officially abolished in October 2019 and its territory was annexed to the neighboring Junkovac.[7]
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[10]
Activity
Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
118
Mining and quarrying
9,094
Manufacturing
2,944
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
748
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
759
Construction
824
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
2,153
Transportation and storage
575
Accommodation and food services
693
Information and communication
105
Financial and insurance activities
205
Real estate activities
7
Professional, scientific and technical activities
355
Administrative and support service activities
1,726
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security
299
Education
978
Human health and social work activities
773
Arts, entertainment and recreation
169
Other service activities
188
Individual agricultural workers
102
Total
22,815
Attractions
One of the main attractions in Lazarevac is the Church of St. Demetrius. It is basically a mausoleum, a main memorial built in the memory of Serbian and Austro-Hungarian army soldiers that were killed at the Battle of Kolubara. 40,000 killed soldiers, both Serbian and Austro-Hungarian, were buried in the memorial ossuary of the church's crypt. It is the largest World War I necropolis in Serbia.[11][12] "The Committee to raise a memorial church and crypt in Lazarevac" was established in order the build the church. In the 1937 Committee was disbanded and "The Society for raising a memorial church with crypt in Lazarevac" was formed instead, led by a priest Borivoje Đorđević. Finally, the temple was built by the Russian émigré architect Ivan Afanasjevič Rik between 1938 and 1941.[13] In the architectural and urban environment of Lazarevac, the temple stands as a significant achievement of interwar Serbian church architecture.[14]
There is also a Modern gallery in the town, with the rich collection of paintings, graphics and sculptures, the "Kamengrad" ("Stoneville"), a park enriched with the stone sculptures chiseled by Bogosav Živković, and a Cultural Center. Outside of the town there are three wooden churches from the 18th century, a spring of natural mineral water and several archaeological finds. Other touristic features in the vicinity of Lazarevac include the Ćelije monastery and the Vrače hill, where Dimitrije Tucović, Serbian socialist theorist, was killed in November 1914 during the Battle of Kolubara.[11][15]
In Baroševac on the bank of the Kolubara grow a grove of giant sequoia trees which were brought from California to be studied and planted in Europe. The trees had only reached a height of 30m as of 2011[update], and are continuing to be studied as they develop in this manufactured habitat.[16]
There is a game hunting ground "Kolubara" in the municipality.[17]
^"Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
^"Насеља општине Лазаревац" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
^"2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
^"Kako je Lazarevac dobio ime". Moja Srbija (in Serbian). mojasrbija.rs. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
^Branka Vasiljević (31 January 2018). "Bombardovanje aerodroma u Lazarevcu zaboravljena priča" [Lazarevac airfield bombing - forgotten story]. Politika (in Serbian). p. 17.
^"Насеља општине Лазаревац" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 April 2019.
^Branka Vasiljević (6 October 2019). "Sakulja i Ropočevo izbrisani s mape grada" [Sakulja and Ropočevo erased from the city map]. Politika (in Serbian).
^(PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
^"ETHNICITY Data by municipalities and cities" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
^ abDimitrije Bukvić (12 December 2008), "Kopovi "Kolubare" - biser industrijskog turizma", Politika (in Serbian)
^Jelena Čalija (22 December 2018). "Војни меморијали - заборављени сведоци страдања у Великом рату" [Military memorials - forgotten witnesses of the Great War suffering]. Politika (in Serbian). p. 08.
^Cultural monument of outstanding value, Memorial Church in Lazarevac
^Dimitrije Bukvić (26 March 2011). "Turistički prsten na sat od kruga "dvojke"" (in Serbian). Politika.
^Novosti - Lazarevac: High redwood sprouting from coal (Serbian)
^Branka Vasiljević (5 August 2018). "Lovci u Beograd stižu porodično" [Hunters travel to Belgrade with their families]. Politika (in Serbian).
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Serbian September 2011 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Serbian article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Serbian Wikipedia article at sr Lazarevac see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated sr Lazarevac to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Lazarevac Serbian Cyrillic Lazarevac pronounced lazareʋat s is a municipality of the city of Belgrade As of 2011 update the town has a total population of 25 526 inhabitants while the municipal area has a total of 58 622 inhabitants Lazarevac Lazarevac Serbian MunicipalityFrom top Town center promenade Memorial Church of St Demetrius Municipal BuildingCoat of armsLocation of Lazarevac within the city of BelgradeCoordinates 44 22 N 20 15 E 44 367 N 20 250 E 44 367 20 250 Coordinates 44 22 N 20 15 E 44 367 N 20 250 E 44 367 20 250Country SerbiaCity BelgradeSettlements34Government MayorBojan Stevic SNS Area 1 2 Urban17 87 km2 6 90 sq mi Municipality382 77 km2 147 79 sq mi Elevation161 m 528 ft Population 2011 census 3 Urban25 526 Urban density1 400 km2 3 700 sq mi Municipality58 224 Municipality density150 km2 390 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code11550Area code 381 0 11ISO 3166 codeSRBCar platesBGWebsitewww wbr lazarevac wbr rsIts name stems from the name of medieval Serbian ruler Prince Lazar Hrebeljanovic 4 Contents 1 History 2 Settlements 3 Demographics 3 1 Ethnic groups 4 Economy 5 Attractions 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditDuring the Interbellum there was an auxiliary military airfield in Lazarevac part of the air defense of the state capital Belgrade On 7 April 1941 during the German bombing of Belgrade air force unit Arad employing 60 Stuka airplanes bombed the airfield in an effort to destroy as many Yugoslav planes as possible A majority of planes used for training flights were either destroyed or demolished a total of nine airmen were killed in action The Memorial Church of St Demetrius with ossuary was also damaged in the attack The area of the former airfield is today occupied by the health center Dr Đorđe Kovacevic and the Special Hospital for the endemic nephropathy but neither the location nor the graves are marked in memory of the 1941 events In 1984 one of the town streets was named after the killed airmen albeit erroneously instead of Nine airmen the street was named Six airmen In January 2018 dedication of the memorial plaque on the location of the former airfield was announced 5 In 1971 the municipality of Lazarevac along with Mladenovac was annexed to the city of Belgrade Settlements EditAside from the town of Lazarevac the municipality comprises the following settlements 6 Arapovac Barzilovica Barosevac Bistrica Brajkovac Burovo Cvetovac Cibutkovica Dren Dudovica Krusevica Junkovac Leskovac Lukavica Mali Crljeni Medosevac Mirosaljci Petka Prkosava Rudovci Sokolovo Stepojevac Strmovo Stubica Sopic Susnjar Trbusnica Veliki Crljeni Vrbovno Vreoci Zeoke Zupanjac The village of Sakulja was resettled in 1984 It was officially abolished in October 2019 and its territory was annexed to the neighboring Junkovac 7 Demographics EditHistorical populationYearPop p a 194836 377 195338 794 1 29 196143 906 1 56 197145 675 0 40 198151 068 1 12 199158 882 1 43 200258 511 0 06 201158 622 0 02 Source 8 The municipality of Lazarevac has a total population of 58 622 inhabitants according to the 2011 census results Ethnic groups Edit The ethnic composition of the municipality as of 2011 update 9 Ethnic group PopulationSerbs 55 987Romani 650Montenegrins 166Macedonians 66Croats 47Yugoslavs 45Muslims 45Romanians 29Hungarians 21Russians 20Slovenians 16Albanians 12Others 1 518Total 58 622Economy EditLazarevac is the home to the Serbian largest coal mining and smelting complex RB Kolubara The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity as of 2018 10 Activity TotalAgriculture forestry and fishing 118Mining and quarrying 9 094Manufacturing 2 944Electricity gas steam and air conditioning supply 748Water supply sewerage waste management and remediation activities 759Construction 824Wholesale and retail trade repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2 153Transportation and storage 575Accommodation and food services 693Information and communication 105Financial and insurance activities 205Real estate activities 7Professional scientific and technical activities 355Administrative and support service activities 1 726Public administration and defense compulsory social security 299Education 978Human health and social work activities 773Arts entertainment and recreation 169Other service activities 188Individual agricultural workers 102Total 22 815Attractions EditOne of the main attractions in Lazarevac is the Church of St Demetrius It is basically a mausoleum a main memorial built in the memory of Serbian and Austro Hungarian army soldiers that were killed at the Battle of Kolubara 40 000 killed soldiers both Serbian and Austro Hungarian were buried in the memorial ossuary of the church s crypt It is the largest World War I necropolis in Serbia 11 12 The Committee to raise a memorial church and crypt in Lazarevac was established in order the build the church In the 1937 Committee was disbanded and The Society for raising a memorial church with crypt in Lazarevac was formed instead led by a priest Borivoje Đorđevic Finally the temple was built by the Russian emigre architect Ivan Afanasjevic Rik between 1938 and 1941 13 In the architectural and urban environment of Lazarevac the temple stands as a significant achievement of interwar Serbian church architecture 14 There is also a Modern gallery in the town with the rich collection of paintings graphics and sculptures the Kamengrad Stoneville a park enriched with the stone sculptures chiseled by Bogosav Zivkovic and a Cultural Center Outside of the town there are three wooden churches from the 18th century a spring of natural mineral water and several archaeological finds Other touristic features in the vicinity of Lazarevac include the Celije monastery and the Vrace hill where Dimitrije Tucovic Serbian socialist theorist was killed in November 1914 during the Battle of Kolubara 11 15 In Barosevac on the bank of the Kolubara grow a grove of giant sequoia trees which were brought from California to be studied and planted in Europe The trees had only reached a height of 30m as of 2011 update and are continuing to be studied as they develop in this manufactured habitat 16 There is a game hunting ground Kolubara in the municipality 17 Town center street promenade Town Library Culture center Retail park Lake OcagaSee also EditSubdivisions of Belgrade List of Belgrade neighbourhoods and suburbsReferences Edit Municipalities of Serbia 2006 Statistical Office of Serbia Retrieved 2010 11 28 Naseљa opshtine Lazarevac PDF stat gov rs in Serbian Statistical Office of Serbia Retrieved 23 October 2019 2011 Census of Population Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 2002 and 2011 Data by settlements PDF Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia Belgrade 2014 ISBN 978 86 6161 109 4 Retrieved 2014 06 27 Kako je Lazarevac dobio ime Moja Srbija in Serbian mojasrbija rs 12 August 2014 Retrieved 10 September 2017 Branka Vasiljevic 31 January 2018 Bombardovanje aerodroma u Lazarevcu zaboravljena prica Lazarevac airfield bombing forgotten story Politika in Serbian p 17 Naseљa opshtine Lazarevac PDF stat gov rs in Serbian Retrieved 4 April 2019 Branka Vasiljevic 6 October 2019 Sakulja i Ropocevo izbrisani s mape grada Sakulja and Ropocevo erased from the city map Politika in Serbian 2011 Census of Population Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia PDF stat gov rs Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia Archived from the original PDF on 14 July 2014 Retrieved 11 January 2017 ETHNICITY Data by municipalities and cities PDF stat gov rs Statistical Office of Serbia Retrieved 1 March 2018 MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA 2019 PDF stat gov rs Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia 25 December 2019 Retrieved 28 December 2019 a b Dimitrije Bukvic 12 December 2008 Kopovi Kolubare biser industrijskog turizma Politika in Serbian Jelena Calija 22 December 2018 Voјni memoriјali zaboravљeni svedoci stradaњa u Velikom ratu Military memorials forgotten witnesses of the Great War suffering Politika in Serbian p 08 Spomenici kulture Cultural monument of outstanding value Memorial Church in Lazarevac Dimitrije Bukvic 26 March 2011 Turisticki prsten na sat od kruga dvojke in Serbian Politika Novosti Lazarevac High redwood sprouting from coal Serbian Branka Vasiljevic 5 August 2018 Lovci u Beograd stizu porodicno Hunters travel to Belgrade with their families Politika in Serbian External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lazarevac Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lazarevac amp oldid 1094100137, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
