Zaječar
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Location in Serbia | |
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General Information | |
District | Zaječar |
Land area | 1068 km² |
Population (2002 census) |
39,491 (town) 2002) (municipality) |
Settlements | 42 |
Coordinates | |
Area code | +381 19 |
Car plates | ZA |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) |
Website | http://www.zajecar.info |
Politics | |
Mayor | Boško Ničić (LS) |
Zaječar (Serbian Cyrillic: Зајечар, Vlach/Romanian: Zăii-cer) is a town and municipality in the eastern part of the Republic of Serbia. The town has a population of 39,700 people, and it's coordinates are 43.91° North, 22.30° East. It is the administrative center of the Zaječar District of Serbia and a main town in the Timočka Krajina region.
[edit] Population
In 2002, the population of the Zaječar municipality was 65,969 people, and was composed of 59,867 (90.75%) Serbs, 2,981 (4.52%) Vlachs, etc.
[edit] Name
The origin of the name is probably Turkish. "Zāii cer" in Vlach, a language of the local minority nation, means the "Gods are asking (for sacrifice)".
[edit] Sport
- host of 2006 Serbian triathlon championship