Zaječar

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Зајечар
Zaječar
Location in Serbia
Location of Zaječar within Serbia
General Information
District Zaječar
Land area 1068 km²
Population
(2002 census)
39,491 (town)
2002) (municipality)
Settlements 42
Coordinates 43°55′N 22°18′E
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


Municipalities and cities of Serbia