Žagubica

Žagubica Жагубица
Municipality and Town
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Žagubica within Serbia
Coordinates:
Country	Serbia
District	Braničevo
Settlements	18
Government
• Mayor	Safet Pavlović (Socialist Party of Serbia)
Area
• Municipality	760 km2 (290 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Town	2,584
• Municipality	12,737
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	12320
Area code	+381 12
Car plates	PO
Website	www.zagubica.org.rs

Žagubica (Serbian Cyrillic: Жагубица, pronounced [ʒǎɡubitsa]) is a village and municipality located in the Braničevo District of Serbia. In 2011, the population of the village is 2,584, while population of the municipality is 12,737.

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Žagubica or Жагубица, and in Vlach as Jagubiţa, Jăgobiţa or Iaguba .

History

From 1929 to 1941, Žagubica was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Geography

The municipality of Žagubica is located between municipalities of Kučevo and Majdanpek in the north, municipality of Bor in the east, municipality of Despotovac in the south, and municipality of Petrovac in the west.

Settlements

Aside from the village of Žagubica, the municipality includes the following settlements:

• Žagubica
• Bliznak
• Bresnica
• Vukovac
• Izvarica
• Jošanica
• Krepoljin
• Krupaja
• Laznica
• Medveđica
• Milanovac (Magudica)
• Milatovac
• Osanica
• Ribare
• Sige
• Selište
• Suvi Do
• Lipe

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in the Žagubica municipality include (2011 census):

• Serbs = 9,024
• Vlachs = 2,811
• others = 902

See also

• List of places in Serbia

External links

• Turistička organizacija Žagubica
• Tourist info page in english and italian