| Official Name: | Majdanpek |
| Native Name: | |
| Settlement Type: | Town and municipality |
| Coordinates: | 44.4167°N 77°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Serbia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bor |
| Parts Type: | Settlements |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 14 |
| Leader Party: | SNS |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Dragan Popović |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Rank: | 15th |
| Area Blank1 Title: | Town |
| Area Blank1 Km2: | 178.08 |
| Area Blank2 Title: | Municipality |
| Area Blank2 Km2: | 931.70 |
| Elevation M: | 362 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 census |
| Population Rank: | 77th |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Town |
| Population Blank1: | 6326 |
| Population Density Blank1 Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Municipality |
| Population Blank2: | 14559 |
| Population Density Blank2 Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 19250 |
| Area Code: | +381(0)30 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Blank Name: | Car plates |
| Blank Info: | BO |
Majdanpek (Serbian: Мајданпек; ro|Maidan) is a town and municipality located in the Bor District of the eastern Serbia, and is not far from the border of Romania. According to 2022 census, the municipality of Majdanpek had a population of 14,559 people, while the town of Majdanpek had a population of 8,310.
The name "Majdanpek" is derived from the words majdan meaning "quarry" (from Arabic maydān) and pek meaning "much, big, very" in Turkish. In Romanian, the town is known as Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Maidan.
There is an archaeological site in Majdanpek, from the time of the Vinča culture, which provides one of the earliest known examples of copper metallurgy, dated to 5th millennium BC.[2] Chalcolithic excavations exist in Kapetanova Pecina, Praurija, Kameni Rog and Roman site of Kamenjar.
The town is famous as a copper mine district, since the early 17th century. The origin of the name is based on words majdan (related to Turkish madän, mine) and river Pek - mine on river Pek. Throughout its history, mining development was held by many foreign owners (Czechs, Belgians, Austrians), and was extensively exploited. The town was industrialized in the mid-20th century, by the industrial program supported by SFR Yugoslavia's Government of that time, and the personal influence of J.B.Tito (marshal, prime minister, and later lifetime president from the end of World War II until 1980). Through the late 20th century, the town was in a period of industrial progress and one of the most developed areas in copper mining and metallurgy.
Majdanpek has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb).
The municipality includes the following settlements:
According to the 2022 census results, the municipality of Majdanpek has a population of 14,559 inhabitants.
Most of the settlements in the Majdanpek municipality have Serb ethnic majority. The settlement with a Romanian ethnic majority is Vlaole. Ethnically mixed settlement with relative Romanian majority is Jasikovo. The ethnic composition of the municipality:[3]
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbs | 14,670 | 78.51% | |
| "Vlachs" (Romanians) | 2,442 | 13.07% | |
| Montenegrins | 70 | 0.37% | |
| Romanians (self-declared) | 68 | 0.36% | |
| Macedonians | 56 | 0.30% | |
| Yugoslavs | 51 | 0.27% | |
| Croats | 33 | 0.18% | |
| Bulgarians | 22 | 0.12% | |
| Others | 1,274 | 6.82% | |
| Total | 18,686 |
One of the most notable tourist attractions in Majdanpek is Rajkova Pećina (Rajko's Cave).[4] [5]
Majdanpek mine, owned by RTB Bor, dominates the industrial landscape of the city. The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[6]
| Activity | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 128 | |
| Mining and quarrying | 1,115 | |
| Manufacturing | 729 | |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 59 | |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 100 | |
| Construction | 126 | |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 399 | |
| Transportation and storage | 143 | |
| Accommodation and food services | 138 | |
| Information and communication | 45 | |
| Financial and insurance activities | 24 | |
| Real estate activities | align="right" | - |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 42 | |
| Administrative and support service activities | 64 | |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 273 | |
| Education | 328 | |
| Human health and social work activities | 293 | |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 56 | |
| Other service activities | 37 | |
| Individual agricultural workers | 87 | |
| Total | 4,186 |