Podgorac (Boljevac) Explained

Official Name:Podgorac
Native Name:
Native Name Lang:sr
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Serbia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Serbia
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Zaječar District
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Boljevac
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:2218
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:43.9442°N 21.945°W

Podgorac (Serbian: Подгорац; Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Podgorț) is a village in the municipality of Boljevac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 2218 people.[1]

There is an 18th-century Ottoman Turkish public fountain built with the funds donated by a certain Osman Bey and therefore named (in Serbian) Osmanbegova česma.

For a brief period in 1840/41 school year, Đura Jakšić was a village school teacher here.

Notable people

References

43.9442°N 21.945°W

Notes and References

  1. Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003.