Serbian: Зајечарски округ / Serbian: Zaječarski okrug Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Districtul Zaicear | |
Settlement Type: | District of Serbia |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Coordinates: | 43.9167°N 40°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Serbia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
Seat Type: | Administrative center |
Seat: | Zaječar |
Leader Title: | Commissioner |
Leader Name: | Vladan Paunović |
Total Type: | Total |
Area Total Km2: | 3,623 |
Population Total: | 96,715 |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Municipalities |
Blank Info Sec1: | 3 and 1 city |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Settlements |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 173 |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Cities and towns |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 5 |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Villages |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | 168 |
Iso Code: | RS-15 |
The Zaječar District (Serbian: Зајечарски округ|Zaječarski okrug, pronounced as /zâjɛtʃarskiː ôkruːɡ/; Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Districtul Zaicear) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands to the eastern parts of Serbia. It had a population of 96,715 inhabitants, according to the 2022 census results. The administrative center is the city of Zaječar.
It encompasses the municipalities of:
According to the last official census done in 2011, the Zaječar District has 119,967 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups of the district according to the 2011 census results:[1]
Felix Romuliana (Galerius' Palace) in modern Gamzigrad is the birthplace of the Roman Emperor Gaius Galerius Valerius Maxmimianus, in late 3rd century and early 4th century. Because of its archaeological findings, Gamzigrad ranks among the most important late Roman sites in the world. The rich historic material (jewelry, mosaics, coins, tools, arms) found here is a treasure trove of Roman civilization of the 4th century A.D.
Three Roman emperors were born in the Zaječar district:
Trends of economic development of the Zaječar District lead from crafts and semi-industrial processing of agricultural products over coal exploitation (textile factory, leather factory, brewery, quartz sand mine and coal mine) to the modern plants and high output rate.
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