Mionica

Mionica
Мионица

Town and municipality

Serbian Orthodox church

Coat of arms

Location of the municipality of Mionica within Serbia

Coordinates: 44°15′N 20°05′E / 44.250°N 20.083°ECoordinates: 44°15′N 20°05′E / 44.250°N 20.083°E

Country

Serbia

Region

Šumadija and Western Serbia

District

Kolubara

Settlements

Government

• Mayor

Boban Janković (SNS)

Area

• Municipality

329 km² (127 sq mi)

Population (2011 census)

• Town

1,571

• Municipality

14,263

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

14242

+381 14

Website

Mionica (Serbian Cyrillic: Мионица, [miɔ̌nit͡sa]) is a town and municipality located in the Kolubara District of the western Serbia. As of 2011^[update], the population of the town is 1,571, while population of the municipality is 14,263. In Mionica there is one primary school, a community health clinic and a culture center with a movie theater attached to it. It is pretty much oriented to neighboring city of Valjevo which is located near the center of the region.

The township of Mionica is located 92 km (57 mi) from Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. With an area of 329 km² (127 sq mi), it is bordering the Maljen and Suvobor mountains to the South and has access to the Kolubara river, Sava region and the Panonian plain to the North. While the Serbs make up for a large majority of the population, the Roma make up a significant minority, while there are smaller populations of ethnic Montenegrins, Croats, Hungarians, Macedonians, Slovenians, Germans and Albanians.

Mionica's economy is predominantly agricultural. Its primary activities are the fruit orchards and raising cattle. The municipality is also a tourist destination, especially the Ribnica river, well known for sight-seeing and outdoor sports, such as fishing and hunting. The Vrujci spa also attracts tourists and is known for its bottled water.

Monument of Živojin Mišić

Ribnica river, close to its source in Brezdje, which is a part of the Mionica municipality

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