Loznica

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For the town in Bulgaria, see Loznitsa. For the river in Slovenia, see Ložnica

Loznica Лозница
Coat of arms
Location of Loznica within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°32′N 19°13′E / 44.533, 19.217
Country	Serbia
District	Mačva
Settlements	54
Government
- Mayor	Vidoje Petrović (G17+)
Area [1]
- Municipality	612 km² (236.3 sq mi)
Population (2002 census)[2]
- Total	19,863
- Municipality	86,413
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	15300
Car plates	LO
Area code	+381 15
Website: http://www.lo.sr.gov.yu

Panoramic view of Loznica

Loznica (Serbian Cyrillic: Лозница) is a city and municipality located in the Mačva District of Serbia, although it is not geographically located in Mačva, but in Podrinje. It lays at Drina river, at 44.53° North, 19.22° East. Tronoša (Cyrillic:Tроноша) the monastery from 14th century, and one of Serbian most significant monastires is located in Loznica. Loznica is also a place where Vuk Karadžić (Cyrillic:Вуκ Κараџић), the creator of Serbian language was born(in Tršić Cyrillic: Tршић). Jovan Cvijić, the Geographer well known in Serbia and world is also from Loznica. Tourism is developed. In 2002 the city had total population of 19,863, while the municipality had a population of 86,413. From 900 BC to 300 BC the area was inhabited by Ilirs which gave the city the name "Jadar". In January 2008, Loznica became a city.

[edit] Name

Its name stems from the word "loza" (Serbian word for vine). First its name was Lozica(Serbian word for small vine), and later Loznica.

[edit] Municipality

Municipality of Loznica includes the following settlements:

[edit] Demographics (2002 census)

Ethnic groups in the Loznica municipality:

• Serbs = 83,729
• Muslims by nationality = 555
• Roma = 428
• Yugoslavs = 210
• Montenegrins = 118
• others

[edit] Twin cities

• Płock, Poland

[edit] See also

• List of places in Serbia

[edit] External links

• Loznica

Municipalities and cities of Serbia

v • d • e Central Serbia City of Belgrade: (Barajevo • Čukarica • Grocka • Lazarevac • Mladenovac • Novi Beograd • Obrenovac • Palilula • Rakovica • Savski Venac • Sopot • Stari Grad • Surčin • Voždovac • Vračar • Zemun • Zvezdara)• City of Čačak • City of Jagodina • City of Kragujevac: (Aerodrom • Pivara • Stanovo • Stari Grad • Stragari) • City of Kraljevo • City of Kruševac • City of Leskovac • City of Loznica • City of Niš:(Crveni Krst • Medijana • Niška Banja • Palilula • Pantelej) • City of Novi Pazar • City of Požarevac • City of Smederevo • City of Šabac • City of Užice • City of Valjevo • City of Vranje • City of Zaječar Aleksandrovac • Aleksinac • Aranđelovac • Arilje • Babušnica • Bajina Bašta • Batočina • Bela Palanka • Blace • Bogatić • Bojnik • Boljevac • Bor • Bosilegrad • Brus • Bujanovac • Crna Trava • Čajetina • Ćićevac • Ćuprija • Despotovac • Dimitrovgrad • Doljevac • Gadžin Han • Golubac • Gornji Milanovac • Ivanjica • Kladovo • Knić • Knjaževac • Koceljeva • Kosjerić • Krupanj • Kučevo • Kuršumlija • Lajkovac • Lapovo • Lebane • Lučani • Ljig • Ljubovija • Majdanpek • Mali Zvornik • Malo Crniće • Medveđa • Merošina • Mionica • Negotin • Nova Varoš • Osečina • Paraćin • Petrovac • Pirot • Požega • Preševo • Priboj • Prijepolje • Prokuplje • Rača • Raška • Ražanj • Rekovac • Sjenica • Smederevska Palanka • Sokobanja • Surdulica • Svilajnac • Svrljig • Topola • Trgovište • Trstenik • Tutin • Ub • Varvarin • Velika Plana • Veliko Gradište • Vladičin Han • Vladimirci • Vlasotince • Vrnjačka Banja • Žabari • Žagubica • Žitorađa v • d • e Autonomous Province of Vojvodina City of Novi Sad: (Novi Sad • Petrovaradin) • City of Pančevo • City of Sombor • City of Sremska Mitrovica • City of Subotica • City of Zrenjanin Ada • Alibunar • Apatin • Bač • Bačka Palanka • Bačka Topola • Bački Petrovac • Bečej • Bela Crkva • Beočin • Čoka • Inđija • Irig • Kanjiža • Kikinda • Kovačica • Kovin • Kula • Mali Iđoš • Nova Crnja • Novi Bečej • Novi Kneževac • Odžaci • Opovo • Pećinci • Plandište • Ruma • Sečanj • Senta • Šid • Srbobran • Sremski Karlovci • Stara Pazova • Temerin • Titel • Vrbas • Vršac • Žabalj • Žitište v • d • e Municipalities of Kosovo1 Dečani • Đakovica • Dragaš • Glogovac • Gnjilane • Istok • Kačanik • Klina • Kosovo Polje • Kosovska Kamenica • Mitrovica • Leposavić • Lipljan • Mališevo • Novo Brdo • Obilić • Orahovac • Peć • Podujevo • Pristina • Prizren • Srbica • Štimlje • Štrpce • Suva Reka • Uroševac • Vitina • Vučitrn • Zubin Potok • Zvečan 1 sovereignty disputed by Serbia as UN protectorate since February 17, 2008 unilateral declaration of independence

This Serbia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Coordinates: 44°32′00″N, 19°13′33″E