Knić

Knić (Serbian Cyrillic: Кнић; English: Knic) is a village and municipality located in the Šumadija District of central Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 2,166, while population of the municipality is 14,237.

Knić Кнић (Serbian)
Town and municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Knić within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°55′35″N 20°43′10″E
Country	Serbia
Region	Šumadija and Western Serbia
District	Šumadija
Settlements	36
Government
• Mayor	Srećko Ilić (SNS)
Area [1][2]
• Village	27.19 km2 (10.50 sq mi)
• Municipality	413 km2 (159 sq mi)
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Population  (2011 census)[3]
• Town	2,166
• Town density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
• Municipality	14,237
• Municipality density	34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	34240
Area code	+381(0)34
Car plates	KG
Website	www.knic.rs

Settlements

Aside from the town of Knić, the municipality includes the following settlements:

• Bajčetina
• Balosave
• Bare
• Bečevica
• Borač
• Brestovac
• Brnjica
• Bumbarevo Brdo
• Vrbeta
• Vučkovica
• Grabovac
• Grivac
• Gruža
• Guncati
• Dragušica
• Dubrava
• Žunje
• Zabojnica
• Kikojevac
• Kneževac
• Konjuša
• Kusovac
• Lipnica
• Ljuljaci
• Oplanić
• Pretoke

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	28,380	—
1953	26,982	−1.01%
1961	25,599	−0.66%
1971	23,192	−0.98%
1981	20,965	−1.00%
1991	18,724	−1.12%
2002	16,148	−1.34%
2011	14,237	−1.39%
Source: [4]

As of 2011 census, the municipality has 14,237 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:^[5]

Ethnic group	Population	%
Serbs	14,081	98.90%
Montenegrins	22	0.15%
Croats	9	0.06%
Yugoslavs	5	0.04%
Macedonians	5	0.04%
Hungarians	4	0.03%
Others	111	0.78%
Total	14,205

Economy

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	14
Mining and quarrying	-
Manufacturing	565
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	25
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	42
Construction	30
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	288
Transportation and storage	115
Accommodation and food services	80
Information and communication	11
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	-
Professional, scientific and technical activities	56
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security	162
Education	178
Human health and social work activities	113
Arts, entertainment and recreation	14
Other service activities	53
Individual agricultural workers	482
Total	2,237

Famous residents

• Stevan Knićanin, a commander of the Serbian volunteer squads in the Serbian Vojvodina during the 1848/1849 revolution.

References

1. "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
2. "Насеља општине Кнић" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 April 2019.
3. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
4. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
5. "ETHNICITY Data by municipalities and cities" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
6. "MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, 2019" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.

External links

• Official website