Blace

For other places with the same name, see Blace (disambiguation).

Blace (Serbian Cyrillic: Блаце, pronounced [blâtsɛ]) is a town and municipality located in the Toplica District of the southern Serbia. According to 2022 census, the population of the town is 4,865, while population of the municipality is 9,682.

Blace Блаце (Serbian)
Town and municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Blace within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°17.747′N 21°17.157′E
Country	Serbia
Region	Southern and Eastern Serbia
District	Toplica
Settlements	40
Government
• Mayor	Milan Ćurčić (SNS)
Area [1]
• Town	11.10 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
• Municipality	306 km2 (118 sq mi)
Elevation	389 m (1,276 ft)
Population  (2022 census)[2]
• Town	4,865
• Town density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
• Municipality	9,682
• Municipality density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	18420
Area code	+381(0)27
Car plates	PK
Website	www.blace.org.rs

Settlements

Aside from the town of Blace, the following villages consist the municipality of Blace:

Alabana Barbatovac Brežani Više Selo Vrbovac Gornja Draguša Gornja Jošanica Gornje Grgure Gornje Svarče Donja Draguša

Donja Jošanica Donja Rašica Donje Grgure Donje Svarče Drešnica Đurevac Kačapor Kaševar Krivaja Kutlovac

Lazarevac Mala Draguša Međuhana Muzaće Popova (Blace) Prebreza Pretežana Pretrešnja Pridvorica Rašica

Sibnica Stubal Suvaja Suvi Do Trbunje Čungula Čučale Džepnica Šiljomana

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	23,676	—
1953	24,608	+0.78%
1961	22,099	−1.34%
1971	19,331	−1.33%
1981	17,338	−1.08%
1991	15,709	−0.98%
2002	13,759	−1.20%
2011	11,754	−1.73%
2022	9,682	−1.75%
Source: [3]

According to the official census done in 2011, the municipality of Blace had 11,754 inhabitants. The urban population comprises 44.7% of the municipality's population.

Ethnic groups

Most of Blace's population is of Serbian nationality (98.27%). The ethnic composition of the municipality:

Ethnic group	Population	%
Serbs	11,551	98.27%
Roma	86	0.73%
Montenegrins	11	0.09%
Others	106	0.90%
Total	11,754

Features

Location within Toplica District

Every year in August, there is a 3-day festival named "Šljivijada" ("Plumday" in English); citizens of Blace consider the plum to be a very important fruit. On that day, there are many plum cultivators who show off their fruit. Many festival attendees listen to folk and other Serbian music.

International cooperation

Blace is twinned with the following cities and municipalities:

• Istočno Novo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina^[4]

Gallery

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  Blace town
• 
  Building in Blace town
• 
  Blace town center
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  Blace National Library
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  Blace Sports Hall
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  Blace Bus station
• 
  Blace Lake

See also

• Toplica District
• Subdivisions of Serbia
• List of populated places in Serbia