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Požega, Serbia
Town and municipality in Šumadija and Western Serbia, Serbia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Požega (Serbian Cyrillic: Пожега, pronounced [pôʒeɡa]), formerly Užička Požega (Serbian Cyrillic: Ужичка Пожега), is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of western Serbia. The population of the town is 12,362, while the municipality has 25,988 inhabitants.[2] The town also has a non-profit organization, called Forca Požega.
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Settlements
Aside from the town of Požega, the municipality includes the following settlements:
- Bakionica
- Velika Ježevica
- Visibaba
- Vranjani
- Glumač
- Godovik
- Gornja Dobrinja
- Gorobilje
- Gugalj
- Donja Dobrinja
- Dražinovići
- Duškovci
- Zaselje
- Zdravčići
- Jelen Do
- Kalenići
- Lopaš
- Loret
- Ljutice
- Mađer
- Mala Ježevica
- Milićevo Selo
- Mršelji
- Otanj
- Papratište
- Pilatovići
- Prijanovići
- Prilipac
- Radovci
- Rasna
- Rečice
- Roge
- Rupeljevo
- Svračkovo
- Srednja Dobrinja
- Tabanovići
- Tvrdići
- Tometino Polje
- Tučkovo
- Uzići
- Čestobrodica
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Demographics
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Požega has a population of 29,638 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
The ethnic composition of the town:
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Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2022):[4]
Transportation
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Požega is one of the main road and railway transportation centers in Western Serbia. It is located on the crossroads of the most important state roads in Western Serbia – State Road 21 and State Road 23. Also, a section of A2 motorway which is under construction passes through Požega. Also, it is a transportation hub between Kraljevo-Čačak-Užice railway and Belgrade–Bar railway.
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Climate
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Požega has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb) with warm summers, and cold, snowy winters. With 124 days of fog a year, and only 1594 hours of sunshine, it is amongst the foggiest and least sunny towns in Serbia.[5]
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Media
Požega has several media with a local coverage:
- TV Stations: TV Požega
- Radio Stations: Radio Požega
Gallery
- The memorial fountain in the town center
- Town center
- The local railway station
- Jelen Do mining complex
Notable people
- Miloš Obrenović I (1780–1860), first monarch of modern Serbia
- Dragiša Lapčević (1867–1939), politician
- Petar Leković (1893–1942), the first person to be awarded with Order of the People's Hero title
- Milovan Destil Marković (1957), artist
- Srđan Mijailović (1993), football player
- Darko Kovačević (archaeologist), maritime and underwater archaeologist
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