Svrljig Сврљиг (Serbian) | |
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Town andmunicipality | |
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 Location of the municipality of Svrljig within Serbia | |
| Coordinates:43°25′N22°07′E / 43.417°N 22.117°E /43.417; 22.117 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
| District | Nišava |
| Settlements | 39 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miroslav Marković (USS) |
| Area | |
| • Town | 4.64 km2 (1.79 sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 497 km2 (192 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 374 m (1,227 ft) |
| Population (2022 census)[2] | |
| • Town | 6,762 |
| • Town density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 10,781 |
| • Municipality density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 18360 |
| Area code | +381(0)18 |
| Car plates | NI |
| Website | www |
Svrljig (Serbian Cyrillic:Сврљиг,pronounced[sʋř̩ʎiːɡ]; until 1904Derven,Serbian Cyrillic:Дервен) is a town and municipality located in theNišava District of thesouthern Serbia. According to 2022 census, the town has a population of 6,762 inhabitants, while the municipality has 10,781.
Svrljig is situated on theriverSvrljiški Timok, 30 km east fromNiš, the third largest city inSerbia. Nearby villages includeCrnoljevica andPrekonoga.
Aside from the town of Svrljig, the municipality includes the following settlements:
An anthropological study by Mihailo Kostić claimed that the Svrljig province was inhabited by mostly an "olden" population, while part descends from "colonists from the second half of the 15th century".[3] According to Petar Vlahović, Svrljig is part of the SerbianŠopi ethnographical region.[3]
Svrljig was the name of ažupa (county) in the Middle Ages. It is mentioned (for the first time) in the geographical list of counties and cities in the 1019–20 charters of Byzantine EmperorBasil II.[4] The settlement and its surrounding region is mentioned as part of theEparchy of Niš.[5] In 1183, Svrljig and other nearby fortifications were taken over by Serbian Grand PrinceStefan Nemanja.[6] The fortification mostly dates to the medieval Serbian period.[4] It was situated on the road which connected Niš with theroad to Constantinople.[7] Anevangelion manuscript written in Svrljig in the Serbian redaction of Old Slavic dating to 1279 is preserved in fragments.[8] After the fall ofBraničevo under the Serbian kingStefan Milutin in 1290s Svrljig became a border region.[citation needed] Svrljig was conquered and plundered in 1413 by Ottoman princeMusa Çelebi.[4] It was then part ofStefan Lazarević'sSerbian Despotate.[4]
The town was known asIsferlik andIsfirlig in Ottoman Turkish.[9] It was administratively part of theSanjak of Vidin.[10]
During theToplica Uprising (1917), Serbian guerrilla bands were active in the region.[11]
In 1922, the Niš–Svrljig–Knjaževac–Zaječar highway was built.[12] From 1929 to 1941, Svrljig was part of theMorava Banovina of theKingdom of Yugoslavia. During World War II,Yugoslav Partisans were active in the region.[13]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1948 | 32,282 | — |
| 1953 | 32,939 | +0.40% |
| 1961 | 30,260 | −1.05% |
| 1971 | 26,505 | −1.32% |
| 1981 | 24,242 | −0.89% |
| 1991 | 20,740 | −1.55% |
| 2002 | 17,284 | −1.64% |
| 2011 | 14,249 | −2.12% |
| 2022 | 10,781 | −2.50% |
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According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Svrljig has 14,249 inhabitants.
The ethnic composition of the municipality is:[15]
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
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| Serbs | 13,843 | 97.15% |
| Roma | 157 | 1.10% |
| Hungarians | 9 | 0.06% |
| Macedonians | 8 | 0.06% |
| Bulgarians | 6 | 0.04% |
| Croats | 6 | 0.04% |
| Others | 220 | 1.54% |
| Total | 14,249 |
The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017):[16]
| Activity | Total |
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| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 8 |
| Mining | - |
| Processing industry | 1,105 |
| Distribution of power, gas and water | 20 |
| Distribution of water and water waste management | 36 |
| Construction | 109 |
| Wholesale and retail, repair | 344 |
| Traffic, storage and communication | 88 |
| Hotels and restaurants | 73 |
| Media and telecommunications | 35 |
| Finance and insurance | 10 |
| Property stock and charter | - |
| Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities | 54 |
| Administrative and other services | 12 |
| Administration and social assurance | 128 |
| Education | 172 |
| Healthcare and social work | 113 |
| Art, leisure and recreation | 4 |
| Other services | 28 |
| Total | 2,340 |
Ово је писани споменик чије је друго издање приредио Никола Родић 1999. године 1 Фрагменти старог рукописног јеванђеља српске редакције старословенског језика писани су на пергаменту године 1279. у Сврљигу
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