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Bojnik (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојник) is a town and municipality located in the Jablanica District of southern Serbia. According to 2022 census, the population of the town is 3,087 and population of the municipality was 9,315.
History
Prior to 1877, Bojnik was majority Albanian. After Serbia invaded, the Albanians were forced into Kosovo.
Much of the population settled in Bojnik after World War II. On 17 February 1942, Bulgarian occupation forces massacred all 476 inhabitants of Bojnik in response to the alleged sheltering of Partisans.
Geography
Bojnik municipality is located in southern Serbia and it is surrounded by municipality of Medveđa in the south-west, municipality of Lebane in the south, municipality of Leskovac in the east, and municipalities of Žitorađa and Prokuplje in the north.
Settlements
Aside from the town of Bojnik, the following villages consist the municipality of Bojnik:
Demographics
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has 11,104 inhabitants.
= Ethnic groups
=The ethnic composition of the municipality:
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017):
Gallery
See also
Subdivisions of Serbia
Bojnik-Kosančić Airport
References
External links
Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Gunung Arbanaška
- Distrik Jablanica
- Serbia Tengah
- Bojnik
- Kosančić, Bojnik
- Bojnik Air Base
- Ćukovac, Bojnik
- Brestovac, Bojnik
- Dragovac, Bojnik
- Ivanje, Bojnik
- Kamenica, Bojnik
- Rečica, Bojnik
- Pridvorica, Bojnik
