Zaječar District

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Зајечарски округ
Zaječarski okrug
Location
Location of district within Central Serbia
Location of district within Central Serbia
Administration
Capital Zaječar
Commissioner Mihajlo Jagodić
Municipalities 4
Settlements 173
 - Cities and towns 5
 - Villages 168
Official site
Statistics
Land area 3,623 km²
Population (census 2002) 137,561
 - density 37.7/km²
Serbia

Zaječar District (Serbian: Зајечарски округ, Zaječarski okrug) is a district (okrug) of Serbia. It expands in the eastern parts of the Republic of Serbia. It has a population of 137,561 (2002 census). Seat of the District is in the city of Zaječar.

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[edit] Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:

[edit] Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):

[edit] History

Felix Romuliana (Galerius' Palace) in modern Gamzigrad is the birthplace of the Roman Emperor Gaius Galerius Valerius Maxmimianus, in late 3rd century and early 4th century. Because of its archaeological findings, Gamzigrad ranks among the most important late Roman sites in the world. The rich historic material (jewelry, mosaics, coins, tools, arms) found here is a treasure trove of Roman civilization of the 4th century A.D.

[edit] Roman Emperors

Three Roman Emperors were born in the Zaječar District

[edit] Economy

Trends of economic development of the Zaječar District lead from crafts and semi-industrial processing of agricultural products over coal exploitation (textile factory, leather factory, brewery, quartz sand mine and coal mine) to the modern plants and high output rate.

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