Šabac
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Šabac Град Шабац |
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| City of Šabac | |||
City center
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 Location of the municipality of Šabac within Serbia |
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| Coordinates: 44°45′N 19°42′E / 44.750°N 19.700°ECoordinates: 44°45′N 19°42′E / 44.750°N 19.700°E | |||
| Country |
 Serbia
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| Region | Šumadija and Western Serbia | ||
| District | Mačva | ||
| Settlements | 52 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Nebojša Zelenović | ||
| Area | |||
| • Municipality | 795 km2 (307 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011 census) | |||
| • Rank | 17th | ||
| • City | 53,919 | ||
| • Municipality | 118,347 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 15000 | ||
| Area code | +381 15 | ||
| Car plates | ŠA | ||
| Climate | Cfb | ||
| Website | www |
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Šabac (Serbian Cyrillic: Шабац, pronounced [ʃâbat͡s]) is a city and the administrative center of the Mačva District in western Serbia. It is situated along the Sava river, near the mountain Cer, in the region of Mačva. The city has a population of 53,919, while population of the administrative area is 118,347. Šabac acquired city rights in 2007, after a partial restructuring of local government in Serbia.
The etymology of name Šabac is uncertain, although its resemblance to the name of the Sava River is suggestive. This name is in use since the end of the 15th century. In Serbian, the town is known as Šabac (Шабац), in Bosnian as Šabac, in Turkish as Böğürdelen, in German as Schabatz, and in Hungarian as Szabács.
Human settlements existed in this area in neolithic times. In the Middle Ages, Slavic settlement named Zaslon existed at the current location of Šabac. This settlement was mentioned in Ragusan documents from 1454. The settlement was part of the Serbian Despotate until it fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1459.
In 1470, the Ottomans built the first fortress in the town and named it Bejerdelen (Böğürdelen, meaning "side-striker"). In 1476 the Hungarian king Matthias captured the fort and it stayed under administration of the Kingdom of Hungary until 1521, when it was again captured by the Ottomans. Under Hungarian administration, the town was part of the Banovina of Mačva whereas under Ottoman administration it was firstly part of the Sanjak of Zvornik within the Province of Bosnia, and later part of the Sanjak of Smederevo. Šabac was the administrative center of the Nahija of Šabac, a local Ottoman administrative unit. During the Ottoman period, Šabac was a typical oriental town with tiny streets, small shops and several mosques. Population was composed of both, Muslims and Serbs.
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