Blace

Blace Блаце
Town and municipality
Bus station in Blace
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Blace within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°17.747′N 21°17.157′E / 43.295783°N 21.285950°E / 43.295783; 21.285950Coordinates: 43°17.747′N 21°17.157′E / 43.295783°N 21.285950°E / 43.295783; 21.285950
Country	Serbia
Region	Southern and Eastern Serbia
District	Toplica
Settlements	40
Government
• Mayor	Nebojša Milosavljević (DS)
Area
• Municipality	306 km2 (118 sq mi)
Elevation	389 m (1,276 ft)
Population (2011 census)
• Town	5,253
• Municipality	11,754
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	18420
Area code	+381 27
Car plates	PK
Website	www.blace.org.rs

Blace (Serbian Cyrillic: Блаце, pronounced [blâtsɛ]) is a town and municipality located in the Toplica District of the southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 5,253, while population of the municipality is 11,754.

According to the last official census done in 2011, the Municipality of Blace has 11,754 inhabitants. Most of Blace’s population is of Serbian nationality (98.27%) while 44.7% of the municipality’s population is urban.

Ethnic composition of the municipality:

Every year in August, there is a 3 day festival named "Šljivijada" ("Plumday" in English); citizens of Blace consider the plum to be a very important fruit. On that day, there are many plum cultivators who show off their fruit. Many festival attendees listen to folk and other Serbian music.