Boljevac
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Boljevac Бољевац |
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| Town and municipality | ||
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 Location of the municipality of Boljevac within Serbia |
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| Coordinates: 43°49′49.08″N 21°57′11.16″E / 43.8303000°N 21.9531000°ECoordinates: 43°49′49.08″N 21°57′11.16″E / 43.8303000°N 21.9531000°E | ||
| Country |
 Serbia
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| Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia | |
| District | Zaječar | |
| Settlements | 20 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Nebojša Marjanović (DSS) | |
| Area | ||
| • Municipality | 828 km2 (320 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011 census) | ||
| • Town | 3,332 | |
| • Municipality | 12,865 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 19370 | |
| Area code | +381 30 | |
| Car plates | ZA | |
| Website | www |
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Boljevac (Serbian Cyrillic: Бољевац, pronounced [bɔ̌ːʎɛʋat͡s]) is a town and municipality located in the Zaječar District of the eastern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 3,332, while population of the municipality is 12,865.
From 1929 to 1941, Boljevac was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
In 2010, the Commission on Concealed Mass Graves in Serbia discovered a mass grave of people killed by Yugoslav Partisans during World War II in the settlement of Zmijanac. Partisan troops took over the municipality in October 1944. They subsequently executed over 40 locals, including a priest of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
The population of the municipality include 10,504 (66.28%) Serbs, 4,162 (26.26%) Vlachs, 229 (1.45%) Romani, etc.
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