Ivanjica
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Ivanjica Ивањица |
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Clockwise, from top: Town panorama, town center promenade, 19th century "Stone Bridge"
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| Etymology: Salix caprea (sr. Vrba iva) | |||||
 Location of the municipality of Ivanjica within Serbia |
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| Coordinates: 43°34′52″N 20°13′47″E / 43.58111°N 20.22972°ECoordinates: 43°34′52″N 20°13′47″E / 43.58111°N 20.22972°E | |||||
| Country |
 Serbia
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| Region | Šumadija and Western Serbia | ||||
| District | Moravica | ||||
| Settlements | 49 | ||||
| Founded | 1833 | ||||
| Town status | 16 June 1866 | ||||
| Founded by | Mihailo Obrenović | ||||
| Government | |||||
| • Mayor | Zoran Lazović (SNS) | ||||
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| Area rank | 7th | ||||
| • Town | 3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi) | ||||
| • Municipality | 1,090 km2 (420 sq mi) | ||||
| Elevation | 468 m (1,535 ft) | ||||
| Highest elevation (Jankov Kamen peak) |
1,833 m (6,014 ft) | ||||
| Population (2011) | |||||
| • Rank | 71st | ||||
| • Town | 11,715 | ||||
| • Town density | 3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi) | ||||
| • Municipality | 31,963 | ||||
| • Municipality density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) | ||||
| Demonym(s) | Ivanjičani | ||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Postal code | 32250 | ||||
| Area code(s) | +381(0)32 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | SRB | ||||
| Vehicle registration | IC | ||||
| Website | www |
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Ivanjica (Serbian Cyrillic: Ивањица, pronounced [ǐʋaɲitsa]) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of south-western Serbia. The population of the town is 11,715, while the population of the municipality is 31,963. With an area of 1090 km², it is the seventh largest municipality in Serbia.
The municipality is famous for having large potato and raspberry plantations in which many locals are employed. It is also known for the cultural event Nušićijada and as being the birthplace of World War II Chetnik leader, Draža Mihailović.
Following the Serbian Revolution which took place in early 19th century, and Serbian liberation from the Ottoman Empire, Ivanjica has gained the status of village in 1833, after the Prince of Serbia, Miloš Obrenović took the area. Ivanjica got the status of a town on June 16, 1866 through the Prince Mihailo Obrenović’s decree, thus becoming one of the first towns in the region. At the time, Ivanjica was the administrative center of so called Moravica County (Serbian Cyrillic: Моравички срез).
With the 1878 Congress of Berlin recognition of the independence of Principality of Serbia, King Milan I founded the Kingdom of Serbia. In 1918, Kingdom of Yugoslavia was formed, following the World War I. From 1929 until the beggining of the World War II, Ivanjica was part of Drina Banovina.
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