Užice

Užice Град Ужице
City
City of Užice
Clockwise, from top: City panorama, Đetinja river, Küstendorf, Užice Fortress, The church of St. George
Coat of arms
Location of the city of Užice within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°51′N 19°51′E / 43.850°N 19.850°E / 43.850; 19.850Coordinates: 43°51′N 19°51′E / 43.850°N 19.850°E / 43.850; 19.850
Country	Serbia
Region	Šumadija and Western Serbia
District	Zlatibor
Settlements	38
Government
• Mayor	Tihomir Petković (SNS)
Area
Area rank	38th
• Administrative	667 km2 (258 sq mi)
Elevation	411 m (1,348 ft)
Population (2011 census)
• Rank	13th
• Urban	59,747
• Administrative	78,040
• Administrative density	117/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	31000
Area code	+381(0)31
ISO 3166 code	SRB
Car plates	UE
Website	www.graduzice.org

Užice (Serbian Cyrillic: Ужице, pronounced [ûʒit͡se]) is a city and the administrative center of the Zlatibor District in the western Serbia. It is located on the banks of the river Đetinja. The administrative area has a total population of 78,040, while the urban area has a population of 59,747 (2011 census).

Užice lies at 411 metres (1,348 feet) above sea level, on both sides of the river Đetinja. The city is completely surrounded by the Dinaric Alps, which are interconnected. 25 kilometres (16 miles) south of the city is Zlatibor mountain, which has a 120-year tradition of tourism.

West of the city are Tara mountains and Zvijezda, which include The National Park with an area of 220 square kilometres (85 square miles) of unspoiled nature.

The Belgrade-Bar railway passes through Užice and connects it with both the northern parts of the country and the Montenegrin coast. Užice has a fairly developed transportation infrastructure, connected with the surrounding areas by state roads of the first order.

The region surrounding Užice was settled by Illyrians, specifically the Parthini and Autariatae tribes. Their tombs are found throughout the region. In the 3rd century BC, Scordisci were formed here after the Gallic invasion of the Balkans. The region was conquered by the Roman Empire in 168 BC, being organized into the Illyricum province in 32–27 BC, and after 10 AD, the province of Dalmatia. The town municipium Capedunum existed here during Roman times; its name indicates a Celtic origin (dun, fortress), similar to Singidunum, the founding of Belgrade.