Ub, Serbia

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Town and municipality
Panoramic view on Ub
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Ub within Serbia
Country	Serbia
Region	Šumadija and Western Serbia
District	Kolubara
Settlements	38
Government
• Mayor	Darko Glišić (SNS (Serbia))
Area
• Municipality	456 km2 (176 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Town	6,164
• Municipality	29,022
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	14210
Area code	+381 14
Car plates	UB
Website	www.opstinaub.org.rs

Ub (Serbian Cyrillic: Уб) is a town and municipality located in the Kolubara District of the western Serbia. In 2011, the population of the town is 6,164, while population of the municipality is 29,022.

The first communities established at the municipal territory of Ub, according to the historical traces and traces of human civilization discovered in the current settlements of Trlića, Kalinovac, Brgule, originated from the time of Vinča culture, in the period around 5000 BC. In the settlement of Čučuge today there are traces of the Bronze Age.

The most probable theory of the origin of the name is from the Latin word "urb", meaning "city". According to legends, the place was built in the reign of Prince Kocelj, and it was named after his brother Slavoljub. Over time, the names shortened to just "Ub".

The most important of the cultural and historical monuments of Ub is certainly the church - monastery in the village Dokmir, dating from the fifteenth century. Research suggests that the monastery was restored in 1415, so it is thought that the monastery dates from an earlier period. Also affiliated with the monastery are the nuns of the monastery Žitomislići in Herzegovina, who had fled from the horrors of war in Bosnia in early '90s.

The Tamnava area has preserved evidences of earlier styles and ways of life. In the mountain areas were fortresses, monasteries, churches and towers, and it is often difficult to reach such areas, but in the plains, monuments and buildings were often removed, leaving little trace, barely sufficient to preserve some features of the old life.

Apart from the town of Ub, the municipality consists of the following villages (2002 population given in parentheses):

According to the census of 2002, the municipality of Ub has 38 settlements and 1.993 households, with more than 32,000 inhabitants (15,978 men and 16,126 women). Of these, the urban settlement of Ub has a population of 8,000, while the other settlements have a range of population. The larger villages are Banjani, Vrelo, Takovo, Pambukovica and Sovljak. In addition to Serbs who make up almost 98% of the population, there were also significant Romani community (312 people, or 1%).