Dudovica (Serbian: Дудовица) is a small town in the Lazarevac municipality in the Belgrade District of Serbia. It was seat of a municipality abolished in the 1960s and added to the municipality of Lazarevac.
Dudovica
Дудовица | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Entrance to Dudovica | |
  Dudovica Location in Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 44°17′51″N 20°15′50″E / 44.29750°N 20.26389°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Region | Šumadija |
| District | Belgrade District |
| Municipality | Lazarevac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.47 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 146 m (479 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 701 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Area code | 011 |
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 854 | — |
| 1953 | 922 | +1.54% |
| 1961 | 923 | +0.01% |
| 1971 | 895 | −0.31% |
| 1981 | 818 | −0.90% |
| 1991 | 828 | +0.12% |
| 2002 | 777 | −0.58% |
| 2011 | 701 | −1.14% |
According to the 2011 census results, the village has 701 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups edit
The ethnic composition of the village (as of 2002 census):
- Serbs: 769 - 98,97%
- Yugoslavs: 4 - 0,51%
- Montenegrins: 3 - 0,38%
- Romanians: 1 - 0,12%
- Unknown: 0 - 0,0%
Economy edit
Dudovica is known as the breeding area of the mangalica pigs.[2]
History edit
19 people from Dudovica were killed in the Jasenovac Camp in the World War II. All were ethnic Serbs.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Насеља општине Лазаревац" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ Dimitrije Bukvić (14 April 2013). "Ruralni Beograd - dve trećine prestonice" (in Serbian). Politika.
- ^ "Jasenovac". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
External links edit
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