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Pirot District

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Country
  
Serbia

ISO 3166 code
  
RS-22

- Cities and towns
  
4

Municipalities
  
4

Administrative center
  
Pirot

Settlements
  
214

Area
  
2,761 km²

Pirot District

Region
  
Southern and Eastern Serbia

Points of interest
  
Balkan Mountains, Poganovo Monastery, Midžor, Monastère de Temska, Monastère de Sukovo

Destinations
  
Pirot, Dimitrovgrad, Bela Palanka, Temska, Zavoj Lake

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The Pirot District (Serbian: Пиротски Oкруг, Pirotski Okrug, [pǐroːtskiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands to the south-eastern parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 92,277 inhabitants. The administrative center is the city of Pirot.

Contents

Map of Pirot District, Serbia

Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:

  • Bela Palanka
  • Pirot
  • Babušnica
  • Dimitrovgrad
  • Demographics

    According to the 2011 census results, Pirot District has a population of 92,479 inhabitants.

    Ethnic groups

    2011
  • Serbs = 77,379 (83,67%)
  • Bulgarians = 6,602 (7,14%)
  • Roma = 4,306 (4,66%)
  • others
  • History and culture

    The first mention of Pirot are found already in the second century A.D. In its vicinity is the church from the thirteenth century: the Church of St. Petka, and the monastery of St. John the Theologist from the late fourteenth century displays a fine example of the Serb medieval architecture.

    Features

    Medicinal water from the Zvonci Spa (Zvonačka Banja), a health resort, was used already in the ancient times, and natural beauties of this region are renounced throughout Serbia. The oldest craft, today an industry, is Rug-making: the weaving trade, by which this region has gained its world-wide fame.

    Economy

    The most of the facilities of the Pirot economic organizations are located in the industrial zone: the "Tigar" rubber industry, the "Prvi maj" textile industry, and the "Suko" paints and varnishes industry.

    References

    Pirot District Wikipedia