TEAM 1 - MY HOMELAND - A PLACE WITH ITS SURROUNDINGS

                             MY HOMELAND - A PLACE WITH ITS SURROUNDINGS

MOJ ZAVIČAJ - MESTO SA OKOLINOM 

PRIMARY SCHOOL DIMITRIJE TODOROVIĆ KAPLAR, KNJAŽEVAC, SERBIA

Minin team: Marta, Radmila, Andrej

KNJAŽEVAC

The city is located in the valley of the river Timok. In Roman times it was known as Timacum Minus. Later it was called Gurgusovac. It was named today in 1859 after Prince Miloš Obrenović.

The municipality of Knjaževac is located in the eastern part of Serbia, along the border with the Republic of Bulgaria and is part of the Timok Krajina. The municipality of Knjaževac has 31,491 inhabitants, of which 18,404 are in the city (data from the last census in 2011). The average population density is 36 inhabitants per km, which makes it a sparsely populated municipality. With an area of 1202 km, the municipality of Knjaževac is the fourth largest in Serbia. Its relief is hilly and mountainous. The highest point of this area is the peak Midzor on Stara Planina (2169 meters). The lowest point of the municipality is at 176 meters above sea level. The town is located at the place where Trgoviški Timok and Svrljiški Timok merge, creating Beli Timok. This river flows to the north where it joins Crni Timok near Zajecar and creates the river Timok. According to this river, the whole region is named Timok Krajina. The area of the municipality includes 86 settlements, of which 85 are rural settlements.