Pirot District

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Пиротски округ
Pirotski okrug
Location
Location of district within Central Serbia
Location of district within Central Serbia
Administration
Capital Pirot
Commissioner n/a
Municipalities 4
Settlements 214
 - Cities and towns 4
 - Villages 210
Statistics
Land area 2,761 km²
Population (census 2002) 105,654
 - density 38.3/km²
Serbia


The Pirot District (Пиротски округ, Pirotski okrug) expands in the south eastern parts of Serbia. It has a population of 116,926. Its seat is in the city of Pirot.

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[edit] Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:

[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)

  • Serbs = 89,985
  • Bulgarians = 7,313
  • Roma = 3,344
  • others

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

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