Ub (Serbia)
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Ub is a town and municipality located in the Kolubara District
Kolubara District
The Kolubara District occupies the central part of western Serbia. It has a population of 174,228...

 of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

. In 2011, the population of the town is 6,164, while population of the municipality is 29,022.

History

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
Kalinovac
Kalinovac is a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 1,725 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming an absolute majority....

, Brgule
Brgule
Brgule is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1235 people....

, originated from the time of Vinča culture, in the period around 5000 BC. In the settlement of Čučuge
Čučuge
Čučuge is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 463 people....

 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
Dokmir
Dokmir is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 558 people....

, 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
Herzegovina
Herzegovina is the southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. While there is no official border distinguishing it from the Bosnian region, it is generally accepted that the borders of the region are Croatia to the west, Montenegro to the south, the canton boundaries of the Herzegovina-Neretva...

, who had fled from the horrors of war in Bosnia in early '90s.

The Tamnava
Tamnava
The Tamnava is a river in western Serbia. It is 90 km long left tributary of the Kolubara River and also gives the name to the surrounding region of Tamnava.- Origin :...

 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.

Geography

Apart from the town of Ub, the municipality consists of the following villages (2002 population given in parentheses):
  • Banjani
    Banjani (Ub)
    Banjani is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1395 people....

     (1395)
  • Bogdanovica
    Bogdanovica
    Bogdanovica is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 348 people....

     (348)
  • Brezovica
    Brezovica (Ub)
    Brezovica is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 668 people....

     (668)
  • Brgule
    Brgule
    Brgule is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1235 people....

     (1235)
  • Crvena Jabuka
    Crvena Jabuka (Ub)
    Crvena Jabuka is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 631 people....

     (631)
  • Čučuge
    Čučuge
    Čučuge is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 463 people....

     (463)
  • Dokmir
    Dokmir
    Dokmir is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 558 people....

     (558)
  • Gunjevac
    Gunjevac
    Gunjevac is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 497 people....

     (497)
  • Gvozdenović (468)
  • Joševa
    Joševa (Ub)
    Joševa is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 455 people....

     (455)
  • Kalenić
    Kalenić (Ub)
    Kalenić is a village in the municipality of Ub in western Serbia. The former village was resettled in 2003, to make room for expansion of coal field "Tamnava" of nearby Kolubara coal mine, centered at Veliki Crljeni). The new village was built few kilometers away, but most residents chose to...

     (888)
  • Kalinovac
    Kalinovac (Ub)
    Kalinovac is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 480 people....

     (480)
  • Kožuar
    Kožuar
    Kožuar is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 708 people....

     (708)
  • Kršna Glava
    Kršna Glava
    Kršna Glava is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 221 people....

     (221)
  • Liso Polje
    Liso Polje
    Liso Polje is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 278 people....

     (278)
  • Lončanik
    Lončanik
    Lončanik is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 551 people....

     (551)
  • Milorci
    Milorci
    Milorci is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 407 people....

     (407)
  • Murgaš (Ub)
    Murgaš (Ub)
    Murgaš is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 559 people....

     (559)
  • Novaci
    Novaci (Ub)
    Novaci is a village in the municipality of Ub, Kolubara District, Western Serbia. Total number of inhabitants is 879 ....

     (879)
  • Paljuvi
    Paljuvi
    Paljuvi is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 769 people....

     (769)
  • Pambukovica
    Pambukovica
    Pambukovica is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1173 people....

     (1173)
  • Radljevo
    Radljevo
    Radljevo is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Ub municipality, in the Kolubara District of Central Serbia. The village had a Serb ethnic majority and a population of 607 in 2002 census.-Historical population:*1948: 1165*1953: 1172...

     (607)
  • Raduša
    Raduša (Ub)
    Raduša is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 297 people....

     (297)
  • Ruklada
    Ruklada
    Ruklada is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 372 people....

     (372)
  • Šarbane
    Šarbane
    Šarbane is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 545 people....

     (545)
  • Slatina
    Slatina (Ub)
    Slatina is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 413 people....

     (413)
  • Sovljak
    Sovljak (Ub)
    Sovljak is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1933 people....

     (1933)
  • Stublenica
    Stublenica
    Stublenica is a village in Central Serbia and is part of the municipality Ub. The village had 999 inhabitants in 2002....

     (999)
  • Takovo
    Takovo (Ub)
    Takovo is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 979 people....

     (979)
  • Trlić
    Trlić
    Trlić is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1020 people....

     (1020)
  • Trnjaci
    Trnjaci
    Trnjaci is a village in the municipality of Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

     (909)
  • Tulari
    Tulari
    Tulari is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 945 people....

     (945)
  • Tvrdojevac
    Tvrdojevac
    Tvrdojevac is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 402 people....

     (402)
  • Vrelo
    Vrelo (Ub)
    Vrelo is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1684 people.-References:...

     (1684)
  • Vrhovine
    Vrhovine (Ub)
    Vrhovine is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 552 people....

     (552)
  • Vukona
    Vukona
    Vukona is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 262 people....

     (262)
  • Zvizdar
    Zvizdar
    Zvizdar is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 536 people....

     (536)

  • Population

    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 Roma
    Roma people
    The Romani, who are known collectively in the Romani language as Romane or Rromane and also as Romany, Romanies, Romanis, Roma or Roms, are an ethnic group living mostly in Europe, who trace their origins to the Indian Subcontinent...

     community (312 people, or 1%).

    In terms of population density, as one of the criteria for defining the network of settlements, there is considerable variations. The total population of the entire municipal area is in decline, although the pace of depopulation in the previous census was somewhat less than previously. In the period 1991-2002, there was a decrease in population for the 1208. Natural increase in 2007, amounted to -7.4 ‰.

    Education

    There are four elementary schools in the municipality: Elementary school "Milan Munjas" in Ub with 1359 students, "Rajko Mihajlović" in Banjani with 478, PS "Dušan Danilović" in Radljevo with 254 and PS "Sveti Sava" in Pambukovica with 179 students. Overall, primary education has 2270 students (school year 2009/10).

    Secondary education facilities in the municipality of Ub are Gymnasium "Branislav Petronijević" with 190 students and Technical School" Ub "with 448 students. Students profile and interests that are acquired at the end of school (grammar school is general education profile, while a secondary technical school represented sections: machine in computer design, auto mechanics, body mechanic, waiter, cook, tekstilac, trade technician, dealer, locksmith, locksmith and lathe), generally meet the needs of municipalities and the environment, which confirms the high occupancy rate, which generally meet existing needs. Equipment of schools is satisfactory.

    Infrastructure

    The municipality of Ub is linked through a network of regional roads, allowing a good road connection with the municipal and regional centers that surround it.
    The municipality is connected through roads M-4, M-21 M-22 and M-19 with all other towns in Serbia. According to data from 2004, the total length of roads was 244 km (152 mi), of which 197 km (122 mi) of roads were surfaced with modern pavement.

    The road network is in good condition, and in the years to come it is planned expansion and improvement. A projected Belgrade–Bar motorway
    Belgrade–Bar motorway
    Belgrade–Bar motorway , is a future motorway in Serbia and Montenegro. The motorway will connect Serbian capital of Belgrade and Bar, Montenegro's main seaport...

     goes through the territory of Ub. A junction is planned to be built 4 km (2 mi) from the town, in the village of Stublenica
    Stublenica
    Stublenica is a village in Central Serbia and is part of the municipality Ub. The village had 999 inhabitants in 2002....

    , 38 km (24 mi) from Belgrade. Near this area is the projected future industrial zone Ub East.

    The industrial railway is passing through the territory and serves only to economic activity and to the open pit mines Kolubara. The city of Ub is located at 6 km (4 mi) from the nearest railway station in Lajkovac
    Lajkovac
    Lajkovac is a small town and municipality in Serbia, close to the town of Lazarevac.It is located in the Kolubara River valley and near to Ibar highway, the main route from Serbia to Montenegro....

    , on the Belgrade–Bar railway.

    Belgrade Airport "Nikola Tesla" is 50 km (31 mi) away. Especially important transportation development opportunities and activities that monitor traffic can be achieved by building the Belgrade - Southern Adria highway route, which passes near the City of Ub.

    The area of Ub is partially covered by a network of telecommunication facilities. According to the Republican Bureau of Statistics, in 2007 there were 8920 land phone subscribers.

    Mineral resources

    There are several mines and resource centers of coal (Radljevo
    Radljevo
    Radljevo is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Ub municipality, in the Kolubara District of Central Serbia. The village had a Serb ethnic majority and a population of 607 in 2002 census.-Historical population:*1948: 1165*1953: 1172...

     field - 344,000,000 tones, Zvizdar
    Zvizdar
    Zvizdar is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 536 people....

    field - 280,000,000 tones), clay, sand, stone and limestone.

    The biggest producer of quartz sand in Serbia is "Kopovi a.d.", with overall production of over 400,000 tones per year.

    Clay pits are based below the layers of sand and quartz sand. Municipality of Ub is the biggest supplier of high-quality clay in Serbia. There are more than 1,800,000 tones of clay.
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