Dudovica

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
Entrance to Dudovica
Dudovica is located in Serbia
Dudovica
Dudovica
Location in Serbia
Coordinates: 44°17′51″N 20°15′50″E
Country Serbia
RegionŠumadija
DistrictBelgrade District
MunicipalityLazarevac
Area
  Total9.47 km2 (3.66 sq mi)
Elevation
146 m (479 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total701
  Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Area code011

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1948854    
1953922+1.54%
1961923+0.01%
1971895−0.31%
1981818−0.90%
1991828+0.12%
2002777−0.58%
2011701−1.14%

According to the 2011 census results, the village has 701 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the village (as of 2002 census):

Economy

Dudovica is known as the breeding area of the mangalica pigs.[2]

History

19 people from Dudovica were killed in the Jasenovac Camp in the World War II. All were ethnic Serbs.[3]

References

  1. "Насеља општине Лазаревац" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. Dimitrije Bukvić (14 April 2013). "Ruralni Beograd - dve trećine prestonice" (in Serbian). Politika.
  3. "Jasenovac". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
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