Klenovnik, Serbia

Klenovnik (Serbian Cyrillic: Кленовник) is a village in the municipality of Kostolac, city of Požarevac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 904 people. It derives its name from Klen, a type of deciduous tree. Legend has it that the area was covered with a Klen forest, which was petrified, and resulted in a large deposit of coal. The thermo-electric power plant Kostolac is near Klenovnik, and is largely powered by the coal extracted from the nearby open-surface mines. Population of Klenovnik mainly shares in two occupations: agriculture and supporting industry for the nearby power plant. Klenovnik has a small school, grades K-4. Although it is a very small village it has city water, paved roads, and steam heating. Population is ethnically mainly Serbian.[1]

This article is about the settlement in Serbia. For the settlement in Croatia, see Klenovnik, Croatia.
Klenovnik
Кленовник
Village
The Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church
Klenovnik is located in Serbia
Klenovnik
Klenovnik
Coordinates: 44°41′26″N 21°10′48″E
Country Serbia
DistrictBraničevo
CityPožarevac
MunicipalityKostolac
Population
 (2002)
 • Total904
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

See also

References
  1. Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9

44°41′26″N 21°10′48″E


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