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Laznica

Laznica
FieldValue
official_nameLaznica
native_nameLaznica / sr
ro
image_skylinePanoramic view of Laznica-Laznica.jpg
image_captionPanoramic view of Laznica
pushpin_mapSerbia
pushpin_label_positionbottom
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameSerbia
subdivision_type1District
subdivision_name1Braničevo District
subdivision_type2Municipality
subdivision_name2[[File:Flag_of_Zagubica,_Serbia.svg22px]] Žagubica
unit_prefImperial
population_as_of2002
population_total2063
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
timezone_DSTCEST
utc_offset_DST+2
coordinates
elevation_m433

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Laznica (Лазница; ) is a large highland village in Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Žagubica, Braničevo District. The village has an ethnic Timok Romanian ("Vlach") majority and its population numbering 2,063 people (2002 census). Laznica is settled in the north of mountain range of Homolje mountains.

Geography

Latitude (DMS) of the village is 44° 14' 25N and longitude (DMS) is 21° 48' 36E. The altitude is 433 meters.

History & Culture

A little is known about this village in the old ages - the only fact remains that it has been constantly populated by people from the Roman conquer of Triballian and Dacian lands that have become Dacia Superior and Dacia Minor.

In the stone hill above Laznica the Krsia cu Albineli, the archaeologists have found prehistorical axes, knives and everyday dishes and also, on the same spot, remnants of an old border Roman fortress.

The village was first time mentioned in Ottoman census (Braničevski tefter) in 1433 (est.) with 7 households.

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

Laznica
  • "Vlachs" = 1,308
  • Serbs = 581
  • Romanians (self-declared) = 7
  • Yugoslavs = 4
  • Croats = 1
  • undeclared = 151
  • unknown = 11

Ethnic groups (2011 census)

Total population: 2351 of which 630 abroad - 1721

  • "Vlachs" = 1,338
  • Serbs = 150
  • Romanians (self-declared) = 158
  • undeclared = 25
  • unknown = 50

Ethnic groups (2022 census)

References

References

  1. [http://www.maplandia.com/serbia-and-montenegro/srbija/laznica/ Laznica Map. Serbia and Montenegro Google Satellite Maps]
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