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Mali Zvornik


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Mali Zvornik (Мали Зворник, ) is a town and municipality located in the Mačva District of western Serbia. In 2022, the population of the town was 4,297, while the population of the municipality was 11,219. It lies on the Drina river opposite of the town of Zvornik, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, a border crossing between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in the town.

History

There are traces of human life from the Bronze Age in this area, as well as traces from the time of the Roman Empire. Ancient Roman settlement Ad Drinum existed somewhere at this location. In the Middle Ages, Mali Zvornik was one of the main mining centres of the Serbian state.

On Orlovine Hill near Mali Zvornik there are remains of the large Medieval fortress that was probably built in the first half of the 15th century, in the time of the Serbian Despotate. During the Ottoman rule, this area was part of the Pashaluk of Bosnia.

Until 1878 it was the only Bosnian municipality on the right side of the river Drina, when it eventually became part of the independent Kingdom of Serbia. At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, the population of Mali Zvornik numbered 115 houses. The municipality of Mali Zvornik was officially established in 1955.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Mali Zvornik, the municipality includes the following settlements:

  • Amajić
  • Brasina
  • Budišić
  • Culine
  • Čitluk
  • Donja Borina
  • Donja Trešnjica
  • Radalj
  • Sakar
  • Velika Reka
  • Voljevci

Demographics

|1948|9036 |1953|12004 |1961|11583 |1971|12084 |1981|13074 |1991|14029 |2002|14076 |2011|12482 |2022|11219 |access-date=29 May 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714191241/http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjiga20.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2014 |access-date=5 December 2025 According to the 2022 census, the municipality of Mali Zvornik has 11,219 inhabitants.{{cite web |access-date=6 December 2025

Ethnic groups

The municipality of Mali Zvornik has many ethnic groups, with Serbs forming the majority in all settlements. The ethnic composition of the municipality of Mali Zvornik:

Ethnic groupPopulation%
Serbs11,67793.55%
Muslims3763.01%
Bosniaks720.58%
Romani250.20%
Montenegrins160.13%
Yugoslavs150.12%
Croats140.11%
Others2872.30%
Total12,482

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017):

ActivityTotal
Agriculture, forestry and fishing93
Mining70
Processing industry168
Distribution of power, gas and water101
Distribution of water and water waste management55
Construction114
Wholesale and retail, repair319
Traffic, storage and communication187
Hotels and restaurants70
Media and telecommunications8
Finance and insurance8
Property stock and charter-
Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities45
Administrative and other services18
Administration and social assurance326
Education177
Healthcare and social work112
Art, leisure and recreation17
Other services29
Total1,917

Sports

Local football club Jedinstvo competes in the 6th tier of Serbia's football pyramid as of the 2025-26 season.

Notable people

  • Časlav Klonimirović, Prince of the Serbs from 927. until his death in 960.
  • Stefan Dragutin, King of Serbia from 1276. to 1282.
  • Avdo Karabegović, (1878–1908) Serbian poet
  • Dušan Proroković, politician, former member of Serbian parliament
  • Milinko Pantić, football player and coach
  • Miloš Vasić, rower, member of Serbian Olympics team on summer Olympics in London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016
  • Predrag Rogan, football coach
  • Đorđe Despotović, football player
  • Nemanja Stevanović, football player
  • Edin Rustemović, football player
  • Filip Erić, football player
  • Slaviša Radović, football player
  • Oliver Stević, basketball player
  • Aleksandar Todorović, basketball player

References

References

  1. {{Serbian municipalities 2006
  2. "Census 2022: Total population, by municipalities and cities".
  3. Petrović, Vladimir. (2004). "Archaeological Sites of Mačva and Pocerina". Muzej Jadra.
  4. Janković, Đorđe. (2003). "Rimska naselja u Podrinju". Starinar.
  5. Blagojević, Miloš. (1981). "Srpske srednjovekovne oblasti". Srpska književna zadruga.
  6. Đurić, Vojislav. (1999). "Zamak na Orlovini i srednjovekovne tvrđave u Podrinju". SANU.
  7. Kreševljaković, Hamid. (1954). "Kapetanije u Bosni i Hercegovini". Svjetlost.
  8. Stojančević, Vladimir. (1976). "Položaj Podrinja posle Berlinskog kongresa". Istorijski institut.
  9. Katić, Rade. (1987). "Mačva u XIX veku". Narodni muzej Šabac.
  10. "History of Mali Zvornik Municipality".
  11. "ОПШТИНЕ И РЕГИОНИ У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ, 2018.". [[Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia]].
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