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Encyclopedia > Sokobanja
Сокобања
Sokobanja
Location in Serbia
General Information
District Zaječar
Land area 525 km²
Population
(2002 census)
8,407 (town)
18,571 (municipality)
Settlements 25
Coordinates 43°39′N 21°52′E
Area code +381 18
Car plates ZA
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
CEST (UTC+2)
Website http://www.sokobanja.sr.gov.yu
Politics
Mayor Miliša Dinić (independent)
Panoramic view of Sokobanja
Panoramic view of Sokobanja

Sokobanja (Serbian Cyrillic: Сокобања) is a well-known spa town and municipality situated in eastern Serbia. Image File history File links Serbia_Sokobanja. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Subdivisions of Serbia. ... The Zajecarski District expands in the eastern parts of the Republic of Serbia. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Serbia. ... These are the current Serbian car license plate codes by region and in alphabetical order: Obsolete licence plate codes: Categories: | ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precison atomic time standard. ... Time zones of Europe: Pale colours indicate countries without daylight saving Central European Summer Time (CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precison atomic time standard. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers, and should be edited to rectify this. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 858 KB) Panoramic view on Sokobanja Filip Maljkovic File links The following pages link to this file: Sokobanja ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 858 KB) Panoramic view on Sokobanja Filip Maljkovic File links The following pages link to this file: Sokobanja ... Serbian (српски језик; srpski jezik) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs everywhere. ... The Cyrillic alphabet (or azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters) is an alphabet used for several East and South Slavic languages; (Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Rusyn, Serbian, and Ukrainian) and many other languages of the former Soviet Union, Asia and Eastern Europe. ... A spa town is a town frequented, in times past, for health reasons, to take the waters. The name derives from the Belgian town Spa, and in continental Europe, a spa was known as a ville deau (town of water). ... Anthem: Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city)  Belgrade Official languages Serbian written with the Cyrillic alphabet1 Government Parliamentary republic  -  President Boris Tadić  -  Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment  -  Formation 8th century   -  Independence c. ...

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Population

In 2002 the population of the Sokobanja town was 8,407, while population of the whole municipality was 18,571. The population of the municipality includes 18,079 Serbs (97.35%), 190 Roma (1.02%) and 310 people of other nationalities (1.63%). Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below Serbs (Serbian: Срби or Srbi) are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ... Tzigane redirects here; for the composition by Maurice Ravel, see Tzigane (Ravel). ...


Features

Sokobanja is one of the most popular tourist resorts in Serbia. It is situated in the southern part of Sokobanja valley, surrounded by mountains Ozren, Devica, Janior, Rtanj and Bukovik. River Moravica runs through Sokobanja. Moravica creates a canyon just 2km before entering Sokobanja. Remains of the Roman and later medieval Serbian fortress Sokograd stand today near the canyon of Moravica. Lake Bovan is situated some 10 minutes of drive to the west of Sokobanja. It is especially popular among fishermen. Special hospital for lung diseases is situated on Ozren mountain. Town center of Sokobanja is home to the 16th-century Turkish baths and 19th-century buildings of elementary school, Milošev konak and Serbian Orthodox church.


See also

This is a list of places in Serbia, including both cities and villages. ...

External links

  • Sokobanja Official Site
  • Sokobanja's Internet Portal
  • Sokobanja Geographic Site
  • Privat quartage in Sokobanja
  • Privat quartage in Sokobanja
  • Privat quartage in Sokobanja
  • Privat quartage in Sokobanja
  • Primary school site
  • Lepterija's Official Site
  • Mužinac village's Official Site
Municipalities and cities of Serbia

  Results from FactBites:
 
Serbia Info / Encyclopedia / Explore Spas (195 words)
Sokobanja is one of the best known spas in Yugoslavia.
The curative waters in Sokobanja are yielded by several springs; their temperature varies from 20 to 45 degrees C and they differ very much in terms of chemical composition.
The Sokobanja spa complex also includes the Child Medical Rehabilitation Institute and the Centre for the Treatment of Non-specific Pulmonary Diseases, as well as outpatients clinics in major hotels.
SOKO BANJA (SPA) (519 words)
Sokobanja is situated in the southeast of Serbia, between mountains Ozren (117 m) and Rtanj (1560 m), on the riverbanks of Moravica, at the height of 400 m above the sea level.
The most important part of tourist offer of Sokobanja is health tourism, but in the last few years other types of tourism developed: sport and recreation tourism, children and youth tourism, hunting, eco-tourism, commercial and congress.
Sokobanja is becoming one of the most interesting tourist destinations for young people and at present it is definitively number one in the tourist scene of Serbia.
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