Ivanjica

Ivanjica
Ивањица (Serbian)
Clockwise, from top: Town panorama, "Stone Bridge", town center promenade
Official seal of Ivanjica
Etymology: Saint John's Eve (Serbian: Ивањдан)
Ivanjica is located in Serbia
Ivanjica
Ivanjica
Location within Serbia
Ivanjica is located in Europe
Ivanjica
Ivanjica
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 43°34′52″N 20°13′47″E / 43.58111°N 20.22972°E / 43.58111; 20.22972
Country Serbia
RegionŠumadija and Western Serbia
DistrictMoravica
Settlements49
Village status1833
Town status16 June 1866 (1866-06-16)
Government
 • MayorMomčilo Mitrović (SNS)
Area
 • Rank8th in Serbia
 • Town3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
 • Municipality1,089.70 km2 (420.74 sq mi)
Elevation
468 m (1,535 ft)
Highest elevation1,833 m (6,014 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Rank50th in Serbia
 • Municipality
27,751
 • Municipality density25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
32250
32251
32252
32253
32254
32255
32256
32258
32259
Area code+381(0)32
Vehicle registrationIC
Websitewww.ivanjica.gov.rs

Ivanjica (Serbian Cyrillic: Ивањица, pronounced [ǐʋaɲitsa]) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of southwestern Serbia. As of 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 27,767 inhabitants.[3] With an area of 1090 km2, it is the eighth largest municipality in Serbia.

Situated in the valley of Moravica river, Ivanjica has a predominantly hilly and mountainous terrain. It is surrounded by the mountain ranges of Golija, Javor, Mučanj, Čemerno and Radočelo. Ivanjica is known for cultural event Nušićijada which is taking place in the town annually.

  1. ^ "Насеља општине Ивањица" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Census 2022: Total population, by municipalities and cities". popis2022.stat.gov.rs.
  3. ^ "Prvi rezultati Popisa stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova 2022". stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023. d