Lazarevac

Lazarevac
Лазаревац (Serbian)
From top: Town center promenade, Memorial Church of St. Demetrius, Municipal Building
Coat of arms of Lazarevac
Location of Lazarevac within the city of Belgrade
Location of Lazarevac within the city of Belgrade
Coordinates: 44°22′N 20°15′E / 44.367°N 20.250°E / 44.367; 20.250
Country Serbia
City Belgrade
Settlements34
Government
 • MayorTomislav Rikanović (SNS)
Area
 • Urban17.87 km2 (6.90 sq mi)
 • Municipality382.77 km2 (147.79 sq mi)
Elevation
161 m (528 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)[3]
 • Urban
27,635
 • Urban density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
 • Municipality
55,146
 • Municipality density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
11550
Area code+381(0)11
ISO 3166 codeSRB
Car platesBG
Websitewww.lazarevac.rs

Lazarevac (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазаревац, pronounced [lazareʋat͡s]) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. As of 2022, the town has a total population of 27,635 inhabitants, while the municipal area has a total of 55,146 inhabitants.

Its name stems from the name of medieval Serbian ruler Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović.[4]

  1. ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  2. ^ "Насеља општине Лазаревац" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  3. ^ "2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings: Ethnicity (data by municipalities and cities)" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. April 2023. ISBN 978-86-6161-228-2. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  4. ^ "Kako je Lazarevac dobio ime". Moja Srbija (in Serbian). mojasrbija.rs. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2017.