Zaječar District

Zaječar District

Infobox Serbian district
name_serC = Зајечарски округ
name_serL = Zaječarski okrug
name_alt =
en_name = Zaječar
province_or_region = Central Serbia
capital = Zaječar
commissioner = Mihajlo Jagodić
municipalities = 4
settlements = 173
cities_and_towns = 5
villages = 168
area = 3,623
population = 137,561
density = 37.7
footnotes =
site = http://www.zaokrug.org/
Zaječar District (Serbian: Зајечарски округ, "Zaječarski okrug") is a district (okrug) of Serbia. It expands in the eastern parts of the Republic of Serbia. It has a population of 137,561 (2002 census). Seat of the District is in the city of Zaječar.

Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:
*Boljevac
*Knjaževac
*Zaječar
*Sokobanja

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):
*Serbs = 124,427 (90.45%)
*Vlachs = 7,155 (5.20%)
*Roma = 1,194 (0.87%)

History

Felix Romuliana (Galerius' Palace) in modern Gamzigrad is the birthplace of the Roman Emperor Gaius Galerius Valerius Maxmimianus, in late 3rd century and early 4th century. Because of its archaeological findings, Gamzigrad ranks among the most important late Roman sites in the world. The rich historic material (jewelry, mosaics, coins, tools, arms) found here is a treasure trove of Roman civilization of the 4th century A.D.

Roman Emperors

Three Roman Emperors were born in the Zaječar District

*Galerius ruled 293-311
*Maximinus ruled 305-312
*Licinius ruled 308-324

Economy

Trends of economic development of the Zaječar District lead from crafts and semi-industrial processing of agricultural products over coal exploitation (textile factory, leather factory, brewery, quartz sand mine and coal mine) to the modern plants and high output rate.

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