- Sokobanja
Infobox Serbia municipality
native_name = Сокобања|official_name=Sokobanja
image_shield =
district = Zaječar
mayor = Dimitrije Lukić (DS)
area_km2 = 525
population_total = 8407 | mpop=18571
latd = 43| latm = 39|longd = 21| longm = 52
code = 18
settlements = 25
plates = ZA
postal_code = 18230
website = www.sokobanja.sr.gov.yuSokobanja (Serbian
Cyrillic : Сокобања) is a well-knownspa town and municipality situated in easternSerbia .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%).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.
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*flagicon|Hungary
Hódmezővásárhely ,Hungary
*flagicon|GreeceMetaxata ,Greece
*flagicon|Israel Tamar,Israel ee also
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List of places in Serbia External links
* [http://www.sokobanja.co.cc/ Sokobanja]
* [http://www.soko-banja.org/ Tourist portal of Sokobanja]
* [http://apartments.soko-banja.org/ Apartments in Sokobanja]
* [http://zitkovac.110mb.com//dnevnik/upoznaj_srbiju/soko_banja.html Photos of Sokobanja - Zitkovac.net]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/sokobanja/sets/72157600301748894/ Photos of Sokobanja]
* [http://www.soko-banja.biz/photo/ Photos of Sokobanja]
* [http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php?Number=565567 Sokobanja at Google Earth Community]
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