Štitar, Serbia

Village in Šumadija and Western Serbia, Serbia
Štitar
Штитар (Serbian)
Village (Selo)
44°47′N 19°36′E / 44.783°N 19.600°E / 44.783; 19.600
Country Serbia
Statistical RegionŠumadija and Western Serbia
RegionMačva
DistrictMačva District
MunicipalityŠabac
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Štitar (Serbian Cyrillic: Штитар) is a village in Serbia, located around 9 km west from the town of Šabac, in Mačva District.

Geography

Štitar lies is in the heart of Mačva, an alluvial fertile flatland between the rivers Drina and Sava. The area of today's village was until the 18th century covered with dense and virtually impassable forest, Kitog.

History

By the end of 19th century, Štitar was populated by Serb refugees from outside of then-autonomous (and later independent) Serbia. The first group came from Montenegro in the 18th century, followed by others from Herzegovina, Bosnia, and parts of present-day Serbia that remained under Ottoman rule after the Second Serbian Uprising.

Demographics

According to 2002 census, the village has 2,285 inhabitants, mostly Serbs.

Famous inhabitants

  • Branimir Ćosić (1903–1934), Serbian writer and journalist
  • Miroslav Đukić (born 1966), Serbian footballer and coach
  • Olivera Marković (born 1992)
  • Petar Dinić (born 1993), Serbian Web developer

See also

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Šabac Municipality
Settlements
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Cities, towns and villages in the Mačva District
Šabac
Loznica
Bogatić
Vladimirci
Koceljeva
Mali Zvornik
Krupanj
Ljubovija
Municipalities or cities of Serbia

44°47′N 19°36′E / 44.783°N 19.600°E / 44.783; 19.600

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