Glibovac
Glibovac
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| Country |  Serbia |
| Regions | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
| County | Podunavlje District |
| Municipality | Smederevska Palanka |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Predrag Đurđević |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population | 2,269 |
| Area code | 026 |
| Vehicle registration | SD |
Glibovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Глибовац) is a village located in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka in the Podunavlje district of Serbia. According to the census of 2002, Glibovac has 2269 inhabitants.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]The name of Glibovac originates from the Serbian word for mud. The first written mention of Glibovac was in 1784 by an Austrian spy crossing the area.[2] Though it is likely that there was a settlement there before that time, as some medieval remains were found in the vicinity. In 1919, archaeologists from the Art History Archive in Belgrade discovered remains of an ancient Roman town on the site of the current village. In a field near the hamlet of Bubanj, 375 coins were found dating from the reigns of Septimius Severus (193-211AD) and Volusianus (251-253AD).[2] A primary school was first opened in 1891[2]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Glibovac is situated about 4 km from the centre of Smederevska Palanka along the railway going north towards Smederevo and Belgrade. The village is divided into two parts Gornji Glibovac (Upper) and Donji Glibovac (lower). It is also sometimes called Salevac, the name of the small area between in the rivers that form the Mali Lug and Kubršnica[2]
Demography
[edit | edit source]The adult population living in Glibovac in 1829, and the average age of the population is 40.7 years (40.0 for men and 41.4 for women). The village has 639 households. The average number of members per household is 3.55. According to the 2002 census, this village is mainly populated Serbs.[1]
- Graph of population changes during the 20th century
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Ethnic make up according to the census of (2002)
[edit | edit source]| Nationality | Population | % |
| Serbian | 2,240 | 98,72 |
| Montenegrin | 7 | 0,30 |
| Roma | 6 | 0,26 |
| Macedonian | 2 | 0,08 |
| Croatian | 1 | 0,04 |
| Ukrainian | 1 | 0,04 |
| Russian | 1 | 0,04 |
| Yugoslavian | 1 | 0,04 |
| Unknown/Others[3] |
Famous residents
[edit | edit source]The most well known of the villager is probably Stanoje Glavaš (1763–1815), a Serbian Hajduk, who was a hero of the first and second Serbian uprising against the Ottoman Empire, and was killed by the Turks in 1815 in the village of Baničina near Glibovac.[2]
Konstrakta, who represented Serbia in Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin. Her father's side of the family has origin from Glibovac.
Culture
[edit | edit source]Every early August since 2005, Glibovac has organized a cultural and sporting event known as Dani Stanoja Glavaša, the "Days of Stanoje Glavaš. There is a competition and the winner is crowned harambaše (outlaw leader).[2]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Књига 9, Становништво, упоредни преглед броја становника 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002, подаци по насељима, Републички завод за статистику, Београд, мај 2004, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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External links
[edit | edit source]- History of Glibovac in Serbian Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Satellite view of Glibovac Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine