Bojnik ( sr-cyr, Бојник) is a town and municipality located in the

Jablanica District The Jablanica District ( sr, Јабланички округ, Jablanički okrug, ) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands in the south-eastern parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it ...

of southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 6,688 and population of the municipality was 11,073.

History

Much of the population settled in Bojnik after

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. On 17 February 1942, Bulgarian occupation forces massacred all 476 inhabitants of Bojnik in response to the alleged sheltering of Partisans.Edward Palmer Thompson, ''Beyond the Frontier: The Politics of a Failed Mission, Bulgaria 1944'' (Stanford University Press, 1997), pg 23.

Geography

Bojnik municipality is located in southern Serbia and it is surrounded by municipality of

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in the south-west, municipality of

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in the south, municipality of

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in the east, and municipalities of

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and

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in the north.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Bojnik, the following villages consist the municipality of Bojnik:

Demographics

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has 11,104 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017):

Gallery

File:Centar Bojnika.jpg, ''Town center'' File:Bojnik, Leskovac 01.JPG, ''Town center''

References

External links

* Populated places in Jablanica District Municipalities and cities of Southern and Eastern Serbia {{JablanicaRS-geo-stub