Homolje

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Homolje to the north

Homolje (Serbian Cyrillic: Хомоље, pronounced [xɔ̌mɔʎɛ]) is a region in east Serbia south of the Danube river. It is centered on the town of Žagubica, with smaller parts belonging to municipalities of Kučevo, Majdanpek and Petrovac. In the narrow sense, the term "Homolje" is applied only to the Homolje valley around Mlava river, but it is usually applied to the low Homolje mountains (940 m) north of the valley and Beljanica and Crni Vrh mountains at the south. It is sparsely populated, and renowned for its unspoiled nature.

Population

The area was originally inhabited by various tribes: Illyrians, Dacians, and Thracians, who were followed by the Celts, Romans, Goths, and eventually Slavs, who came in the middle of the 6th century. When the Ottoman Empire conquered the area, migration to the north increased. After the migration of Serbs to Hungary and St. Andrea to the north, new settlers came — the modern Kosovo population of Serbs and Montenegrians. A vast majority of the Homolje population are Vlachs of Latinized Tribalian and Thraco-Illyrian origin. There are very few historical documents about the population of Homolje.

Populated places in Homolje (2002 Census):

Place	Area (km²)	Population	Pop. density
Žagubica	189.84	3,197	17
Laznica	74,81	2,440	33
Krepoljin	47.80	1,958	41
Suvi Do	91.33	1,365	15
Osanica	66.52	1,281	19
Sige	19.84	935	47
Milatovac	22.16	913	41
Krupaja	25.52	766	30
Jošanica	36.10	708	20
Milanovac	16.47	595	36
Selište	61.00	567	9
Ribare	19.08	542	28
Vukovac	22.95	519	23
Bliznak	20.41	412	20
Izvarica	18.93	396	21
Breznica	22.37	244	11
Medveđica	4.76	46	10

Homolje plains

External links

• Municipality of Žagubica
• Homolje on SerbiaTravel