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Mali Zvornik

Мали Зворник (Serbian)
Mali Zvornik Мали Зворник (Serbian)
Town and municipality
	Mali Zvornik
	Coat of arms
	Location of the municipality of Mali Zvornik within Serbia
	Coordinates: 44°24′N 19°07′E / 44.400°N 19.117°E
Country	Serbia
Region	Šumadija and Western Serbia
District	Mačva
Municipality	1955; 70 years ago
Settlements	12
Government
• Mayor	Zoran Jevtić (SNS)
Area
• Town	9.09 km2 (3.51 sq mi)
• Municipality	184 km2 (71 sq mi)
Elevation	149 m (489 ft)
Population (2022 census)
• Town	4,297
• Town density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Municipality	11,219
• Municipality density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	15318
Area code	+381(0)15
Car plates	LO
Website	www.malizvornik.rs

Mali Zvornik (Serbian Cyrillic: Мали Зворник, pronounced [mâːliː zʋɔ̌rniːk]) is a town and municipality located in the Mačva District of western Serbia. In 2022, the population of the town is 4,297, while the population of the municipality is 11,219. It lays on the Drina river opposite of the town of Zvornik, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, a border crossing between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in the town.

History

There are traces of human life from Bronze Age in this area, as well as traces from the time of Roman Empire. Ancient Roman settlement Ad Drinum existed somewhere at this location. In the Middle Ages, Mali Zvornik was one of the main mining centres of the Serbian state.

On Orlovine Hill near Mali Zvornik there are remains of the large Medieval fortress that was probably built in the first half of the 15th century, in the time of the Serbian Despotate. During the Ottoman rule, this area was part of the Pashaluk of Bosnia.

Until 1878 it was the only Bosnian municipality on the right side of river Drina, when it eventually became part of the independent Kingdom of Serbia. In the end of 19th and beginning of the 20th century, population of Mali Zvornik numbered 115 houses. The municipality of Mali Zvornik was officially established in 1955.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Mali Zvornik, the municipality includes the following settlements:

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	9,036	—
1953	12,004	+5.84%
1961	11,583	−0.45%
1971	12,084	+0.42%
1981	13,074	+0.79%
1991	14,029	+0.71%
2002	14,076	+0.03%
2011	12,482	−1.33%
2022	11,219	−0.97%
Source: ^[3]

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Mali Zvornik has 12,482 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The municipality of Mali Zvornik has many ethnic groups, with Serbs forming the majority in all settlements. The ethnic composition of the municipality of Mali Zvornik:

Ethnic group	Population	%
Serbs	11,677	93.55%
Muslims	376	3.01%
Bosniaks	72	0.58%
Romani	25	0.20%
Montenegrins	16	0.13%
Yugoslavs	15	0.12%
Croats	14	0.11%
Others	287	2.30%
Total	12,482

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017):^[4]

Activity	Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	93
Mining	70
Processing industry	168
Distribution of power, gas and water	101
Distribution of water and water waste management	55
Construction	114
Wholesale and retail, repair	319
Traffic, storage and communication	187
Hotels and restaurants	70
Media and telecommunications	8
Finance and insurance	8
Property stock and charter	-
Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities	45
Administrative and other services	18
Administration and social assurance	326
Education	177
Healthcare and social work	112
Art, leisure and recreation	17
Other services	29
Total	1,917