Požega, Serbia

Požega Пожега
Municipality and Town
Požega town center Požega town center
Coat of arms of Požega Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Požega within Serbia Location of the municipality of Požega within Serbia
Coordinates:
Country	Serbia
District	Zlatibor
Settlements	42
Government
• Mayor	Milovan Mićović
Area
• Municipality	426 km2 (164 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Town	13,153
• Municipality	29,638
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	31210
Area code	+381 31
Car plates	PŽ
Website	www.pozega.org.rs

Požega (Serbian Cyrillic: Пожега, pronounced [pôʒeɡa]) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of Serbia. The population of the town is 13,153, while the municipality has 29,638 inhabitants. During the existence of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, town was named Užička Požega, to be distinguished from Slavonska Požega, now in Croatia.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Požega, the municipality includes the following settlements:

Bakionica Velika Ježevica Visibaba Vranjani Glumač Godovik Gornja Dobrinja

Gorobilje Gugalj Donja Dobrinja Dražinovići Duškovci Zaselje Zdravčići

Jelen Do Kalenići Lopaš Loret Ljutice Mađer Mala Ježevica

Milićevo Selo Mršelji Otanj Papratište Pilatovići Požega Prijanovići

Prilipac Radovci Rasna Rečice Roge Rupeljevo Svračkovo

Srednja Dobrinja Tabanovići Tvrdići Tometino Polje Tučkovo Uzići Čestobrodica

Notable people

• Miloš Obrenović I, Prince of Serbia, (1780 – 1860), founder of House of Obrenović
• Petar Leković, (1893 — 1942), first person to be awarded with Order of the People's Hero title
• Srđan Mijailović, (1993), football player who played for Süper Lig club Kayserispor

External links

• AloPožega