Jošanica
Јошаница Jošanica |
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Serbia | |||
Okrug : | Okrug Zaječar | |||
Opština : | Sokobanya | |||
Coordinates : | 43 ° 43 ' N , 21 ° 46' E | |||
Height : | 445 m. i. J. | |||
Residents : | 898 (2002) | |||
Telephone code : | (+381) 018 | |||
Postal code : | 18234 | |||
License plate : | ZA | |||
Structure and administration | ||||
Community type: | Village |
Jošanica ( Cyrillic : Јошаница) is a village in Serbia .
Geography and population
The village is located in the Opština Sokobanja , in the Okrug Zaječar , in the east of Serbia. Jošanica is 445 m above sea level. The village had a population of 898 in 2002, while it was 1422 in 1991, according to the last three population statistics, the population continues to fall.
The population of Jošanica are almost without exception Serbs , but there are also a Romanian , a Wallachian and a Roman Catholic Croat . The village consists of 273 households.
religion
The population of Jošanica is committed to the Serbian Orthodox Church. There are two Serbian Orthodox churches in the village. The older and smaller Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and the newer, larger Church of St. Dimitri the Great Martyr . The churches belong to the Timok Eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
supporting documents
- Књига 9, Становништво, упоредни преглед броја становника 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002, подаци по насељима, Републички завод за статистику, Београд, мај 2004, ISBN 86-84433-14-9
- Књига 1, Становништво, национална или етничка припадност, подаци по насељима, Репувништво, Репувништво, Репунак, Бурорс33, ISBN , .86,
- Књига 2, Становништво, пол и старост, подаци по насељима, Републички завод за стататистику, Беогеима, ISBN 86, Стататистику,
- Article about the churches on the side of the Timok Eparchy , (Serbian)