Okrug Kolubara

Колубарски округ Kolubarski Okrug
Situation in Serbia
State :	Serbia
Area :	2,474 km²
Residents :	200,560 (2002)
Capital :	Valjevo

Kolubara ( Serbian Колубарски округ, Kolubarski okrug ) is a Serbian administrative district in the northwest of the Serbian heartland.

It consists of the following municipalities ( opštine ):

According to the 2002 census, this district has 200,560 inhabitants. The main administrative seat is the city of Valjevo on the banks of the Kolubara River .

This region is important for its cultural and historical monuments such as the Turkish Palace, a typical example of Turkish architecture from the 13th century . Also worth seeing are the tower of the Nenadovic family and the Valjevo church from 1838 , a classical building.

Important branches of industry in this region are the metal industry ("Krusik" and "Gradac"), the food and meat industries ("Srbijanka").

The main tourist destinations are Divčibare Mountain and Vrujci Spa .

Largest settlements

(Status: 2002 census)

Place name	Cyrillic	Residents
Valjevo	Ваљево	61,406
Ub	Уб	5,952
Lajkovac	Лајковац	3,439
Jabučje	Јабучје	3,245
Osečina	Осечина	3,183
Ljig	Љиг	2,984
Popučke	Попучке	2,587

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