Sokobanya

Сокобања
Sokobanja

Basic data

State :

Serbia

Okrug :

Zaječar

Opština :

Sokobanya

Coordinates :

43 ° 39 ' N , 21 ° 52' E Coordinates: 43 ° 38 '36 " N , 21 ° 52' 16" E

Area :

525 km²

Residents :

8,407 (2002)

Population density :

16 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

(+381) +381 018

Postal code :

18230

License plate :

ZA

Structure and administration (status: 2007)

Community type:

city

Mayor :

Miliša Dinić (independent)

Website :

www.opstinasokobanja.com

Others

Patron saint :

Christ's Transfiguration

Sokobanja ( Serbian - Cyrillic Сокобања ) is a Serbian spa town in the municipality of the same name in the Zaječar district .

The annual accordion festival Prva harmonika is held here and the Milošev konak restaurant, famous in the Timočka Krajina region , is located here.

geography

The place is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Serbia , located between the Rtanj and Ozren Mountains . The Sokobanjska Moravica River flows through the village with a large variety of fish . The remains of the Roman fortress of Sokograd can be found nearby . West of Sokobanja is the Bovansko Jezero , an artificial lake that is also used for tourism.

history

The center of the city was built by the Ottomans in the 16th century . There are also numerous hammams (Turkish baths). The local school and the Serbian Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration were built in the 19th century .