Bosilegrad
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| Босилеград Bosilegrad |
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| Municipality and Town | ||
| Panoramic view of Bosilegrad
Panoramic view of Bosilegrad
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| Country |  Serbia |
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| District | Pčinja | |
| Settlements | 37 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Vladimir Zaharijev (DSS) | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Municipality | 571 km2 (220 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011 census)[2] | ||
| • Town | 2,624 | |
| • Municipality | 8,129 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 17540 | |
| Area code | +381 17 | |
| Car plates | VR | |
| Website | www |
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Bosilegrad (Bulgarian: Босилеград) is a town and municipality in Pčinja District of Serbia. The municipality comprises an area of 571 km². According to 2011 census, it has a total population of 8,129 inhabitants, while the town has 2,624.
Demographics
The majority of municipality's population are Serbs of Bulgarian origin, numbering more than 70% of total population. Other minor ethnic groups are Serbs and Roma people. Only 32.28% inhabitants live in urban areas. The ethnic composition of the municipality:
| Ethnic group | Population 1961[3] |
Population 1971[4] |
Population 1981[5] |
Population 1991[6] |
Population 2002[7] |
Population 2011[8] |
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| Bulgarians | - | - | - | - | 7,037 | 5,839 |
| Serbs | 291 | 292 | 616 | 1,165 | 1,308 | 895 |
| Macedonians | 40 | 58 | 49 | - | 42 | 38 |
| Montenegrins | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Romani | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | - | 162 |
| Muslims | - | 1 | 1 | 10 | - | - |
| Yugoslavs | 2 | 255 | 3,976 | 1,649 | 288 | 20 |
| Others | 18,024 | 16,675 | 9,538 | 8,811 | 1,253 | 1,173 |
| Total | 18,368 | 17,306 | 14,196 | 11,644 | 9,931 | 8,129 |
History
The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes gained some territory from Bulgaria as part of the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine, following the invasion and occupation of part of the Kingdom of Serbia by Bulgaria and subsequent Allied defeat of the Central Powers in the First World War. The Bulgarian army occupied Bosilegrad between 1941-1944.
See also
References
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Bosilegradzastava.png
Bosilegrad flag
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Municipalité de Bosilegrad (Serbie).jpg
Map of the Bosilegrad municipality
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Unveiling of the monument of Bulgarian revolutionary Vasil Levski in Bosilegrad.
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