Štitar, Serbia
Štitar
Штитар (Serbian) | |
|---|---|
Štitar | |
| Coordinates: 44°47′N 19°36′E / 44.783°N 19.600°E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Statistical Region | Šumadija and Western Serbia |
| Region | Mačva |
| District | Mačva District |
| Municipality | Šabac |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Štitar (Serbian Cyrillic: Штитар) is a village in Serbia, located around 9 km west from the town of Šabac, in Mačva District.
Geography
Štitar lies is in the heart of Mačva, an alluvial fertile flatland between the rivers Drina and Sava. The area of today's village was until the 18th century covered with dense and virtually impassable forest, Kitog.
History
By the end of 19th century, Štitar was populated by Serb refugees from outside of then-autonomous (and later independent) Serbia. The first group came from Montenegro in the 18th century, followed by others from Herzegovina, Bosnia, and parts of present-day Serbia that remained under Ottoman rule after the Second Serbian Uprising.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village has 2,355 inhabitants, mostly Serbs.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1948 | 1447 |
| 1953 | 1630 |
| 1961 | 1949 |
| 1971 | 2072 |
| 1981 | 2183 |
| 1991 | 2256 |
| 2002 | 2355 |
Famous inhabitants
- Branimir Ćosić (1903–1934), Serbian writer and journalist
- Miroslav Đukić (born 1966), Serbian footballer and coach
- Olivera Marković (born 1992)
- Petar Dinić (born 1993), Serbian Web developer
See also
References
- ^ Становништво, упоредни преглед броја становника 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002, подаци по насељима [Population, comparative overview of the number of inhabitants 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002, data by settlements] (PDF) (in Serbian). Beograd: Serbian Institute of Statistics. 2004. p. 48. ISBN 86-84433-14-9. Retrieved 15 March 2026.