Klenovnik, Serbia
Village in Braničevo, Serbia
Klenovnik
Кленовник
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Coordinates: 44°41′26″N 21°10′48″E / 44.69056°N 21.18000°E / 44.69056; 21.18000 | |
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District | Braničevo |
City | Požarevac |
Municipality | Kostolac |
Population
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• Total | 904 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC+2 ( CEST ) |
Klenovnik ( Serbian Cyrillic : Кленовник ) is a village in the municipality of Kostolac , city of Požarevac , Serbia . According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 904 people. It derives its name from Klen, a type of deciduous tree . Legend has it that the area was covered with a Klen forest, which was petrified, and resulted in a large deposit of coal. The thermo-electric power plant Kostolac is near Klenovnik, and is largely powered by the coal extracted from the nearby open-surface mines. Population of Klenovnik mainly shares in two occupations: agriculture and supporting industry for the nearby power plant. Klenovnik has a small school, grades K-4. Although it is a very small village it has city water, paved roads, and steam heating. Population is ethnically mainly Serbian . [1]
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- ↑ Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9
44°41′26″N 21°10′48″E / 44.69056°N 21.18000°E / 44.69056; 21.18000
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