Sjenica
E653500
Sjenica is a town in southwestern Serbia known for its harsh winters, high-altitude plateau setting, and production of the famous Sjenica cheese.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | municipal seat of the Municipality of Sjenica ⓘ |
| areaCode | +381 20 ⓘ |
| cheeseProtectedStatus | geographical indication in Serbia ⓘ |
| climate | continental climate with very cold winters ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 43.27°N 20.00°E ⓘ |
| country | Serbia ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 130 km from Užice
ⓘ
about 60 km from Novi Pazar ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 1000 metres ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Bosniaks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCheeseType |
Sjenica cow milk cheese
ⓘ
Sjenica sheep milk cheese ⓘ |
| hasClimateCharacteristic |
frequent snow cover in winter
ⓘ
very low winter temperatures ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ |
| hasMunicipality | Municipality of Sjenica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea | Pešter Plateau Special Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | around 14,000 inhabitants (town, early 2020s estimate) ⓘ |
| hasProduct |
Sjenica cheese
ⓘ
dairy products ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection |
regional roads to Nova Varoš
ⓘ
regional roads to Novi Pazar ⓘ regional roads to Prijepolje ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Raška region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sjenica cheese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
harsh winters ⓘ high-altitude plateau climate ⓘ livestock farming ⓘ sheep breeding ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Zlatibor District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Sandžak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Uvac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pešter Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorReligion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| municipalityArea | over 1000 square kilometres ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction | Uvac Special Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Serbian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pešter Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 36310 ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| vehicleRegistrationCode | SJ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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