Ivanovci (Ljig)

Ivanovci is a village situated in Ljig municipality in Serbia.

Demography

According to the 2002 census, there were 468 inhabitants vs 539 in the 1991 census (the third consecutive decline). The 392 adult residents average 46.1 years of age (44.7 for men and 47.3 for women). The village has 148 households, each with an average 3.16 people living there. This village is inhabited mostly by Serbs (according to the census of 2002).

References

Coordinates: 44°13′25″N 20°18′42″E / 44.2236°N 20.3117°E / 44.2236; 20.3117

Ljig

Ljig (Serbian Cyrillic: Љиг) is a town of 3,219 inhabitants in central Serbia. It is surrounded by a municipality of the same name, which has a total of 12,730 inhabitants.

Ljig is an underdeveloped region of Serbia, surrounded by Mount Rajac and Mount Rudnik. It was struck by an earthquake in 2003 and a drought in 2004.

Municipality

The town of Ljig is the economic and cultural center of the municipality with a primary school founded in 1907, a high school, a public library with a cinema, a health center and a post office.

The other settlements of Ljig municipality are Ivanovci, Kozelj, Lalinci, Veliševac, Babajić, Ba, Kadina Luka, Kalanjevci, Jajčić, Liplje, Moravci, Stavica, Gukoš, Milavac, Brančić, Poljanice, Latković, Slavkovica, Paležnica, Belanovica, Bošnjanović, Donji Banjani, Dići, Cvetanovac, Živkovci and Šutci.

History

The recorded history of the Ljig settlement begins in 1911, when a railroad was built between Lajkovac and Gornji Milanovac. The ruins of the Vavedenje monastery, however, include impressive sarcophagi dating from the 15th century, believed to belong to the Serbian despots Stefan Branković and Đurađ Branković. According to legend, Djuradj's wife, Jerina, was buried there as well.