Demographic movements in rural settlements municipality of Knjaževac

• Main Authors: Bratić Marija, Stojiljković Filip
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Antropološko društvo Srbije i Univerzitet u Nišu, Prirodno-matematički fakultet 2015-01-01
• Series: Glasnik Antropološkog Društva Srbije
• Subjects: demographics; changes; problems; age structure; rural settlements
• Online Access: http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1820-7936/2015/1820-79361550049B.pdf

The process of demographic changes in the municipality of Knjazevac began in the second half of the twentieth century. Socio-economic development of the territory has affected the decrease in population. While Knjazevac as the center of this municipality strengthened, peripheral urban parts stagnated. The article contains a description of the current main problem to resolve and analysis of the results and findings about the impacts of demographic change of the rural settlements in the municipality of Knjazevac. Knjazevac and the whole southeastern part of Serbia are exposed to large global changes in the structure of the population over the last fifty years.