Kostolac

Kostolac (Serbian Cyrillic: Костолац) is a town in Serbia and one of two city municipalities which constitute the City of Požarevac. It is situated on the Danube river. The remains of Viminacium, the capital of the Roman province of Moesia Superior, are located near Stari Kostolac, some 2 km to the east of Kostolac. Kostolac is also a center of the area called Stig and home of thermal power plants and coal mines.

Kostolac Костолац
Town and city municipality
Coat of arms
Kostolac
Coordinates: 44°42′53″N 21°10′12″E
Country	Serbia
Region	Southern and Eastern Serbia
District	Braničevo
City	Požarevac
Government
• Municipality president	Serdžo Krstanoski (SNS)
Area [1]
• Urban	9.76 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
• Municipality	100.87 km2 (38.95 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Urban	9,569
• Urban density	980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
• Municipality	13,637
• Municipality density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	12208
Area code	+381(0)12
Vehicle registration	PO
Website	www.kostolac.info/kostolac.htm

History

A 1.5 million year old mammoth skeleton was uncovered in the Viminacium site in June 2009.^[3]

A Neolithic Kostolac culture is named after the town.

The tribes of Autariatae and Scordisci are thought to have merged into one in this area after 313BC, since excavations show that the two groups made burials at the same exact grave field in Pecine, near Kostolac.^[4] Nine graves of Autariatae dating to 4th century BC and scattered Autariatae and Celtic graves around these earlier graves show that the two groups mixed rather than made war^[5] and this resulted in the lower Morava valley becoming a Celto-Thracio-Illyrian interaction zone.^[6] The Celtic Invasions of Greece in 279 BC formed the sub-Celtic group of Scordisci who would according to Strabo, defeat and push the powerful Triballians towards the Getae,^[7] the Scordisci self-rule in different regions of Serbia gradually ended with the Roman conquest of the Balkans in the 1st century AD.

Ruins of Viminacium

Viminacium mint by Antoninianus to celebrate the 1001 birthday of the Roman Empire. 248 AD.

Viminacium, a major city of the Roman province of Moesia, and the capital of Moesia Superior was situated 20 km east to the present centre, in the area of Stari Kostolac (Old Kostolac). Viminacium was the base camp of Legio VII Claudia, and hosted for some time the IV Flavia Felix. It was destroyed in 440 by the Huns, but rebuilt by Justinian I. During Maurice's Balkan campaigns, Viminacium saw destruction by the Avars and Slavs in 584 and a crushing defeat of Avar forces on the northern Danube bank in 599, destroying Avar reputation for invincibility.^[8]

Đorđe Vajfert opened coal mines in Kostolac. During World War II, Germans constructed first power plant "Mali Kostolac" ("small Kostolac"). After the war, people from everywhere came to build it.

Settlements

Kostolac

Aside from the town of Kostolac, the city municipality includes the following settlements:

• Klenovnik
• Ostrovo
• Petka
• Selo Kostolac

Features

• Ostrovo, the biggest island of Serbia is located near Kostolac.

Tourism

Main article: Tourism in Serbia

In Kostolac is the archaeological site of Viminacium, a former Roman outpost with wide streets, luxurious villas, extensive baths and an amphitheater, just recently opened to the public.

Industry

Power Station Kostolac A

Kostolac has two thermal power plants which comprise the TPP Kostolac. These are:

• TPP "Kostolac A" – with 2 blocks – total available capacity of 310 MW and production of 716 GWh
• TPP "Kostolac B" – with 2 blocks – total available capacity of 700 MW and production of 3,027 GWh

In addition to electric power, TPP "Kostolac A" produces heating energy for heating of Kostolac and Požarevac.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 13,637 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

Ethnicity	Number
Serbs	9,842
Romani	2,659
Macedonians	45
Croats	35
Montenegrins	22
Others	1,034

See also

• Municipalities of Serbia
• Cities and towns in Serbia
• Populated places of Serbia
• Viminacium
• Kostolac Airport

References

1. "Насеља општине Костолац" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
2. Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији or 2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 2012. ISBN 978-86-6161-023-3.
3. "Blic Online in English | Culture & Showbiz | Vika is five million years old". Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
4. Jovanović 1984, 1985, 1991; Theodossiev 2000: 120- 121, cat. no. 113 with full bibliography
5. Jovanović 1985, 1992
6. "Council of American Overseas Research Centers" (PDF). Council of American Overseas Research Centers.
7. Strabo (VII 3, 13)
8. "Viminacium – Roman city and legionary fort". www.viminacium.org.rs.

External links

• Municipality of Požarevac