Majdanpek
Majdanpek is a town and municipality located in the Bor District of the eastern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the municipality of Majdanpek had a population of 18,686 people, while the town of Majdanpek had a population of 10,109.
Name
The name "Majdanpek" is derived from the words majdan meaning "quarry" and meaning "much, big, very" in Turkish. In Serbian Vlach, the town is known as simply Maidan.History
The transition out of the Stone Age occurred between 6000 BCE and 2500 BCE for much of humanity living in North Africa and Eurasia. The first evidence of human metallurgy dates to between the 5th and 6th millennium BCE in the archaeological sites of Majdanpek, Yarmovac, and Pločnik in modern-day Serbia, though not conventionally considered part of the Chalcolithic or "Copper Age", this provides the earliest known example of copper metallurgy. Chalcolithic excavations exist in Kapetanova Pecina, Praurija, Kameni Rog and Roman site of Kamenjar.The town is famous as a copper mine district, since the early 17th century. The origin of the name is based on words majdan and river Pek - mine on river Pek. Throughout its history, mining development was held by many foreign owners, and was extensively exploited. The town was industrialized in the mid-20th century, by the industrial program supported by SFR Yugoslavia's Government of that time, and the personal influence of J.B.Tito. Through the late 20th century, the town was in a period of industrial progress and one of the most developed areas in copper mining and metallurgy.
Geography
Climate
Majdanpek has a humid continental climate.Settlements
The municipality includes the following settlements:;Towns
- Majdanpek
- Donji Milanovac
- Boljetin
- Vlaole
- Golubinje
- Debeli Lug
- Jasikovo
- Klokočevac
- Leskovo
- Miroč
- Mosna
- Rudna Glava
- Topolnica
- Crnajka
Demographics
Ethnic groups
Most of the settlements in the Majdanpek municipality have Serb ethnic majority. The settlement with Vlach ethnic majority is Vlaole. Ethnically mixed settlement with relative Vlach majority is Jasikovo. The ethnic composition of the municipality:| Ethnic group | Population | % |
| Serbs | 14,670 | 78.51% |
| Vlachs | 2,442 | 13.07% |
| Montenegrins | 70 | 0.37% |
| Romanians | 68 | 0.36% |
| Macedonians | 56 | 0.30% |
| Yugoslavs | 51 | 0.27% |
| Croats | 33 | 0.18% |
| Bulgarians | 22 | 0.12% |
| Others | 1,274 | 6.82% |
| Total | 18,686 |
Tourism
One of the most notable tourist attractions in Majdanpek is Rajkova Pećina.Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity :| Activity | Total |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 128 |
| Mining and quarrying | 1,115 |
| Manufacturing | 729 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 59 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 100 |
| Construction | 126 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 399 |
| Transportation and storage | 143 |
| Accommodation and food services | 138 |
| Information and communication | 45 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 24 |
| Real estate activities | - |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 42 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 64 |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 273 |
| Education | 328 |
| Human health and social work activities | 293 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 56 |
| Other service activities | 37 |
| Individual agricultural workers | 87 |
| Total | 4,186 |
Gallery
Notable people
- Dejan Petkovic, Serbian football player