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For the town in Bulgaria, see Loznitsa. For the river in Slovenia, see Ložnica

Лозница Loznica
Coat of arms
Location of Loznica within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°32′N 19°13′E / 44.533, 19.217
Country	Serbia
District	Mačva
Settlements	54
Government
- Mayor	Vidoje Petrović (G17+)
Area 1
- Municipality	612 km2 (236.3 sq mi)
Population (2002 census)2
- Total	19,863
- Municipality	86,413
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	15300
Car plates	LO
Area code	+381 15
Website: http://www.lo.sr.gov.yu

Panoramic view of Loznica

Loznica (Serbian Cyrillic: Лозница) is a city and municipality located in the Mačva District of Serbia, although it is not geographically located in Mačva, but in Podrinje. It lays at Drina river, at 44.53° North, 19.22° East. Tronoša (Cyrillic: Tроноша) the monastery from 14th century, and one of Serbian most significant monastires is located near Loznica. Loznica is also a place where Vuk Karadžić (Cyrillic: Вуκ Κараџић), the reformer of Serbian language was born (in Tršić Cyrillic: Tршић). Jovan Cvijić, the well known geographer in Serbia and the world was also born here. Tourism in the city is developed.

In 2002 the city had total population of 68,900, while the municipality had a population of 86,413. From 900 BC to 300 BC the area was inhabited by Ilirs which gave the city the name "Jadar". During Roman period, the place was called Ad Drinum. In January 2008, according to Serbian law, Loznica received the status of a city.

Name

Its name stems from the word "loza" (the Serbian word for vine). Originally, its name was Lozica(Serbian word for small vine), but it later became Loznica.

Municipality

Municipality of Loznica includes the following settlements:

Demographics (2002 census)

Ethnic groups in the Loznica municipality:

• Serbs = 83,729
• Muslims by nationality = 555
• Roma = 428
• Yugoslavs = 210
• Montenegrins = 118
• others

Twin cities

• Płock, Poland

See also

• List of places in Serbia

External links

• Loznica

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Coordinates: 44°32′00″N 19°13′33″E / 44.533333, 19.22583