Štitar, Serbia
| Štitar Штитар | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Štitar Штитар | |
| Coordinates: RS 44°47′N 19°36′E / 44.783°N 19.600°E | |
| Country |
 Serbia |
| Region | Šumadija and Western Serbia |
| District | Mačva District |
| Municipality or city | Šabac |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Štitar (Serbian Cyrillic: Штитар) is a village in Serbia, located around 9 km west from the town of Šabac, in Mačva District.
Geography
Štitar lies is in the heart of Mačva, an alluvial fertile flatland between the rivers Drina and Sava. The area of today’s village was until the 18th century covered with dense and virtually impassable forest, Kitog.
History
By the end of 19th century, Štitar was populated by Serb refuges from outside of then-autonomous (and later independent) Serbia. The first group came from Montenegro in the 18th century, followed by others from Herzegovina, Bosnia, and parts of present-day Serbia that remained under Ottoman rule after the Second Serbian Uprising.
Demographics
According to 2002 census, the village has 2,285 inhabitants, mostly Serbs.
Famous inhabitants
Branimir Ćosić (1903 - 1934), a famous Serbian writer and journalist, was born in Štitar.
See also
Coordinates: 44°47′N 19°36′E / 44.783°N 19.600°E