Sevojno
Town and city municipality in Zlatibor, Serbia
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Sevojno
Севојно | |
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Town and city municipality | |
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  Sevojno | |
| Coordinates: 43°51′N 19°54′E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| District | Zlatibor |
| City | Užice |
| Municipality status | 2013 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mirjana Đurić (SNS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.59 km2 (7.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,101 |
| • Density | 362.5/km2 (938.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CET) |
| Postal code | 31205 |
| Area code | +381(0)31 |
| Car plates | UE |
| Website | www.sevojno.org.rs |
Sevojno (Serbian Cyrillic: Севојно) is a town in western Serbia, a suburb of Užice. Administratively, it is one of two city municipalities which constitute the City of Užice. As of 2011, the town has 7,101 inhabitants.[2]
History
City municipality
In February 2012, on a non-binding referendum, the citizens of Sevojno voted for the creation of a separate city municipality within the City of Užice. However, residents of the nearby villages of Zlakusa, Gorjani and Krvavci did not support the initiative.[3] Assembly of the City eventually supported formation of the municipality.
In 2013, the city municipality of Sevojno was established.[4] As of October 2013[update] the budget negotiations are under way.[5]
Economy
Sevojno is an industrial center of Užice, with aluminum mill Impol Seval,[6] copper mill Valjaonica bakra Sevojno,[7] construction company MPP Jedinstvo and metal recycling facility "Inos-Sinma".[8]
Sports
Sevojno was the home to the former football club FK Sevojno. In 2010, it merged with FK Sloboda Užice.
