Galovići

Galovići
Village
Traditional rural house, 2026
Traditional rural house, 2026
Galovići is located in Serbia
Galovići
Galovići
Location within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°01′N 19°53′E / 44.017°N 19.883°E / 44.017; 19.883
Country Serbia
DistrictZlatibor District
MunicipalityKosjerić
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
263
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Galovići is a village in the municipality of Kosjerić, western Serbia. The village has a population of 166 people (2022 census) and is a cadastral municipality with a cement factory.

Demographics

According to the 2022 census, the village has a population of 166 people. Since 1953, a population decline has been observed.[1]

Environment and geography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1948423—    
1953451+1.29%
1961417−0.97%
1971371−1.16%
1981361−0.27%
1991301−1.80%
2002263−1.22%
2011209−2.52%
2022166−2.07%
Source: [1]

Galovići is located northwest of the town of Kosjerić in the municipality of the same name in Western Serbia.[2] The Skrapež River passes through Galovići. Brown soils on limestone are common near the river.[3] A cadastral municipality, a cement factory operates within the borders of the village.[4]

A forest in Galovići

Flood

In 2018, a severe rainstorm flooded local communities in Kosjerić, including Galovići. According to the mayor of Kosjerić, Žarko Đokić, the water washed away roads in the village that were repaired two months prior.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Упоредни преглед броја становника 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002, 2011. и 2022. године". popis2022.stat.gov.rs (in Serbian).
  2. ↑ "Directions from Kosjeric, Serbia to Galovići, Serbia". Google Maps. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  3. ↑ "UREĐENJE, KORIŠĆENJE I MERE ZAŠTITE POLJOPRIVREDNOG ZEMLJIŠTA OPŠTINE KOSJERIĆ" (PDF). aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs (in Serbian). 2009-12-04. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  4. ↑ "Kosjerić D.O.O. Kosjerić - Rešenje o produženju važenja integrisane dozvole". Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia (in Serbian). 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  5. ↑ "Zbog nevremena u Ivanjici vanredno, u Kosjeriću poplavljene ulice (VIDEO)". Danas (in Serbian). 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2026-08-19.

44°01′N 19°53′E / 44.017°N 19.883°E / 44.017; 19.883