Štitar () 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 refugees 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 the 2002 census, the village has 2,355 inhabitants, mostly Serbs. + Population of Štitar 1948–2002 Year Population 1948 1447 1953 1630 1961 1949 1971 2072 1981 2183 1991 2256 2002 2355
Famous inhabitants Branimir Ćosić (1903–1934), Serbian writer and journalist Miroslav Đukić (born 1966), Serbian footballer and coach Olivera Marković (born 1992) Petar Dinić (born 1993), Serbian Web developer
See also List of places in Serbia Mačva
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