Bojnik, Serbia

The village is mentioned in the 1884 work of M. Milićević. Much of the population settled in Bojnik after World War II. On 17 February 1942, Bulgarian occupation forces massacred about 476 inhabitants of Bojnik and surroundings in response to the alleged sheltering of Partisans. ==Geography==

The settlement of Bojnik is located in the region of Pusta Reka, and the Pusta river crosses by it. The Bojnik municipality is located in southern Serbia and it is surrounded by municipality of Medveđa in the south-west, municipality of Lebane in the south, municipality of Leskovac in the east, and municipalities of Žitorađa and Prokuplje in the north. ==Settlements==

Aside from the town of Bojnik, the following villages consist the municipality of Bojnik: • Borince • Brestovac • Vujanovo • Gornje Brijanje • Gornje Konjuvce • Granica • Dobra Voda • Donje Konjuvce • Dragovac • Dubrava • Đinđuša • Zeletovo • Zorovac • Ivanje • Kamenica • Kacabać • Kosančić • Lapotince • Lozane • Magaš • Majkovac • Mijajlica • Mrveš • Obilić • Obražda • Orane • Plavce • Pridvorica • Rečica • Savinac • Slavnik • Stubla • Turjane • Ćukovac • Crkvica ==Demographics==

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has 11,104 inhabitants. Ethnic groups The ethnic composition of the municipality: ==Economy==

The average salary in Bojnik (2025) is significantly below the national net wage average. The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017): ==Gallery==

File:Centar Bojnika.jpg|Town center File:Bojnik, Leskovac 01.JPG|Town center ==See also==