Pirot

Pirot Град Пирот (Serbian)
City
City of Pirot
From top: Panoramic view of Pirot, Pirot Central Square, Museum Old House, Pirot Town Hall, Pirot Courthouse, Pirot Fortress
Coat of arms
Location of the city of Pirot within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°10′N 22°36′E / 43.167°N 22.600°E / 43.167; 22.600
Country	Serbia
Region	Southern and Eastern Serbia
District	Pirot
City status	March 2016 (2016-03)
Settlements	72
Government
• Mayor	Vladan Vasić (SNS)
Area [1]
• Rank	5th
• Urban	29.53 km2 (11.40 sq mi)
• Administrative	1,232 km2 (476 sq mi)
Elevation	367 m (1,204 ft)
Population  (2022 census)[2]
• Urban	34,942
• Urban density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
• Administrative	49,601
• Administrative density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	18300
Area code	+381(0)10
Car plates	PI
Website	www.pirot.rs

Pirot (Serbian Cyrillic: Пирот) is a city and the administrative center of the Pirot District in southeastern Serbia. According to 2022 census, the urban area of the city has a population of 34,942, while the population of the city administrative area has 49,601 inhabitants.

The city has rich geographical features, including the mountains of Stara Planina, Vlaška Planina, Belava, Suva Planina; rivers which flow through the town, including Nišava, Jerma, Rasnička Reka, Temštica and the Visočica; and four lakes, the Zavoj Lake, Berovacko Lake, Krupac Lake and Sukovo Lake.

It also has a rich culture, with notable Orthodox church buildings, including the Church of St. Petka, and the monastery of St. Georges and St. John the Theologian from the late 14th century, both of which display an example of medieval architecture. Pirot is known for its traditional woven carpet, the Pirot carpet (Pirot ćilim).^[3]