Pirot District
The Pirot District (, ) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands to the south-eastern parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 92,277 inhabitants. The administrative center is the city of Pirot. Municipalities. It encompasses the city of Pirot and the following municipalities: Demographics. According to the 2011 census results, Pirot District has a population of 92,479 inhabitants. History and culture. The first mention of Pirot are found already in the second century A.D. In its vicinity is the church from the thirteenth century: the Church  of St. Petka, and the monastery of St. John the Theologist from the late fourteenth century displays a fine example of the medieval architecture. Features. Medicinal water from the Zvonci Spa (Zvonačka Banja), a health resort, was used already in the ancient times, and natural beauties of this region are renounced throughout Serbia. The oldest craft, today an industry, is Rug-making: the weaving trade, by which this region has gained its world-wide fame.