Šilopaj
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Шилопај Šilopaj |
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 View of Šilopaj |
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| State : | Serbia | ||||
| Okrug : | Moravica | ||||
| Opština : | Gornji Milanovac | ||||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 7 ′ N , 20 ° 25 ′ E | ||||
| Height : | 383 m. i. J. | ||||
| Residents : | 85 (2011) | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+381) 032 | ||||
| Postal code : | 32311 | ||||
| License plate : | GM | ||||
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| Community type: | Village | ||||
Šilopaj ( Serbian - Cyrillic Шилопај ) is a village in central Serbia .
geography
Šilopaj is located in the Opština Gornji Milanovac , in the Okrug Moravica in central central Serbia , in the historic Takovski kraj region .
The village is located in a valley in the lower part of the Rudnik Mountains .
Šilopaj is located about 10.5 km northeast of the municipal capital Gornji Milanovac and about 80 km south of the Serbian capital Belgrade .
Waters
Šilopaj is located on the banks of the Grnčarica River (also known as Šilopajska Reka), which rises below the Tripovac hill, flows through the center of the village from south to north and flows into the Cerovačka Reka River in the Šilopajsko Polje plain below the Ciganka hill.
In addition to many smaller springs around which the houses are grouped, the most important ones are: the Barjaktarica and the spring in the hamlet of Lipa.
hill
On the south and south-west side of the village runs the main Rudnik Mountains, which continue to the west. From this mountain range, namely over the hills Tripovac and Lipa, the hills descend with a slight slope near the hamlet of Grnčarica to Šilopajsko Polje.
The village houses are scattered on the sides of these two hills and on their slopes. On the north and north-east side of the village there are a number of smaller hills that close the Šilopajsko Polje towards the neighboring villages Davidovica and Cerova .
In the south of the village area there is a larger forest, mainly made of beech , called Šilopajska Šuma. In the past, the forest served the whole village as a common grazing area. There are also other smaller forests in the village area.
Silopajsko Polje
In the lower reaches and at the mouth of the Grnčarica, a round, fertile and flat field spreads out on all sides, which is bordered by smaller and larger ridges of hills. The hill Ciganka rises in the middle of the field plain.
Fields
A small part of the arable land is between the groups of houses, the much larger part of the fields is in the Šilopajsko Polje. The earth is fertile. The largest fields are located below the Lipa and Tripovac hills, where mainly oats are sown. Pears, raspberries and blackberries are also grown in the village.
population
Šilopaj is a scattered settlement and consists of three parts of the village (hamlets): Lipa (on the hill of the same name and its slopes), Sredina Sela and Grnčarica (on the sides and slopes of the Tripovac hill). The first hamlet is separated from the others by the Grnčarica, and the other two are separated by a small valley.
The place had 85 inhabitants at the 2011 census, compared to 135 inhabitants in 2002. The population of the village has been falling ever since the end of the Second World War . Serbs make up the population in Šilopaj .
Demographics
| year | population |
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| 1948 | 505 |
| 1953 | 496 |
| 1961 | 444 |
| 1971 | 368 |
| 1981 | 294 |
| 1991 | 203 |
| 2002 | 135 |
| 2011 | 85 |
history
The village is old, but there is no legend about the preservation of the village name. In 1905 there were 52 houses in the village, 25 of them in the hamlet of Lipa, 16 in the hamlet of Sredina Sela and 11 in the hamlet of Grnčarica.
There are three Krajputaši in Šilopaj , one near the village church dates from the first half of the 19th century and two are in memory of a father and son who died in the First World War . In the village center at the house of the local community there is a memorial plate for the Second World War fallen Tito - Partisans of the area.
Since 2015 the well-known tourist and economic event Dani šilopajske panorame ("Days of the Šilopaj Panorama") has been held here.
religion
The people of Šilopaj profess the Serbian Orthodox Church . In the village stands the Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas , which was built between 1936 and 1939 and is dedicated to St. Nicholas of Myra .
The church is the parish church of the Šilopaj parish in the Takovo deanery of the Žiča eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Infrastructure
The village is the seat of the local community (Mesna zajednica) Šilopaj, which also includes the three neighboring villages Davidovica , Cerova and Kriva Reka .
In the village there is the primary school Takovski ustanak , a village ambulance of the health center of Gornji Milanovac and a veterinary ambulance. There is also the FK Šilopaj football club in the village.
Personalities
- Ljuba Saračević , Belgrade industrialist and businessman (born in Šilopaj)
- Petar Pit Romčević , American racing car driver (born in Šilopaj)
gallery
The Church of St. Nicholas
Houses in the village
Landscape panorama
The veterinary ambulance
The village ambulance
View of the church and the surrounding area
Mesna zajednica's house in the center of the village
old house in place
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supporting documents
- Article about the village on the website www.poreklo.rs , (Serbian)
- Article about the Dani šilopajske panorame manifestation on the Opština Gornji Milanovac website , (Serbian)
- "Књига 9". Становништво, упоредни преглед броја становника 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002, подаци по насељима. webrzs.stat.gov.rs. Београд: Републички завод за статистику. мај 2004. ISBN 86-84433-14-9 .
- "Књига 1". Становништво, национална или етничка припадност, подаци по насељима. webrzs.stat.gov.rs. Београд: Републички завод за статистику. фебруар 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9 .
- "Књига 2". Становништво, пол и старост, подаци по насељима. webrzs.stat.gov.rs. Београд: Републички завод за статистику. фебруар 2003. ISBN 86-84433-01-7 .
