Blizonje
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Близоње Blizonje |
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 View of houses and fields in Blizonje |
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Serbia | ||||
| Okrug : | Kolubara | ||||
| Opština : | Valjevo | ||||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 21 ′ N , 19 ° 54 ′ E | ||||
| Height : | 228 m. i. J. | ||||
| Residents : | 290 (2011) | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+381) 014 | ||||
| License plate : | VA | ||||
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| Community type: | Village | ||||
Blizonje ( Serbian Cyrillic : Близоње) is a village in western Serbia .
geography
The village is located in the Opština Valjevo , in the Okrug Kolubara in the historic Podgorina region in north-western central Serbia . Blizonje extends on both slopes at the foot of the hill Blizonjski vis , the highest point in the eastern part of the Vlaščić ridge . The soil and fields of the village are very poor and barren; only with abundant irrigation and intensive field work do they produce a satisfactory yield. The Blizonjac stream, also known as Blizanac , flows through the village . The Rabas River flows through the village on the south side of the village. Most of the hamlets and village houses are now at the source of the Blizonjac stream and the course of the Rabas.
Like its neighboring village Brankovina, Blizonje is very wooded. The village has so much forest that it is considered a wooded village in the area. The area around the village is quite hilly and wooded. Nowadays there are many fields around Blizonje.
Blizonje is 70 km southwest of the Serbian capital Belgrade and around 10 km north of the municipal capital Valjevo .
Village hamlet
The village of Blizonje is a small village. It is a scattered settlement . On the south side of the Blizonjski vis are the hamlets : Bobija, Đurđevići, Panjevi and Rakići . And on the north side of the hamlet: Marnić .
- 1.) The following live in the hamlet of Đurievići: Đurđević, Jerotić and Andrić.
- 2.) The Marković family lives in the hamlet of Bobija.
- 3.) The families: Kovačević and Čulić live in the hamlet of Panjevi.
- 4.) The Rakić family lives in the hamlet of Rakići.
- 5.) The following families live in the hamlet of Marnić: Popović, Vićentić, Rafailović and Minić.
population
Blizonje had 290 inhabitants at the 2011 census, compared to 281 inhabitants in 2002. The population is made up of Serbs and a small minority of Roma .
Demographics
| year | population |
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| 1948 | 384 |
| 1953 | 396 |
| 1961 | 401 |
| 1971 | 363 |
| 1981 | 338 |
| 1991 | 372 |
| 2002 | 281 |
| 2011 | 290 |
history
On the hill Blizonjski vis , especially on its east side, one can find traces of mining from the Middle Ages . According to folk legends, lead and abundant silver were mined in these mines . Little is known about the first inhabitants of the village, one only mentions that they left the village long before the present-day inhabitants and moved across the Sava River into flat areas, where, however, is unknown.
Two brothers are considered to be the founders of the village who re-founded the abandoned village consisting of only forest in the early 17th century or a little earlier. These were sent from the Trinity Monastery near the northern Montenegrin town of Pljevlja in Polimlje Oblast , from their hometown, to escape the Ottoman yoke.
According to the folk legend (which is supposed to be based on true events) the brothers, who actually wanted to move further north, took a rest with their wives and horses at today's Blizonjac stream and the Rabas river. In the same night, both women and both mares had their children or foals, which motivated the brothers to stay longer at the place, which they liked so much that they settled here permanently. Since both women and mares had their offspring here, the stream and later the whole village was named after the Serbian word for twin (Blizanac). What changed over time in Blizonje.
Most of today's families in the village are descended from these two brothers. These inhabit all of the hamlets except for Bobija. Many of the family members moved to the Tamnava region . The Marković family, whose ancestors were settled here by the Turks, live in the hamlet of Bobija. They originally come from the Bosnian city of Zvornik .
In 1735 the Valjevo eparchy mentions the village of Blizonje with 20 households. In the same year the village is mentioned as Plissonive in a list of the villages of Palež Okrug. In 1818 the village with 34 households is mentioned in the Ottoman tax records. In 1866 there were 321 residents in 37 households. And in 1900 there were 390 people living in the village, spread over 39 households. In the early 20th century, Blizonje belonged to Opština Brankovina in Srez Valjevo.
religion
The population is committed to the Serbian Orthodox Church . The Slava of the village is the solemn festival of the Ascension of Christ (Spasovdan). The common Serbian-Orthodox village cemetery is located on the Blizonjski vis .
Infrastructure
The villagers live mainly from agriculture, livestock and fruit growing. The Valjevo radar center is near Blizonje.
Personalities
One of the most famous personalities from the village is the 18th century priest Mata Đurđević , clerk in the Magistrate of Valjevo (since 1804) and priest of the church in Brankovina.
Belge
- Article about the village on the page poreklo.rs , (Serbian)
- 1.) 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 .
- 2.) 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 .
- 3.) 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 .