Zabrdica
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Забрдица Zabrdica |
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 Houses in the village |
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| State : | Serbia | ||||
| Okrug : | Kolubara | ||||
| Opština : | Valjevo | ||||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 20 ' N , 19 ° 56' E | ||||
| Height : | 257 m. i. J. | ||||
| Residents : | 352 (2011) | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+381) 014 | ||||
| License plate : | VA | ||||
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| Community type: | Village | ||||
Zabrdica ( Serbian Cyrillic : Забрдица) is a village in western Serbia .
Surname
The name of the village Zabrdica is said to be derived from its geographical location. Zabrdica, which means behind the hills in German, can only be located up close due to the many hills that surround the village.
geography
The village is located in the Opština Valjevo , in the Okrug Kolubara in the historic Podgorina region in north-western central Serbia . Zabrdica is located on the north side of the town of Valjevo above the village of Gornja Grabovica , scattered on the hills and slopes that separate the valleys of the two rivers Kolubara and Rabas . The Rabas flows through the village.
The village area is quite hilly and uneven, consisting of secondary limestone , with some valleys sloping towards the south. The most important and highest peaks in the village are: Brdo, Izvršac, Lisine and Vis.
There are many potable springs in the village area. One of the largest springs is the Krivonož spring , which develops in the village into the Krivonož brook , which flows into the Jasenička Reka . The Vrelo brook spring , which flows from the neighboring village of Gornja Grabovica to Zabrdica, develops with two other brooks into the Krivošija river , which flows into the Kolubara east of the village. Most of the hamlets and village houses are grouped around the rivers, streams and their valleys.
There are many forests in the village area, especially on the slopes of the individual hills and in the northern part of Zabrdica. Deciduous trees dominate the village.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the soil in the village was considered poor, dry and barren; only with good irrigation and intensive field work could a satisfactory yield be achieved. The best arable land was found around the Rabas river and the Krivošija river , of which there were few, however, and so many villagers had bought and tilled fields around the Kolubara and in neighboring towns. Otherwise the fields were in the center of the village and by the streams. Nowadays, with improved technology and irrigation, it is easier to farm in the village and Zabrdica is surrounded by many fields.
Zabrdica is a scattered settlement . Most of the hamlets bear the names of the largest families living in them, although members of the same family also live in several hamlets. The village hamlets have the following names: Đurići, Jankovići and Obradovići.
The village is about 70 km southwest of the Serbian capital Belgrade and about 7 km north of the municipal capital Valjevo .
population
Zabrdica had 352 inhabitants at the 2011 census, compared to 462 inhabitants in 2002. The population is made up of Serbs .
Demographics
| year | population |
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| 1948 | 558 |
| 1953 | 780 |
| 1961 | 702 |
| 1971 | 646 |
| 1981 | 590 |
| 1991 | 491 |
| 2002 | 462 |
| 2011 | 352 |
The following families live in Zabrdica: Krstivojević, Ivanović, Janković, Lazić, Grbić, Jevtić, Gajić, Pušić, Patrijarević, Kuzmanović, Milić, Obradović, Đurić, Pavić and Rosić.
history
Zabrdica is an old village. According to folk legend, two brothers founded the village. The villagers disagree as to whether these brothers moved here from somewhere else or were long-established residents of the area. The majority believe that you moved here, but that was so long ago that you no longer know where exactly.
The oldest families in the village descend from the brothers, who also founded the hamlets: Đurići, Jankovići and Obradovići. All other families living in the village moved to the village from Montenegro and Bosnia in the course of the 18th and 19th centuries .
At the time of the Austro-Hungarian occupation of the area from 1717 to 1737, the village is mentioned as Sabardiza . In 1735, the Serbian Orthodox Valjevo eparchy mentions the village of Zabrdica with 11 households. In 1818 the village with 38 households is mentioned in the Ottoman tax records. In 1866 there were 442 residents in 36 households. And in 1900 there were 486 people living in the village, spread over 50 households. In the early 20th century, Zabrdica belonged to Opština Brankovina in Srez Valjevo. The village church and the village court of Zabrdica are in the neighboring village of Brankovina.
religion
The population is committed to the Serbian Orthodox Church . When Slava of the village which is considered Tomina Nedelya (the first week after Orthodox Easter ). In Zabrdica there is a common Serbian-Orthodox village cemetery.
Infrastructure
The OŠ “Sveti Sava” elementary school has been in the village since 1946 , this school is a branch of the elementary school in Popučke village , of the same name. The schools are dedicated to the Serbian national saint Sava of Serbia . The villagers live mainly from agriculture, livestock and fruit growing. Zabrdica is also known in the area as a village with the best vineyards in the area, where wine is successfully grown . The wines from Zabrdica are considered good and of good quality.
Personalities
The actor Nenad Jezdić has a property in Zabrdica .
gallery
View of a homestead in the village
Village idyll in spring
Conifers and part of the village cemetery
Old wooden fence and nature
Houses and tombs
Field and surroundings
Homestead in place
supporting documents
- 1.) Article about the village on the page poreklo.rs , (Serbian)
- 2.) "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 .
- 3.) "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 .
- 4.) "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 .