Žegar ( sr-cyr, Жегар) is a historical settlement in the mountainous
Bukovica Bukovica may refer to:
Croatia
*Bukovica, Dalmatia, a geographical region in Croatia
* Bukovica, Sisak-Moslavina County, a village near Topusko
* Bukovica, Brod-Posavina County, a village near Rešetari
*Nova Bukovica, a village and municipality i ...
region, above the
Zrmanja River, not far from the
Krupa Monastery. The village itself lied above the Žegar Field, from where the population had long "
jumped into" (i.e.
guerilla warfare) the
Dinara, the Venetian-Ottoman border for centuries. Today, the historical region includes the villages of
Kaštel Žegarski
Kaštel Žegarski (german: Schegar) is a village in northern Dalmatia which lies within the administrative area of Obrovac in Zadar County, Croatia.
Location
It lies south-southeast of Obrovac, northeast of Ervenik and a short distance south ...
,
Bogatnik,
Komazeci, and
Nadvoda, which are all administratively part of the
Obrovac Municipality. The inhabitants are predominantly ethnic
Serbs.
Notable people
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Janko Mitrović (1613–1659), Morlach army leader
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Stojan Janković
Stojan Janković Mitrović ( sr-cyr, Стојан Јанковић Митровић; also known as ''Stoian Jancovich Mitrovich'', ''Stoian Mitrovich'', ''Stoiano Mitrovich''; about 1636 – 23 August 1687) was the commander of the Morlach troo ...
(1636–1687), Morlach army leader
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Gerasim Zelić
Gerasim Zelić ( sr, Герасим Зелић; 1752–1828) was a Serbian Orthodox Church archimandrite, traveller and writer. His chief work is ''Žitije'' (Lives), in three volumes. They are memoirs of his travels throughout western Europe, ...
(1752–1828), Serbian Orthodox archimandrite and writer
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Vladimir Milić (1955-), retired Serbian shot putter
References
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Venetian period in the history of Croatia
Serb communities in Croatia
History of Dalmatia