Dragovo (
Serbian Cyrillic
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: Драгово) is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in the
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Rekovac
Rekovac () is a small town and municipality located in the Pomoravlje District of central Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 1,587, while population of the municipality is 10,971. Rekovac is the center of small geograp ...
, in the historical region of
Levač
Levač ( sr, Левач) is a historical region in central Serbia. It is located between Juhor mountain on east and Gledićke planine on west. , a part of
Šumadija
Šumadija (, sr-Cyrl, Шумадија) is a geographical region in the central part of Serbia. The area used to be heavily covered with forests, hence the name (from ''šuma'' 'forest'). The city of Kragujevac is the administrative center of the ...
.
History
Despite traces of earlier settlements, the first large-scale settlements appeared in Dragovo during the 18th century.
Originally, present Dragovo consisted of three villages - Puljci, Volujak and Dubnica. On 29 August 1900 the three villages were united as Dragovo. The godfathers of Dragovo were King
Alexander I of Serbia and Queen
Draga Mašin
Draginja "Draga" Obrenović ( sr-cyr, Драгиња "Драга" Обреновић; 11 September 1867 – ), formerly Mašin (Машин), was the Queen consort of Serbia as the wife of King Aleksandar Obrenović. She was formerly a lady-in-wai ...
. However, their planned visit to this village was never carried out.
The school in Dragovo was established in 1843, and the church was built in 1894. Dragovo is culturally a part of
Šumadija
Šumadija (, sr-Cyrl, Шумадија) is a geographical region in the central part of Serbia. The area used to be heavily covered with forests, hence the name (from ''šuma'' 'forest'). The city of Kragujevac is the administrative center of the ...
.
Population
In 1864, there were 156 homes and 980 residents totally in Puljci and Volujak.
In 1900, Dragovo had 1884 residents and 270 homes.
During 20th century, the population of Dragovo increased significantly – 1931. 400 homes and 2190 residents and 1948. maximum of 2987 people in 470 homes.
In 2000, Dragovo housed 1621 residents in 381 homes and 924 of them in its biggest part, Puljci.
From the mid-19th century and until recent times, Dragovo was the most populated village in the
Levač
Levač ( sr, Левач) is a historical region in central Serbia. It is located between Juhor mountain on east and Gledićke planine on west. region, larger than the municipality center of
Rekovac
Rekovac () is a small town and municipality located in the Pomoravlje District of central Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 1,587, while population of the municipality is 10,971. Rekovac is the center of small geograp ...
.
Trivia
Puljci, a part of Dragovo is birthplace of Milosav Mitrović Losa, whose image is the basis for the traditional logo of nearby
Jagodina brewery. After him, "Jagodina Beer" is commonly nicknamed "Čiča" (Serbian: Old man). Mitrović spent his entire life in this village.
References
External links
Levač Online
Article about Dragovo
Pictures from Dragovo
Rekovac
Populated places in Pomoravlje District
Šumadija
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