Krušedol Prnjavor () is a village in

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. It is situated in the Irig municipality, in the

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province. The village has a

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ethnic majority and its population numbering 277 people (2002 census). It lies on the southeast slopes of

Fruška gora Fruška gora ( sr-Cyrl, Фрушка гора; hu, Tarcal-hegység) is a mountain in Syrmia, administratively part of Serbia with a part of its western side extending into eastern Croatia. The area under Serbian administration forms the countr ...

mountain. At the close vicinity, there is a village of Krušedol Selo; together, they are often referred to as just "Krušedol". It is said that the village was established during the Great Migrations of the Serbs

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in the period between 1689 and 1739. The term 'Prnjavor' indicates that the town is built on land belonging to the monastery, namely

Krušedol Monastery The Krušedol Monastery ( sr-cyr, Манастир Крушедол, Manastir Krušedol, ) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the Syrmia region, northern Serbia, in the province of Vojvodina. The monastery is the legac ...

. The land is said to have been given by the monastery to the Serbs who migrated North during The Great Migrations of the Serbs who sought asylum and safety from the brutality of the

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which had prevailed in the South. These people had to earn their land by serving in the monastery. The term 'Prnja' translates roughly to 'rags worn by peasants'. 'Prnjavor' therefore translates into place of peasants.

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