Oton ( sr-Cyrl, Отон)
is a village in
Šibenik-Knin County,
Croatia
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. It is part of the municipality of
Ervenik.
Geography
Oton is located 9 kilometers northwest from the city of
Knin. It is scattered across a wide area between the canyon of
Zrmanja river on the west and
Radljevac river on the east. To the south, the border of the village is Debelo Brdo. The village is divided into Oton Polje and Oton Brdo according to its geographical characteristics and the altitude of its hamlets. The villages of Bender and Kobilice also belong to the Oton region. Oton Polje consists of the following hamlets: Dobrijevići, Karanovići, Kneževići, Mišljeni and Vujnovići, and Oton Brdo consists of the following hamlets: Atlije, Karne, Kneževići, Kovačevići, Opačići, Sudari, Rastovići, Višekrune and Žunići. Bender consists of hamlets: Dobrijevići, Čupkovići, Pašići and Runjajići.
History
From the breakup of Yugoslavia until August 1995, Oton was in the
Republic of Serbian Krajina
The Republic of Serbian Krajina or Serb Republic of Krajina ( sh, Република Српска Крајина, italics=no / or РСК / ''RSK'', ), known as the Serbian Krajina ( / ) or simply Krajina, was a self-proclaimed Serb proto-state, ...
. Until the territorial reorganization in Croatia, the settlement was part of the former large municipality of Knin.
Culture
In Oton, there is a temple of the Serbian Orthodox Church of
St. Elijah
Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) was, according to the Books of ...
from 1702.
Surnames
Surnames from Oton are:
*Atlija — Orthodox, celebrate
St. Nicholas
*Bjelotomić – Orthodox, celebrate
St. Nicholas
*Višekruna – Orthodox, celebrate
St. Jovan
*Vujnović - Orthodox, celebrate
St. Arandjela
*Vujinović — Orthodox, they celebrate.
St. Nicholas
*Devrnja – Orthodox, celebrate
St. George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
*Dobrijević - Orthodox, celebrate
St. Stephen
Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...
and
St. George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
*Žunić – Orthodox, celebrate
St. George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
*Karna – Orthodox, celebrate
St. Michael
Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...
*Knežević – Orthodox, celebrate
St. Nicholas
*Kovačević - Orthodox, they celebrate
St. Stephen
Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...
*Opačić - Orthodox, celebrate
St. Port
*Pašić - Orthodox, celebrate
St. Stephen
Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...
*Popović - Orthodox, celebrate
St. George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
*Radan - Orthodox Christians celebrate
St. Stephen
Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...
*Rastović - Orthodox, celebrate
St. Jovan
*Sudar - Orthodox Christians celebrate
St. Cosmas and Damian
*Čupković - Orthodox Christians celebrate
St. George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
References
Populated places in Šibenik-Knin County
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