Pečenjevce () is a settlement in south-east
Serbia
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(
Jablanica District
The Jablanica District ( sr, Јабланички округ, Jablanički okrug, ) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands in the south-eastern parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it ...
), located at municipality
Leskovac
Leskovac (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Лесковац, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Jablanica District in Southern Serbia (Geographical Region), southern Serbia. According to the 202 ...
. The settlement is a native place of a famous Serbian
folk
Folk or Folks may refer to:
Sociology
*Nation
*People
* Folklore
** Folk art
** Folk dance
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** Folk music
*** Folk metal
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singer
Toma Zdravković
Tomislav "Toma" Zdravković (; 20 November 1938 – 30 September 1991) was a Serbian pop-folk singer-songwriter and recording artist.
Zdravković was an outstanding figure on the Serbian folk scene; a true bohemian and a poet, he lived up to hi ...
. The origin of the town name is reported to be from Turkic
Pecheneg
The Pechenegs () or Patzinaks tr, Peçenek(ler), Middle Turkic: , ro, Pecenegi, russian: Печенег(и), uk, Печеніг(и), hu, Besenyő(k), gr, Πατζινάκοι, Πετσενέγοι, Πατζινακίται, ka, პა ...
s who settled in the area during the Middle Ages.
Populated places in Jablanica District
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