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Vujčić
Vujčić (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Вујчић; ; ) is a surname. According to Jovan Cvijić and Jovan Erdeljanović, until the first appearance of the Srpski rječnik, dictionary of Vuk Karadžić in 1867, the surname was referred to as Vuičić. At the turn of the 20th century, some registered the name as Vujičić while others as Vujčić hence today's two separate last names. Karadžić used the J, letter j as a borrowed letter from the Latin alphabet. The first Vujčić is mentioned in the year 1518 around Serbia's capital Belgrade. The first mention of the Vujčić family as a tribe is in 1541 in the Nahiyah, nahija of Zmijanje near Banja Luka where even today there are people with this surname. After this, there were migrations to Herzegovina, Montenegro then to Raška, Serbia, Raška and Sjenica. After the Battle of Čegar in 1809, fearing revenge from the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Turks, the Vujčićs followed Karađorđe Petrović for the then-empty Šumadija. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Vujčić (poet)
Nikola Vujčić (Serbian: Никола Вујчић; Velika Gradusa near Sisak, former Yugoslavia, now Croatia, 27 June 1956) is a Serbian author and poet. Biography Nikola Vujčić graduated from the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade. He was the editor of the magazine ''Znak'', the editor-in-chief of ''Književna reč'' (The Literary Word), the editor of the Literary Youth of Serbia, the editor-in-chief of Vuk's endowment ''Zadužbina'' and the editor of the publishing house "Filip Višnjić Filip Višnjić ( sr-Cyrl, Филип Вишњић, ; 1767–1834) was a Serbian epic poet and '' guslar''. His repertoire included 13 original epic poems chronicling the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire and four reinterpret ...". He also contributed to many poetry magazines, namely ''Polja'' and others. He is a member of the Serbian PEN Center; he currently resides in Belgrade. With his poetry, Nikola Vujčić makes a persistent and independent voice of Serbian poet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vujičić
Vujičić () is a Serbian surname, a patronymic derived from ''Vujič'' or ''Vujica'', hypocoristics of the given name ''Vuk'' (meaning "wolf"). It is borne by ethnic Serbs., It is one of numerous surnames derived from the root ''Vuk''. It is present throughout former Yugoslavia. It may refer to: * Nick Vujicic (born 1982), Australian motivational speaker, Serbian parentage * Tanja Vujičić (born 1990), Bosnian beauty queen, ethnic Serb * Godefroy Vujicic (born 1975), French cellist, Serbian parentage See also * * Vujčić * Vujačić * Wójcik * Vujić * Vujičići, Brčko References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vujicic Surnames of Serbian origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sjenica
Sjenica ( sr-cyr, Сјеница, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia, on the vast Sjenica- Pešter plateau and geographically located in the central part of Sandžak. The population of the municipality, according to 2022 census, is 24,083, while the town has a population of 12,989. In terms of area (1,059 km2), Sjenica is 11th largest municipality in Serbia. A multi-ethnic environment where Bosniaks, Serbs, Albanians, Montenegrins, Turks, Romani and others live in it. According to the level of development of local self-government units for the year 2014, the municipality of Sjenica belongs to the fourth group consisting of 44 extremely underdeveloped local self-government units whose level of development is below 60% of the national average. History The Sjenica area was inhabited since prehistoric times. The remains of a prehistoric fortification were found on the edge of the Sjenica field, on the Zarudina hill, near Sjenica, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gospođinci
Gospođinci (; ) is a village in the municipality of Žabalj, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 3,896 (2002 census). Name Its name derives from the Serbian word "gospođa" ("lady"). In Serbo-Croatian, the village is known as Госпођинци or ''Gospođinci'', in Hungarian as ''Boldogasszonyfalva'', and in German as ''Frauendorf''. The name of the settlement in Serbo-Croatian is plural. Features This is a typical Vojvodinian village, with its inhabitants mostly working in agriculture or in the capital of Vojvodina, Novi Sad. Most of the village streets are straight from one end to the other with houses built next to each other. As it is typical with most of the villages in Vojvodina, the houses, most of which were built before the 1980s, have only one floor and a big attic. The majority of properties are divided into "first" and "second" yards by smal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čurug
Čurug (; ) is a village located in the municipality of Žabalj, Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 8,166 inhabitants (as of 2011 census). It is the biggest village in Serbia. Name In Serbian, the village is known as Чуруг or ''Čurug'', and in Hungarian as ''Csúrog''. Geography The village of Čurug is situated in the wide lowlands of the south-eastern part of the Bačka region, in the place where the river Tisa creates its greatest meander down its flow. It is bordered by the settlements of Bačko Gradište (to the north), Kumane and Novi Bečej (northeast), Taraš (east), Gospođinci (south), Temerin (southwest), Nadalj (northwest), and Žabalj (south-southeast). The fact of it being settled in one of the highest parts of planes (82 m sea-level) is one of the main reasons the village always managed to avoid floods, and for being constantly populated during its lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the foreland of the Taunus on its namesake Main (river), Main, it forms a continuous conurbation with Offenbach am Main; Frankfurt Rhein-Main Regional Authority, its urban area has a population of over 2.7 million. The city is the heart of the larger Rhine-Main metropolitan region, which has a population of more than 5.8 million and is Germany's Metropolitan regions in Germany, second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, Rhine-Ruhr region and the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top four German metropolitan regions, fourth largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union (EU). Frankfurt is one of the ''de facto'' four main capitals of the European Union (alongside Brussels, Luxembourg Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radović
Radović () is a common surname in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. It is sometimes spelled Radovic in English and is related to the German version Radowitz, Romanian Radovici and Hungarian Radovics. People whose last name is Radović * Aleksandar Radović (other), multiple people * Aleksandra Radović (born 1974), Serbian singer * Andrija Radović (1872–1947), Montenegrin politician *Cristián Contreras Radovic (born 1969), Chilean journalist and politician * Darinka Radović (1896–1943), activist for the Yugoslav Partisans and People's Hero of Yugoslavia * Dragan Radović (born 1976), Montenegrin football player * Duško Radović (1922–1984), Serbian journalist and writer * Igor Radović (born 1978), Montenegrin football player * Ilija Radović (born 1985), Montenegrin football player * Lazar Radović (born 1937), Montenegrin football player * Milan Radović (born 1952), Serbian football player * Miodrag Radović (born 1957), Yugoslav football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đalović
Đalović ( sr-cyr, Ђaлoвић; also transliterated Djalović) is a Serbian surname. It may refer to: * Radomir Đalović Radomir Đalović (; born 29 October 1982) is a Montenegrin professional football coach and a former player. He currently manages Croatian club Rijeka. In international competitions, he has played 26 matches for the national team of Montenegro. ... (born 1982), Montenegrin football player * Marko Đalović (born 1986), Serbian football player See also * Đalovići, settlement {{DEFAULTSORT:Djalovic Surnames of Serbian origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morača
The Morača ( cnr-Cyrl, Морача, ) is a major river in Montenegro that originates in the northern region in Kolašin Municipality under Mount Rzača. It meanders southwards for before emptying into Lake Skadar. Its drainage basin covers .Statistical Yearbook of Montenegro 2017, Geography Statistical Office of Montenegro In its upper flow the Morača is a fast mountain river. Just north of it merges with its largest tributary, the , which it then cuts a rocky |
Kusonje
Kusonje is a village in Croatia in the town of Pakrac, Požega-Slavonia County. It is connected by the D38 (Croatia), D38 highway. Kusonje was the site of an ambush during the Croatian War of Independence in 1991, when 20 Croatian policemen and soldiers were massacred by Serb rebels. Demographics According to the 2011 population census, the village of Kusonje had 308 inhabitants. This represents 27.97% of its pre-war population according to the 1991 census. Population by ethnicity: History Kusonje was part of Kingdom_of_Croatia_(925–1102), Croatian medieval state. In 1543, Kusonje and the nearby town of Pakrac were conquered by the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman rule lasted until it was seized and reconquered by the Austrians in 1691. Village had Serbian ethnic majority. On August 13, 1942, the croat Ustashe took the Serbian inhabitants of this village to the village church. After they pushed them inside, they locked the church from the outside, and then set it on fire. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
