Šanac () is a village north of the town of

Kruševac Kruševac ( sr-Cyrl, Крушевац, ) is a list of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Rasina District in central Serbia. It is located in the valley of West Morava, on Rasina (river), Rasina river. According to the 202 ...

. It is situated along the left bank of the river

Zapadna Morava West Morava (, ) is a river in Central Serbia, a 184-km long headstream of the Great Morava, which it forms with the South Morava. It was known as Brongus in antiquity. Origin The West Morava originates in the Tašti field, east of the town ...

. The name Šanac is derived from the Serbian word for ''trench'' () after the trenches built on the hill above the village to defend against the

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. Until the

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in 1815, the village was part of

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Kruševac Populated places in Rasina District {{RasinaRS-geo-stub