Kličevac (
Serbian Cyrillic: Кличевац) is a
village in the
municipality of
Požarevac,
Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1,329 people. Population is mainly ethnically
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
* Serbian names
See also
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, and main occupations are agriculture and trade. Many of the Kličevac residents have moved out, becoming year-round guest-workers in
Austria,
Germany,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
and
Italy. Kličevac has a school, grades K-8, serving children from nearby
village of Rečica as well.
One legend states that village derives its name from the word "ključ", meaning key. Legend has it that a dignitary of the Ottoman Turkish government lost the keys to his
harem while passing through this previously unnamed village. As these keys meant quite a bit to him, his entourage raised quite an alarm, enlisting the local population to find the keys. Another version of this legend attributes the name to the verb "kliče"—to shout, presumably for the same lost
harem keys.
The location of Kličevac, along a branch of the river
Danube was attractive to
Romans as well. The area is still ripe with thousand-year old Roman remnants, from less significant ones like Roman road bricks, to more interesting ones but rarer, like coins, jewelry, and pottery shards. The villagers have been known to unearth Roman relics while working their fields.
A
Bronze Age figurine "The Idol of Kličevac" was found in a grave in the village. It was destroyed during World War I.
One notable resident of Klicevac was Vojvoda (Duke)
Milenko Stojkovic, a guerrilla commander during the
First Serbian Uprising against the (Ottoman) Turks.
References
Populated places in Braničevo District
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