Nemenikuće ( sr-cyrl, Неменикуће) is a

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in the

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, in the suburban area of

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. It had a population of 1833 by the 2022 census. It is located on the slopes of the

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mountain.

Name

The origin of the unusual name is not known for sure and none of the theories can be confirmed through historiography. Couple of theories revolve around the anecdotal historical events in which the phrase ''nema ni kuće'' (" here isnot a

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house) was uttered. Another possibility is the Celtic-Serbian coinage from ''nemen'', Celtic for

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, and ''kuća'', Serbian for house. The name is also grammatically problematic. Even the inhabitants are not sure whether to treat it as a singular or plural, or what is the proper

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of the name in

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, so they use various versions.

History

First written records of the village date from the first half of the 18th century. In 1732 it was said that it had 16 houses. The oldest family in the village were the Vidaković family, which included Serbian novelist

Milovan Vidaković Milovan Vidaković (; 1780–1841) was a Serbian novelist. He is referred to as the father of the modern Serbian novel. Today, his novels are mostly forgotten, and he is best remembered as a strong opponent of Vuk Karadžić's language reform and ...

. In memory of him, an annual festival "Days of Milovan Vidaković" is held.

Characteristics

The village consists of three hamlets: Centar, Tresije and Bakčine. One of the landmarks in the village is the . Though placed under the state protection, it is not in a good shape. House with 4 rooms, a fireplace at the entrance and a ''doksat'' (porch), was a home of a local Turkish pasha.

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, later gave the house to the Žujović family, which included the first Serbian geologist

Jovan Žujović Jovan M. Žujović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован M. Жујовић; 18 October 1856 – 19 July 1936) was a Serbian geologist and anthropologist, known as a pioneer in geology, paleontology and craniometry in Serbia. He was a professor at Belgra ...

Church of Saint Apostles Peter and Paul

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in 1690, Patriarch

Arsenije III Čarnojević Arsenije ( sr-cyr, Арсеније; ) is a Serbian language, Serbian given name, a variant of the Greek name ''Arsenios''. Diminutives of the name include ''Arsen'', ''Arsa'' and ''Arso (disambiguation), Arso''. It may refer to: *Arsenije Sremac ...

held one of the last services in this church, before crossing the

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and

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into

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. Before engaging the Ottomans in the Siege of Belgrade in 1806 during the

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, insurrection leader

Karađorđe Đorđe Petrović (; ; – ), known by the sobriquet Karađorđe (; ), was a Serbian revolutionary leader who led a struggle against the Ottoman Empire during the First Serbian Uprising. He held the title of Grand Vožd of Serbia from 14 ...

and his rebels received a

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here. On the church floor there are two tombstones, with inscriptions, skulls and crossed bones. They are the graves of Vićentije Petrović, a local ''knez'' of

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and participant in the First Serbian Uprising. Other belongs to his son, Jovan Vićentijević, captain of Kosmaj. The tombstones were part of the old church but were preserved and brought into the new one after 1864. is located in the churchyard. (1835-55) was a Serbian princess, daughter of Prince Alexander Karađorđević and Princess consort

Persida Nenadović Persida Karađorđević née Nenadović ( sr-Cyrl, Персида Ненадовић; 15 February 1813 – 29 March 1873) was the Princess consort of Serbia, Princess of Serbia as the wife of Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, Alexand ...

. She died at the age of 19 and when her body was transported from Belgrade to

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for the burial, the entourage spent a night in the old church. During the night, local girls weaved the shroud for the young princess. Touched by this, her parents donated the drinking fountain to the church. Construction of the auxiliary church building started in 2010s, but it wasn't finished. It was planned to serve as a museum for art church artifacts. Plans are being made for building of another church, dedicated to Saint Petka. In the wider village area are two monasteries, Tresije and Kastaljan.

Economy

Though there are several small industrial objects, the settlement is predominantly agricultural with the livestock breeding especially being developed.

In popular culture

Author

Milovan Glišić Milovan Glišić (6 January 1847 – 20 January 1908) was a Serbian writer, novelist, dramatist, translator, and literary theorist. He is sometimes referred to as ''the Serbian Gogol''. Legacy Glišić is considered to be one of the best ...

wrote about Nemenikuće in his story ''Redak zver'' ("A rare animal"). TV serials

Greh njene majke ''Greh njene majke'' (''The sin of her mother'') is a Serbian television series filmed in 2009 based on the novel by Mir-Jam. It has been shown at Radio Television of Serbia from 20 November 2009 to 12 March 2010. The series is set in the time bef ...

and

Ravna Gora Ravna Gora (Slavic meaning "flat hill") may refer to several places: Serbia * Ravna Gora (highland), a highland in Serbia known for its relation with the Chetnik movement * Ravna Gora (Ivanjica), a village near Ivanjica * Ravna Gora (Vlasotince), ...

were filmed in the village in 2009 and 2012, respectively.

Notable people

(1780-1841), novelist *

(1856-1936), geologist; grew up in the village *

Miloš Vasić Miloš Vasić ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Васић, born 10 January 1991) is a Serbian rower. He represented Serbia at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's coxless pair together with Martin Mačk ...

(1859-1935), general

References

Suburbs of Belgrade Sopot, Belgrade {{BelgradeRS-geo-stub