Riđevštica is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the

municipality of Trstenik Trstenik ( sr-cyr, Трстеник, ) is a town and municipality located in the Rasina District of central Serbia. As of 2022 census, the town has 13,476, while the municipality has 35,875 inhabitants. It lies on the West Morava river. History In ...

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. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 515 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. The Veluće Monastery, located between Veluće and Riđevštica, dedicated to the

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(''Bogorodica''), was built in ca. 1377, founded by an unknown noble family that served Prince Lazar of Serbia and most likely perished in the

Battle of Kosovo The Battle of Kosovo took place on 15 June 1389 between an army led by the Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović and an invading army of the Ottoman Empire under the command of Sultan Murad I. It was one of the largest battles of the Late Middl ...

References

Populated places in Rasina District Trstenik, Serbia {{RasinaRS-geo-stub