Veliki Šiljegovac () is a suburban settlement of the city 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 ...

. As of 2011, it has a population of 2,682 inhabitants. It is situated below the

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

Jastrebac, in the center of Ribarska Reka valley.

History

It is first mentioned in historic books in 1371. The name originates from the Serbian word “šilježe“ (), which is a term denoting young lamb. That's because specific relief – this region was perfect for stock farming. In later centuries, along with lamb-shepherding

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, people from other parts of Serbia settled. Because of the proximity of well-forested Jastrebac in the 19th century a wood industry developed. Until the 1960s, Veliki Šiljegovac was a separate

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, when it was adjoined to the municipality to

, where some of the industry was moved. First school in Veliki Šiljegovac was founded on 27 November 1866 and it still exists today. As in the past, primary occupation in Veliki Šiljegovac is stock farming, but today it's not nomadic.

References

External links

Official website

at rts.rs Kruševac Populated places in Rasina District {{RasinaRS-geo-stub