Nemenikuće Неменикуће | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 The Church of Saint Apostles Peter and Paul | |
  Nemenikuće | |
| Coordinates:44°29′N20°35′E / 44.483°N 20.583°E /44.483; 20.583 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| District | Belgrade District |
| City Municipality | Sopot |
| Local community | Nemenikuće |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total |  1,833 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 2,414 | — |
| 1953 | 2,464 | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 2,400 | −2.6% |
| 1971 | 2,161 | −10.0% |
| 1981 | 1,999 | −7.5% |
| 1991 | 1,933 | −3.3% |
| 2002 | 2,058 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 1,992 | −3.2% |
| Source:[1] | ||
Nemenikuće (Serbian Cyrillic:Неменикуће) is avillage in theSopotCity municipality, in the suburban area ofBelgrade,Serbia. It had a population of 1833 by the 2022 census. It is located on the slopes of theKosmaj mountain.[2]
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 phrasenema ni kuće ("[there is] not a [single] house) was uttered. Another possibility is the Celtic-Serbian coinage fromnemen, Celtic forglade (geography), andkuća, Serbian for house.[3]
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 properdeclension of the name ingrammatical cases, so they use various versions.[3]
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 novelistMilovan Vidaković. In memory of him, an annual festival "Days of Milovan Vidaković" is held.[3]
The village consists of three hamlets: Centar, Tresije and Bakčine. One of the landmarks in the village is theOld Žujović House [sr]. Though placed under the state protection, it is not in a good shape. House with 4 rooms, a fireplace at the entrance and adoksat (porch), was a home of a local Turkish pasha.Prince of Serbia,Miloš Obrenović, later gave the house to the Žujović family, which included the first Serbian geologistJovan Žujović.[3]
The Church of Saint Apostles Peter and Paul was built from 1864 to 1868, under the supervision of Nastas Naumović. It was built on the location of the former Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was built and demolished several times. During theGreat migration of Serbs in 1690, PatriarchArsenije III Čarnojević held one of the last services in this church, before crossing theSava andDanube intoAustria. Before engaging the Ottomans in theSiege of Belgrade in 1806 during theFirst Serbian Uprising, insurrection leaderKarađorđe and his rebels received aEucharist here.[3]
On the church floor there are two tombstones, with inscriptions, skulls and crossed bones. They are the graves of Vićentije Petrović, a localknez ofGrocka 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.[3]
Kleopatra's drinking fountain [sr] is located in the churchyard.Kleopatra Karađorđević [sr] (1835-55) was a Serbian princess, daughter of PrinceAlexander Karađorđević and Princess consortPersida Nenadović. She died at the age of 19 and when her body was transported from Belgrade toTopola 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.[3]
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 toSaint Petka. In the wider village area are two monasteries,Tresije andKastaljan.[3]
Though there are several small industrial objects, the settlement is predominantly agricultural with the livestock breeding especially being developed.[3]
AuthorMilovan Glišić wrote about Nemenikuće in his storyRedak zver ("A rare animal"). TV serialsGreh njene majke andRavna Gora were filmed in the village in 2009 and 2012, respectively.[3]
44°29′N20°35′E / 44.483°N 20.583°E /44.483; 20.583
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