Kličevac | |
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Village | |
  Kličevac | |
| Coordinates:44°45′N21°17′E / 44.750°N 21.283°E /44.750; 21.283 | |
| Country | Serbia |
| District | Braničevo District |
| City | Požarevac |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 1,329 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Klicevac |
Kličevac (Serbian Cyrillic: Кличевац) is avillage in themunicipality ofPožarevac,Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village had a population of 1,329 people.[1] The population is mainly ethnicallySerbian, and the main occupations are agriculture and trade. Many of the Kličevac residents have moved out, becoming year-round guest-workers inAustria,Germany,Switzerland andItaly. Kličevac has a school, for grades K-8, which also serves children from the nearbyvillage of Rečica as well.
One legend states that the village derives its name from the word "ključ", meaning "key." Legend has it that a dignitary of theOttoman government lost the keys to hisharem 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," meaning "to shout," presumably in reference to the same lostharem keys.[citation needed]
The location of Kličevac, along a branch of the riverDanube was attractive toRomans. 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.[citation needed]
ABronze Age figurine "The Idol of Kličevac" was found in a grave in the village. It was destroyed during World War I.[2]
A dedicatory monument toJupiter Dolichenus, inscribed by a priest fromCoele Syria, was discovered at this site. Dating back to the 3rd century AD, it represents the most recent monument to this deity known to scholars.[3]
One notable resident of Klicevac was Vojvoda (Duke)Milenko Stojkovic, a guerrilla commander during theFirst Serbian Uprising against the (Ottoman) Turks.[citation needed]
44°45′N21°17′E / 44.750°N 21.283°E /44.750; 21.283
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