Orašac (Aranđelovac)

Orašac
School building in Orašac
School building in Orašac
Map
Interactive map of Orašac
Coordinates: 44°19′44″N 20°35′07″E / 44.32889°N 20.58528°E / 44.32889; 20.58528
Country Serbia
DistrictŠumadija
MunicipalityAranđelovac
Elevation
328 m (1,076 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
1,462
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
34308
Area code(+381) 34
Vehicle registrationAR

Orašac (Serbian Cyrillic: Орашац) is a village in the municipality of Aranđelovac in central Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1462 people.[1] It is best known as the starting point of the First Serbian Uprising in 1804, as the site of the Orašac Assembly.

History

The renegade Janissaries known as Dahije wrested power in the Belgrade Pashalik in 1800–1801. On 8 November 1803 Serb conspirators met in Orašac to plan an uprising. The Dahije learnt of the conspiracies to overthrow them in 1803, started monitoring the Serbs and then decided to kill Serb leaders in order to thwart a rebellion against them. The Slaughter of the Knezes in late January and overall bad state prompted the Serbs to rise up against the Dahije. The leading Serbs of the Belgrade and Kragujevac nahiyas decided to secretly meet at a secluded place near Orašac to discuss the uprising on 14 February [O.S. 2 February] 1804 (Candlemas, Sretenje). Among locals who participated at the assembly were Marko Savić, Teodosije Maričević, Aleksa Jakovljević, Gaja Ostojić, and others.[2]

American anthropologists Joel and Barbara Halpern wrote an extensive body of papers and books about Orašac. The books include A Serbian Village (1958)[3] and A Serbian Village in Historical Perspective (1986).[4]

Marićevića jaruga

  • View over Sumadija in Orasac
    View over Sumadija in Orasac
  • Karadjordje monument
    Karadjordje monument

References

  1. ^ Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9
  2. ^ Vukićević, Milenko M. (1907). Карађорђе (1752–1804) [Karađorđe]. Vol. 1. Државна штампарија Краљевине Србије. pp. 296, 374–375 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ Eric R. Wolf (1959), "Serbian Village (Book Review)" (PDF), American Anthropologist, 61 (3): 531–532, doi:10.1525/aa.1959.61.3.02a00280
  4. ^ Selected Papers on a Serbian Village

Sources

  • Vukićević, Milenko M. (1907). Карађорђе (1752–1804) [Karađorđe]. Vol. 1. Државна штампарија Краљевине Србије – via Archive.org.
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ora%C5%A1ac,_Aran%C4%91elovac