Noćaj is a village in northern Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

. It is located in the Sremska Mitrovica

Sremska Mitrovica

Sremska Mitrovica is a city and municipality located in the Vojvodina province of Serbia, on the left bank of the Sava river. As of 2002 the town had a total population of 39,041, while Sremska Mitrovica municipality had a population of 85,605...

 municipality, in the Srem District

Srem District

Syrmia or Srem District is a northwestern district of Serbia. It lies in the regions of Syrmia and Mačva, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It has a population of 309,981...

, Vojvodina

Vojvodina

Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...

 province. The population of Noćaj numbering 2,120 people (according to the 2002 census), and most of its inhabitants are ethnic Serbs (2,098).

Geography

Geographically, Noćaj is situated in the northern part of the Mačva

Macva

Mačva is a geographical region in Serbia, mostly situated in the northwest of Central Serbia. It is located in a fertile plain between the Sava and Drina rivers. The chief town of this region is Šabac. The modern Mačva District of Serbia is named after the region, although the region of Mačva...

 region which belong to Vojvodina (the southern part of Mačva is situated in Central Serbia

Central Serbia

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). The Special Nature Reserve Zasavica

Zasavica

Zasavica can refer to:* Zasavica , a village near Bosanski Šamac, Bosnia and Herzegovina* Zasavica , a river in Serbia* Zasavica , a bog in Serbia* Zasavica I, a village in Serbia* Zasavica II, a village in Serbia...

 is located near the village of Noćaj.

Famous residents

It is known as a place of origin of Stojan Čupić

Stojan Cupic

Stojan Čupić , also known as "Zmaj od Noćaja" , was a Serbian voivod, one of the most important leaders of the First Serbian Uprising. He was born in Piva in Herzegovina and his original surname was Dobrilović. He later moved to Salaš Noćajski in Mačva, where he was adopted by Strahinja Čupić, and...

 (hero of The First Serbian Uprising

First Serbian Uprising

The First Serbian Uprising was the first stage of the Serbian Revolution , the successful wars of independence that lasted for 9 years and approximately 9 months , during which Serbia perceived itself as an independent state for the first time after more than three centuries of Ottoman rule and...

). He was called 'Zmaj od Noćaja' ("the dragon of Noćaj" in English) and the football club from Noćaj has the name 'Zmaj'.