Štitar
Encyclopedia
Štitar is a village in Serbia
, located around 9 km west from the town of Šabac
, in Mačva District
.
Štitar lies is in the heart of Mačva
, an alluvial fertile flatland between the rivers Drina
and Sava. The area of today’s village was until the 18th century covered with dense and virtually impassable forest, Kitog.
By the end of 19th centuries, Štitar was populated by Serb refuges from outside of then-autonomous Serbia (that is, Belgrade Pashaluk). The first group came from Montenegro in the 18th century, followed by others from Herzegovina, Bosnia, and parts of central Serbia that remained under Turkish rule after the Second Serbian Uprising
.
According to 2002 census, the village has 2,285 inhabitants, mostly Serbs
.
Branimir Ćosić
(1903 - 1934), a famous Serbian writer and journalist, was born in Štitar.
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...
, located around 9 km west from the town of Šabac
Šabac
Šabac is a city and municipality in western Serbia, along the Sava river, in the historic region of Mačva. It is the administrative center of the Mačva District. The city has a population of 52,822 , while population of the municipality is 115,347...
, in Mačva District
Macva District
Mačva District is a district of Serbia. The District expands in the western parts of Serbia, in the geographical regions of Mačva, Podrinje, Posavina, and Pocerina. It has a population of 297,778 people...
.
Štitar lies is in the heart of 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...
, an alluvial fertile flatland between the rivers Drina
Drina
The Drina is a 346 kilometer long river, which forms most of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It is the longest tributary of the Sava River and the longest karst river in the Dinaric Alps which belongs to the Danube river watershed...
and Sava. The area of today’s village was until the 18th century covered with dense and virtually impassable forest, Kitog.
By the end of 19th centuries, Štitar was populated by Serb refuges from outside of then-autonomous Serbia (that is, Belgrade Pashaluk). The first group came from Montenegro in the 18th century, followed by others from Herzegovina, Bosnia, and parts of central Serbia that remained under Turkish rule after the Second Serbian Uprising
Second Serbian Uprising
The Second Serbian Uprising was a second phase of the Serbian revolution against the Ottoman Empire, which erupted shortly after the re-annexation of the country to the Ottoman Empire, in 1813. The occupation was enforced following the defeat of the First Serbian Uprising , during which Serbia...
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According to 2002 census, the village has 2,285 inhabitants, mostly Serbs
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
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Branimir Ćosić
Branimir Ćosić
Branimir Ćosić is Serbian famous writer and journalist born in village Štitar and died in Belgrade at 31 from tuberculosis...
(1903 - 1934), a famous Serbian writer and journalist, was born in Štitar.
See also
- List of places in Serbia
- MačvaMacvaMačva 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...