Citluk (Kruševac)
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Introduction
Čitluk: A settlement in Serbia near the city of KruševacKruševac
Kruševac is a city and municipality, and the administrative center of the Rasina District, in central Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 127,429, while the town has 57,627....
. It is often referred to as a village, since agriculture is still widespread, but the official status of the settlement is that it is a suburban area. It was founded in the 18th century by immigrants from cities in southern Serbia such as Vranje
Vranje
Vranje is a city and municipality located in southern Serbia. In 2011 the city has total population of 82,782, while the urban area has 54,456...
and Leskovac
Leskovac
Leskovac is a city and municipality in southern Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Jablanica District of Serbia...
. In 2002 it had around 3154 inhabitants in 873 households. It got its name after the Turkish word "chiftluk" which meant an inheritable spachian (Turkish landowner) settlement. There are several other settlements in 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...
, as well as Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
that bear this name.
Geography
The settlement is situated 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of KruševacKruševac
Kruševac is a city and municipality, and the administrative center of the Rasina District, in central Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 127,429, while the town has 57,627....
. In this settlement, the river Pepeljuša flows into the Zapadna Morava (West Morava). Near these rivers, there is much fertile soil, used for agricultural production.
Occupations
Most families have agricultural holds, such as fields of corn, wheat, potato, pepper, and other edible plants. As for domestic animals, pigs and poultry are the most spread. Practically no resident lives on agriculture, but also has a job in the nearby city, KruševacKruševac
Kruševac is a city and municipality, and the administrative center of the Rasina District, in central Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 127,429, while the town has 57,627....
.
Culture and education
The settlement's patron saint is Saint GeorgeSaint George
Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...
, after which the church in the settlement is named. It was built in the late 20th century. There is also a spring of mineral water, decorated into a recreation resort, with a football playground for local trainings and tournaments. The settlement has only an elementary (grammar) school - "Sveti Sava" (Saint Sava
Saint Sava
Saint Sava was a Serbian Prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law and literature, and a diplomat. Sava was born Rastko Nemanjić , the youngest son of Serbian Grand Župan Stefan Nemanja , and ruled the appanage of Hum briefly in...
) where the children from Čitluk go, and are joined by children from surrounding smaller villages such as Koševi
Koševi
Koševi is a village in the municipality of Kruševac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 393 people....
, Vučak, Mačkovac and some from Pepeljevac. The best known cultural manifestation is the "Dani konopljare" (Days of the Hem Field) held on the holiday of Sveta Trojica (The Holy Trinity), which happens fifty days after the Ortodox Easter.