Veliki Šiljegovac
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Veliki Šiljegovac is place in Serbia
below the mountain
Jastrebac, in the center of Ribarska Reka valley. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Kruševac
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It is first mentioned in historic books in 1371. The name originates from the Serbian word “šilježe“ , which is a term denoting young lamb
. That’s because specific relief – this region was perfect for stock farming. In later centuries, along with lamb-shepherding nomads, people from other parts of Serbia settled . Because of proximity of well-forested Jastrebac in 19th century a wood industry developed. Until 1960s, Veliki Šiljegovac was a separate municipality
, when it was adjoined to the municipality to Kruševac, where some of the industry was moved.
First school in Veliki Šiljegovac was founded on November 27, 1866 and it still exists today too. As in the past, primary occupation in Veliki Šiljegovac is stock farming, but today it’s not nomadic.
Geographical coordinates: 43°31′10"N 21°31′48"E
Official site of Veliki Siljegovac http://velikisiljegovac.com
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...
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Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
Jastrebac, in the center of Ribarska Reka valley. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Kruševac
Kruševac
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....
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It is first mentioned in historic books in 1371. The name originates from the Serbian word “šilježe“ , which is a term denoting young lamb
Domestic sheep
Sheep are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name "sheep" applies to many species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries...
. That’s because specific relief – this region was perfect for stock farming. In later centuries, along with lamb-shepherding nomads, people from other parts of Serbia settled . Because of proximity of well-forested Jastrebac in 19th century a wood industry developed. Until 1960s, Veliki Šiljegovac was a separate municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
, when it was adjoined to the municipality to Kruševac, where some of the industry was moved.
First school in Veliki Šiljegovac was founded on November 27, 1866 and it still exists today too. As in the past, primary occupation in Veliki Šiljegovac is stock farming, but today it’s not nomadic.
Geographical coordinates: 43°31′10"N 21°31′48"E
Official site of Veliki Siljegovac http://velikisiljegovac.com