Zajecar - engleski - niska rezolucija

ZAJEČAR − CAPITAL OF SERBIAN EAST
RURAL SETTLEMENTS IN
THE TERRITORY OF ZA JE ČA R
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A house in Ma li
Iz vo r, formerly
a private house
There are forty one villages scattered around Zaječar
valley and on the slopes of the surrounding mountains. For
many of them it is difficult to say when they were founded,
how many times they were extinguished and recovered
again in wars, proving the primordial vitality of the local
population and its commitment to domestic life.
Just a little more than two centuries ago, some villages
in Zaječar were larger and more advanced than they are
today. According to records of monk called Franz Xaver
Pokorny , who explored the Timočka Krajina in the late 18 th
century, Vražogrnac had 40 houses , Rgotina 50, Jelašnica
20, Koprivnica 30, Brusnik 20, Grljan 120, Great Source
250, and Zaječar only 15 houses.
However, thanks to the geographical position of
Zaječar, at the crossroads of all major roads, it developed
much faster than any other village in the region. The industrialization
of the country, in line with the principles
valid at the time of socialist Yugoslavia, literally erased
many villages in this region. (According to the 2002 census,
the entire population of Timočka Krajina compared to
the previous census was lower in only two villages: Zvezdan
near Zaječar and Novi Sip near Kladovo. The census
also showed that, unfortunately, the population in some
Zaječar villages, in comparison to the census of 1948, was
reduced to a quarter.) People from Zaječar do as much as
they can to revive the village. In the past few years they
have rebuilt, renovated or constructed cultural centers in
the villages of Mali Jasenovac, Veliki Jasenovac, Glogovica,
Mala Jasikova, Velika Jasikova, Dubočane, Grljan, Gamzigrad,
VrareaAreanica, Grlište, Vrbica, Nikoličevo, Metriš,
Veliki Izvor, Lubnica and Zvezdan. A lot has been done
to improve the illumination and arrangement of streets,
and to renovate and reconstruct other buildings. A fund
was created to provide financial resource to solve vital
communal problems in the village. For every penny the
village extracts from rents, another one goes into the village’s
account in the city budget. Improvement of roads
and village roads has been announced, and a large amount
of funding is required.
Bridge
Although England
supported Turkey
in Serbo-Turkish
War (1876-78), a
manufacturer from
Manchester, John M.
Thompson, financially
supported the
restoration of Ve li ki
Iz vo r immediately
after the retreat of
Turks. He gave the
amount of 5,150
pounds, which was
used for building
about hundred of
houses in the village,
construction of a
road towards Zaječar
and for the bridge
on Be li Ti mo k River.
Thompson’s employees,
Dr. Sandwich
and Becker, coordinated
the works. The
inhabitants named
the new bridge English
Bridge.
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