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ZAJEČAR − CAPITAL OF SERBIAN EAST<br />

Gurle in Karavlaška, where from its residents originated.<br />

The area of the village occupies 3537 hectares. Two rivers<br />

run through it, the White Timok and the Lubnička River, as<br />

well as the streams lower Rašov and upper Kukov, and it is<br />

surrounded by the hills Vodeničarska kosa, Trešnjevo brdo,<br />

Kukov vrh i Parajankul. The village is of compact type, situated<br />

on the left bank of the White Timok, four kilometers<br />

from Zaječar.<br />

The remains of Roman structures can be found in<br />

Manastirište. A Roman hoard was also discovered, with<br />

66 coins (dener and antoniana) forged from 193 to 314. In<br />

1889, a mine “Vrška čuka” was opened and many residents<br />

changed professions and became miners. Many went to<br />

work in Wallachia.<br />

Grljan’s elementary school was opened in 1842, the<br />

first agricultural and purchasing cooperative was established<br />

in 1898, the Holy Trinity Church was built in 1899<br />

(the consecration was attended by King Milan and Aleksandar<br />

Obrenović). Metal processing started in 1923, involving<br />

the mines “Srpski Balkan”. In 1926 the village was<br />

electrified, thanks to Boža Kuzmanović, who built the electric<br />

turbine in Grljan.<br />

The village hall was built in 1930, two years later also<br />

the municipal home, in 1930 the village had a choir, and<br />

the FK “Soko” was founded in 1932...<br />

Today, Grljan is village of diligent hosts, with many<br />

characteristics of city life. The locals are employees of<br />

numerous Zaječar companies, as well as exemplary farmers<br />

and ranchers whose animals have won prizes at many<br />

fairs and exhibitions. There is a kindergarten in the village,<br />

meaning that there are a lot of young people. The<br />

main cultural and tourist event is the Soloist convocation<br />

of flute players, with a tradition of nearly three decades.<br />

The village is eight kilometers away from Zaječar. According<br />

to the census of 2002, it had 888 households with 2839<br />

inhabitants.<br />

DUBOČANE<br />

Austrian maps from the 1723 record this village as<br />

Duboko. According to legend, the villagers fled to Bulgaria<br />

because of Turkish oppression, but the village was inhabited<br />

again, and in 1866 it had 172 houses. The people are<br />

engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry in particular.<br />

Near the village there is a sheep farm “Salaš”.<br />

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1<br />

Iconostasis in<br />

the Holy Trinity<br />

Church in Gr lja n,<br />

built in 1899.<br />

Gr ljan Rebellion<br />

Grljan Rebellion is<br />

certainly one of the<br />

most interesting occurrences<br />

from the<br />

history of Grljan. It<br />

took place on 13 th<br />

March 1883, just<br />

before the famous<br />

Timok Rebellion. The<br />

reason was dissatisfaction<br />

and suspicion<br />

concerning the tax<br />

lists. There were riots<br />

and clashes with<br />

soldiers. However,<br />

unlike Timok Rebellion,<br />

it ended without<br />

bloodshed. Men from<br />

Grljane did not take<br />

part in Timok<br />

Rebellion.

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