Orašac (Aranđelovac)
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| Orašac | |
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| Coordinates: 44°19′44″N 20°35′07″E / 44.32889°N 20.58528°ECoordinates: 44°19′44″N 20°35′07″E / 44.32889°N 20.58528°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| District | Šumadija |
| Municipality | Aranđelovac |
| Elevation | 328 m (1,076 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 1,462 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 34308 |
| Area code(s) | (+381) 34 |
| Car plates | AR |
Orašac (Serbian Cyrillic: Орашац) is a village in the municipality of Aranđelovac in Central Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1462 people.[1] It is best known as the starting point of the First Serbian Uprising in 1804.
American anthropoligists Joel and Barbara Halpern wrote an extensive body of papers and books about Orašac. The books include A Serbian Village (1958)[2] and A Serbian Village in Historical Perspective (1986).[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84443-00-09
- ^ Eric R. Wolf (1959), Serbian Village (Book Review), http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1525/aa.1959.61.3.02a00280/asset/aa.1959.61.3.02a00280.pdf?v=1&t=gir3e8oh&s=efa989efbc4b3fb7bbc3d31a8250c43b50d4a502
- ^ Selected Papers on a Serbian Village, http://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=anthro_res_rpt17
[edit] External links
- Selected Works of Joel M. Halpern: Chapter 1, Selected Papers on a Serbian Village: Social Structure as Reflected by History, Demography and Oral Tradition
- Selected Works of Joel M. Halpern: Comparative Dynamics of a Traditional Serbian Village: Oraciac 1863 to 1975
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