Trnavac
Encyclopedia
Trnavac is a small village in Serbia
situated in the municipality of Zajecar
, in the Timok District
, eastern Serbia
.
. The village has a population of around 300 people. As of 2009, most of the Trnavac population is older than 60 years. Trnavac and the nearby villages of Rgotina
and Vrazogrnac
were found in the 17th century, during the first great Serb migration, from Prizren district, Kosovo
. The village is known for its vineyards and fine homemade wines and grape pomace rakia
(komovica
).
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...
situated in the municipality of Zajecar
Zajecar
Zaječar is a city and municipality in the eastern part of Serbia. According to the 2011 census the town has a population of 36,830, and its coordinates are 43.91° North, 22.30° East...
, in the Timok District
Timočka Krajina
Timočka Krajina is a geographical region located in Serbia. It is situated in eastern Serbia around the Timok River. The population of Timočka Krajina is 284,112 .-Name:...
, eastern 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...
.
Background
The village is located in the valley, on the banks of the Timok riverTimok River
The Timok is a river in eastern Serbia and for the last 15 km of its run a border between eastern Serbia and western Bulgaria.It derives the names in all these from the name it had in antiquity, Latin: Timacus....
. The village has a population of around 300 people. As of 2009, most of the Trnavac population is older than 60 years. Trnavac and the nearby villages of Rgotina
Rgotina
Rgotina is a village in the municipality of Zaječar, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1721 people....
and Vrazogrnac
Vražogrnac
Vražogrnac is a village in the municipality of Zaječar, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1340 people....
were found in the 17th century, during the first great Serb migration, from Prizren district, Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
. The village is known for its vineyards and fine homemade wines and grape pomace rakia
Rakia
Rakia is an alcoholic beverage that is produced by distillation of fermented fruit; it is a popular beverage throughout the Balkans. Its alcohol content is normally 40% ABV, but home-produced rakia can be stronger . Prepečenica is double-distilled rakia which has an alcohol content that may...
(komovica
Komovica
The name Komovica is of ancient Serbian origin.It is a homemade rakia made of grape pomace. Usually it contains more than 50% of alcohol.Komovica is a popular drink in Serbia, and isalso an important solvent for the preparation of many elixirs,...
).