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Prćilovica
Sign in to savePrćilovica () is a village in the municipality of Aleksinac, Serbia in the Nišava District of Serbia. The village is situated in the Aleksinac Basin on the left bank of the South Morava River. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 2410 people.
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Place details
- Locality
- Општина Алексинац
- Region
- Central Serbia
- Country
- Србија
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Prćilovica
- Settlement.native_name
- Прћиловица
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Serbia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Nišava
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Aleksinac
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2002
- Settlement.population_total
- 2410
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- CEST
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +2
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Serbia
- Located in
- Aleksinac Municipality
- Elevation
- 157
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Prcilovica.jpg
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- Prćilovica
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Anta Petrović
- Demography
- References
Prćilovica () is a village in the municipality of Aleksinac, Serbia in the Nišava District of Serbia. The village is situated in the Aleksinac Basin on the left bank of the South Morava River. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 2410 people.
== Etymology == The name Prćilovica is derived from the word "prćija," meaning dowry, and it is often a subject of jest due to its unusual sound. According to local legend, the village was named after a Serbian shepherd who, while tending his flock for a Turkish pasha, married the pasha’s daughter. The term "prći" or "prćija" refers to a dowry, linking the village's name to this tradition.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Prćilovica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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