Zarožje

Human settlement

About

Zarožje (Serbian Cyrillic: Зарожје) is a village in the municipality of Bajina Bašta, in western Serbia. Located on the slopes of the Povlen mountain, Zarožje has abundance of forests and meadows, and developed agriculture and husbandry. The village, and one of its features, the watermill, are best known as the inspiration for Milovan Glišić's 1880 short story After ninety years. It featured Sava Savanović, the most famous vampire in Serbian folklore. The story was filmed in 1973 as one of the most popular Serbian horror films, Leptirica. According to the 2011 census, the village had 629 inhabitants, and was depopulating for decades.

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Nearby

• Vodenica Save Savanovića Attraction · 455 m
• Crkva Svete Trojice Place of worship · 787 m
• Goksijev pogled Viewpoint · 1074 m
• Šumarsko društvo 2223 m

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