Boževac

Place in Serbia

About

Boževac (Serbian: Божевац) is a rural settlement not far away from Požarevac and river Mlava. It belongs to Malo Crniće municipality. As of 2022, it had a population of 1,136. At the beginning of the twentieth century this village, on the edge of Stig plain, was one of the most significant trade, craft and crossroads center of the region. The first data about Bozevac originate from a Turkish account book of 1542, which was published by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. In that account book, Bozevac had 9 homes. In 1718. Austria occupies these areas and performs a register of population and settlements which reveals that area is uninhabited. In that list, Boževac has 11 homes. During the 19th century, more intensive settlement of the place began. Census of 1820. year registered 113 homes and in 1844 slightly more, 185 households with 1305 inhabitants. At that time, Kucevo had 124 houses and Petrovac 152. And in that period, the first settlers of Novi Boževci were recorded, who will also be the ancestors of the existing regions in the village. These were Xhosa, Thuleia, Panteleia, Golub, Avram and Mata. At the end of the 19th century, there were more and more shops, craftsmen, cafes, and there was a need to make an urban plan of the center for the planned formation of the bazaar, market, church, school, clinic and pharmacy. By the decision of the Government of the Kingdom of Serbia in 1896.

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Nearby

• Crkva svetog Tome Place of worship · 35 m
• MX Park DIVAN Sports centre · 68 m
• Kafe Laguna Café · 133 m
• 12313 Boževac Post office · 148 m
• Profi Shine Detailing Car parts · 291 m
• MagmaGlass Construction · 469 m
• Picerija Café · 582 m
• Auto Servis Sale Kolor Car repair · 633 m
• Stadion Čair Pitch · 943 m
• Osnovna škola "Milisav Nikolić" Boževac School · 1839 m

Data sources: OpenStreetMap, Wikidata