Dražinovići
Village in Zlatibor District, Serbia
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Dražinovići, formerly also known as Draženovići, is a village in the municipality of Požega, western Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the village has a population of 225 people.[1]
Dražinovići
Дражиновићи | |
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Village | |
  Dražinovići Location within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 43°57′13″N 20°00′31″E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| District | Zlatibor District |
| Municipality | Požega |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.4 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 225 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Geography
The village is located between the small rivers of Gradnje, Skrapeža and Jelava.[2]
History
It was founded in the Ottoman era and was once inhabited by the "Turk" family of Dražinovići that likely gave their name to the hamlet.[2] It is alleged that the "Turks" were driven out by the hajduk families of Pavle and Jovan Mitrović-Demir and that their descendants live in Požega near Novi Pazar.[2]
Jovan Mitrović-Demir (1762–1852), born in the Sanjak of Herzegovina (hailing from Piva[3]), settled the village some time prior to the First Serbian Uprising (1804–13).[4] It was at that time part of the Užice nahiya.[4] Demir distinguished himself in the uprising and was ranked a buljubaša and kapetan, then retired in the village.[5]
In the 1970s, Dražinovići was one of four hamlets part of the Ježevica village, the other being Velika Ježevica, Mala Ježevica and Mađer.[6]