Trnavac is a small village in

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hu ...

situated in the municipality of Zajecar, in the Timok Valley, eastern

Background

The village is located in the valley, on the banks of the

Timok river The Timok (Serbian and Bulgarian: Тимок; ro, Timoc), sometimes also known as Great Timok ( sr, Велики Тимок, Veliki Timok; ro, Timocul Mare), is a river in eastern Serbia, a right tributary of the Danube. For the last 15 k ...

. 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 The Great Migrations of the Serbs ( sr, Велике сеобе Срба), also known as the Great Exoduses of the Serbs, refers mainly to two large migrations of Serbs from various territories under the rule of the Ottoman Empire to regions u ...

, from Prizren district,

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. The village is known for its vineyards and fine homemade wines and grape pomace

rakia Rakia, Rakija, Rachiu or Raki (), is the collective term for fruit spirits (or fruit brandy) popular in the Balkans. The alcohol content of rakia is normally 40% ABV, but home-produced rakia can be stronger (typically 50%). Etymology Fruit s ...

( komovica). Populated places in Serbia {{serbia-geo-stub