Cvetojevac () is a village in the

Šumadija District The Šumadija District (, ) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It is located in the central parts of the country. According to the 2022 census results, it has a population of 269,728 inhabitants, and the ad ...

, Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 841. It belonged to

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

of Aerodrom from 2002. to 2008. when municipality was abolished. Village was founded in the year 1789. Fields are 504.47 ha, orchards 24.32 ha, vineyards 4.12 ha, meadows 90.83 ha, pastures 9.86 ha, while the rest of the land occupies 7.85 ha.

Geography

The territory of the village of Cvetojevac is located in the central part of Serbia. It is located in the eastern part of

Šumadija Šumadija ( sr-Cyrl, Шумадија, ) is a geographical region in the central part of Serbia. The area used to be heavily covered with forests, hence the name (from ''šuma'' 'forest'). The city of Kragujevac is the administrative center of t ...

and covers the catchment area of the middle flow of Lepenica river (the tributaries of the

Great Morava The Great Morava (, ) is the final section of the Morava ( sr-Cyrl, Морава), a major river system in Serbia. Etymology According to Predrag Komatina from the Institute for Byzantine Studies in Belgrade, the Great Morava is named after ...

river) on whose left bank is located. Surface area of Cvetojevac occupies an area of 750 hectares and is located in the eastern part of the territory of the city of

Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the List of cities in Serbia, fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Se ...

. Cvetojevac borders on the north with Resnik, in the east with Botunje south with Korman and Jovanovac and in the west with Novi Milanovac. Cvetojevac is located at 206 meters above sea level, about 10 km northeast of

and about 130 km south of

Belgrade Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...

. The railway line

Lapovo Lapovo ( sr-Cyrl, Лапово) is a town and municipality located in the Šumadija District of central Serbia. The population of the town is 6,057 according to the 2022 census. History The first mention of ''Lapovo'' dates from the 12th centur ...

–

Kraljevo Kraljevo ( sr-Cyrl, Краљево, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Raška District in central Serbia. It is situated on the confluence of West Morava and Ibar River, Ibar, in the geographical region of ...

passes through the settlement. It is located near the

State Road 24 (Serbia) State Road 24 is an IB-class/ expressway road in central Serbia, connecting Batočina with Kraljevo. It is located in Šumadija and Western Serbia. Before the new road categorization regulation given in 2013, the route wore the following names: M ...

, Batocina –

History

According to the legend, the village was named after someone named Cvetoje who first came to the area of today's village. According to historical data, Cvetojevac was founded during the Koča's frontier, around 1789. It was founded by five families: Asurjići, Biorci, Miyailovići, Mladenovići and Sretenovići. Over time, the village grew by settlement of the population. During the

First Serbian Uprising The First Serbian Uprising (; sr-Cyrl, Први српски устанак; ) was an uprising of Serbs in Orašac (Aranđelovac), Orašac against the Ottoman Empire from 14 February 1804 to 7 October 1813. The uprising began as a local revolt ...

, 8 families settled, and after 1815, another 15 families settled.Тодор Радивојевић, Лепеница, насеља порекло становништва, обичаји, приредио Борислав Челиковић, Београд 2010. стр 641–642. According to the population census in 1903, Cvetojevac had 634, and seven years later 793 inhabitants. After the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

, Cvetojevac numbered 735 people, and the decline in the number of inhabitants can be attributed to the great suffering of Serbs in the war. After the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, the number of inhabitants varied from 692 in 1981 to 776 in 1991. The latest census showed an increase in the number of inhabitants, and now Cvetojevac has 841 inhabitants, the largest number in history. This was influenced by the proximity of the city of Kragujevac, which is only 10 kilometers away from the settlement. There is a Jewish cemetery in the village, and the village patron saint is

St. Luke Luke the Evangelist was one of the Four Evangelists—the four traditionally ascribed authors of the canonical gospels. The Early Church Fathers ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Prominent figu ...

. The village church is dedicated to the Holy Prophet Elijah. In the village there is an elementary school "19. October ", which is subsidiary of its parent school in

Maršić Maršić is a settlement in the municipality of Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the List of cities in Serbia, fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical ...

.Донација кола српских сестара школи у Цветојевцу
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References

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