Kličevac
village in Braničevo District, Serbia
Kličevac (Serbian Cyrillic: Кличевац) is a village in the municipality of Požarevac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village had a population of 1,329 people. The population is mainly ethnically Serbian, and the main occupations are agriculture and trade. Many of the Kličevac residents have moved out, becoming year-round guest-workers in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Kličevac has a school, for grades K-8, which also serves children from the nearby village of Rečica as well.
Etymology
One legend states that the village derives its name from the word "ključ", meaning "key." Legend has it that a dignitary of the Ottoman government lost the keys to his harem while passing through this previously unnamed village. As these keys meant quite a bit to him, his entourage raised quite an alarm, enlisting the local population to find the keys. Another version of this legend attributes the name to the verb "kliče," meaning "to shout," presumably in reference to the same lost harem keys.
History
The location of Kličevac, along a branch of the river Danube was attractive to Romans. The area is still ripe with thousand-year old Roman remnants, from less significant ones like Roman road bricks, to more interesting ones but rarer, like coins, jewelry, and pottery shards.
“Kličevac” enters the record as village in Braničevo District, Serbia. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Kličevac, village and Braničevo can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3176979. Authority coordinates are 44.753, 21.286. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2002.
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