Kisiljevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Кисиљево, formerly Kisilova) is a village in north-east Serbia (Braničevo District), located at municipality Veliko Gradište, the town was once famous for its story about who, a Serbian peasant who was believed to have become a vampire after his death and to have killed nine of his fellow villagers?
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Kisiljevo Kisiljevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Кисиљево, formerly Kisilova) is a village in north-east Serbia (Braničevo District), located at municipality Veliko Gradište (Велико Градиште). The village is populated with 704 inhabitants (2002. census). Kisiljevo is mentioned extensively in the novel An Uncertain Place by Fred Vargas. The town was once famous for its story about Petar Blagojevich, a man who was reportedly thought to have been a vampire who killed 9 people.
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Petar Blagojevich Petar Blagojevich (Serbian form: Petar Blagojević/Петар Благојевић, German : Peter Plogojovitz; died 1725) was a Serbian peasant who was believed to have become a vampire after his death and to have killed nine of his fellow villagers. The case was one of the earliest, most sensational and most well documented cases of vampire hysteria. It was described in the report of Imperial Provisor Frombald, an official of the Austrian administration, who witnessed the staking of Blagojevich.
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Desine Desine is a village in the municipality of Veliko Gradište, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 717 people.
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Rugovo (sword dance) The Warrior dance of Rugovo (Albanian: "Vallja me shpata e Rugovës" , Serbian: Борбена руговска игра ) is a traditional sword dance named after the Rugova Canyon in Kosovo. There are two male dancers who fight a mock battle for the hand of a girl (a "maiden's dance"). It was made internationally famous by the Kosovo Albanian Rugova clans (hailing from Kelmend in Albania). It has been unreliably claimed that the dance was a historical "warrior training of the guard of the Monastery of Peć". The dance is also found in mountainous Montenegro, where a tribe of shepherds settled in the 18th century. It was part of Yugoslav folk dancing ensemble, and in 1982, it was noted that "in the last time the Rugova dance has gained wide popularity".
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Stanjevo Stanjevo (Serbian: Стањево ) is a village in the municipality of Aleksandrovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1244 people.
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Grgeteg Grgeteg (Serbian Cyrillic: ) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Irig municipality, in the Srem District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority among its population of 85 (2002 census).
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Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradiška (Serbian Cyrillic: ) is a town and municipality in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, part of the Republika Srpska entity. The municipality is geographically located in eastern Krajina region, and the town is situated on the Lijevče plain, on the right bank of the Sava river across from Stara Gradiška, Croatia, and about 40 km north of Banja Luka.
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Mačvanska Mitrovica Mačvanska Mitrovica (Serbian Cyrillic: Мачванска Митровица, ] ) is a town located in the Sremska Mitrovica municipality, in the Syrmia District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The town has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 3,896 people (2002 census).
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Chedipe Chedipe (literally "prostitute") is a witch-vampire in the folklore of the region around the Godavari River in India. They are associated with the "devadasis", girls who were dedicated to a Hindu temple god and were often treated as temple prostitutes. Sometimes, chedipes may be undead. Women who die an unnatural death, such as in childbirth or by suicide, and prostitutes may become chedipes.
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Ram, Serbia Ram (Serbian: Рам ) is a settlement in the municipality of Veliko Gradište, in the Braničevo District of Serbia. The town developed around the fortification of the same name.
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Serbs in Sarajevo The Serbs of Sarajevo numbered 157,526 according to the 1991 census, making up more than 30% of the Sarajevo Metropolitan area (10 pre-war municipalities; Centar, Stari Grad, Novo Sarajevo, Novi Grad, Ilidza, Ilijas, Vogosca, Hadzici, Trnovo, and Pale. Today, following the Bosnian War, few Serbs remain in central areas of Sarajevo; however, many parts of the pre-war metropolitan area are now forming the city of East Sarajevo in Republika Srpska; namely, Pale RS, East Ilidza, East Novo Sarajevo, Trnovo RS, and East Stari Grad. Forcefully , most have either moved abroad, to Serbia or other countries, or moved to a new settlement on the outskirts of Sarajevo, located in the Republika Srpska, known as East Sarajevo (previously "Srpsko Sarajevo" - "Serbian Sarajevo").
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Kostrići massacre The Kostrići massacre was the killing 16 Croat civilians in the village of Kostrići, near Hrvatska Kostajnica. The massacre committed by Serbian paramilitary forces called "Kaline" under leadership of Stevo Borojević, they are killed all the inhabitants of the village. The killings took place on 15 November 1991 during the Croatian War of Independence.
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Galović Galović (Serbian Cyrillic: ) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Koceljeva municipality, in the Mačva District of Central Serbia. In 2002, the village had a population of 235, all of whom were Serbian.
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Crepaja Crepaja (, ] ) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (88.15%) and its population numbering 4,855 people (2002 census).
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Kruškik Kruškik (Serbian: Крушкик ) is a village in the municipality of Gradiška, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Bogojevo Bogojevo (Serbian: Богојево, "Bogojevo" ; Hungarian: "Gombos" ) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Odžaci municipality, West Bačka District, Vojvodina province. The village has an ethnic Hungarian majority and its population numbering 2,120 people (2002 census).
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Kikinda Kikinda (, ] ) is a city and the administrative center of the North Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city urban area has 38,065 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 59,453 inhabitants.
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Doljevac Doljevac (Serbian Cyrillic: ) is a town and municipality located in the Nišava District of the southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, a town has a population of 1,657 inhabitants, while the municipality has 18,441.
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Serbian folklore Serbian folklore is the folk traditions among ethnic Serbs. The earliest examples of Serbian folklore are seen in the pre-Christian Slavic customs transformed into Christianity.
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Vjesci The vjesci (Polish: "wieszczy" ) is a vampire in Polish folklore. According to legend, a person was destined to be a vjesci from the time they were born. It was possible to point one out from a caul located on the newborn's head. In order to prevent the person from becoming a vjesci, the caul was removed, dried, ground and fed to the person on their seventh birthday. For the most part, the vjesci would appear to be quite normal and would blend into the community. Some accounts say that the vjesci had an excitable nature and a ruddy complexion. At the time of their death, a vjesci would refuse to take the sacrament. The body would cool closely and the limbs would remain limber. The lips and cheeks would remain red. Spots of blood often appeared under the fingernails and on the face.
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Kostajnik Kostajnik (Serbian Cyrillic: ) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Krupanj municipality, in the Mačva District of Central Serbia. Kostajnik is notable for being a fortified village since 1445. The village had a Serb ethnic majority and a population of 1,048 in 2002.
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Sterijino Sterijino (Serbian Cyrillic: Стеријино, Hungarian: "Valkaisor") is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Ada municipality, in the North Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority (94.87%) and it has a population of 234 people (2002 census).