Blendija

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Blendija
Village
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Blendija
Coordinates: 43°39′04″N21°55′07″E / 43.65111°N 21.91861°E / 43.65111; 21.91861
CountryFlag of Serbia.svg Serbia
District Zaječar District
Municipality Sokobanja
Population
 (2002)
  Total
352
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Blendija is a village in the municipality of Sokobanja, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 352 people. [1]

The village was a site of operations in the First Serbian Uprising (1804–13). [2] [3] Ivan from Mužinac and Milojko from Blendija, known for their heroism, were appointed starešine (leaders) of Sokobanja in 1806 by vojvoda of Crna Reka Milisav Đorđević. [4]

References

  1. Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN   86-84433-00-9
  2. Protić 1893.
  3. Jovanović 1883.
  4. Protić 1893, p. 263.

Sources

43°39′04″N21°55′07″E / 43.65111°N 21.91861°E / 43.65111; 21.91861