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| Gornji Kuti |
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| Library in Gornji Kuti |
I live in Gornji Kuti. It is a small village
that belongs to the township Brod
Moravice of which is 1 kilometer far. It has about 60 villagers. It used to
have a lot of animals as sheep, goats, cows etc. but now chickens, cats and
dogs are only animals you can find right now. It has a 70 years old library
with over 7000 books what is a lot for such a small place. Except the library,
it has one of the oldest houses on this area.
If
you go a little bit south you will come to Brod Morvice. There is primary school
in which now go about 50 kids from 4 villages including Brod Moravice. There
used to be 4 regional schools in 4 villages but now even this one is in danger
of closing. On the center of Brod
Moravice is an old linden which became a symbol of the village. Village has a
church dedicated to St. Nicholas. The township in total has 12 churches and
chapels.
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| Church of St. Andrew |
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| Church of. St. Nicholas |
One of
the sacral monuments is a big stone signal pole Piljdak. It was used in the
time of the Ottomans as a signal pole in which fire would burn in order to
signal of Turks. It was also used as a precursor of mailboxes. In village
called Moravička sela is located the oldes house in this area. House
"Delač" is built in 17th century.
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| House "Delač" |
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| Piljdak |
Residents of Brod Motavice like to keep
their cultural
heritage so they organize a lot of rural partys and folklores. Everybody has
orchard and the most represented fruit are aples and plums so they got its
festivals. On "Plums day" there is a festival in hunting lodge
"Lazica". People gather around and bake plum cakes, share recipes,
dance and have fun. Women make plum jam and men make a drink with a high
percentage of alcohol called rakija. Then it is judged by a committee. The best
jams and rakija take the prices.
In the school teachers organize a ethno group which keep cultural heritage by
dancing old, almost forgotten, dances and recite on the local speech.
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| Kids dance in national costumes |
As I spend less
and less time in it because I every day travel to Ogulin in school, I almost
forgot how beautiful my village is, but when I think of it I realize that it is
gorgeous, peaceful, quiet place perfect for relaxation.
Pictures found on google search.
Hello dear Ivana, you live in a very small, but such an interesting place. I need to come and visit you soon. It will be also great to visit my God mother who lives near you. I have learned a lot about your lovely place and having such a big library in it is so fantastic, I didn't know that. too bad some schools have closed. Thank you for this post and never forget where you come from!
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