Sovljak, Bogatić

Sovljak Совљак (Serbian)
Village (Selo)
Sovljak
Coordinates: 44.865461°N 19.434085°E / 44.865461; 19.434085
Country	Serbia
Statistical Region	Šumadija and Western Serbia
Region	Mačva
District	Mačva District
Municipality	Bogatić
Population  (2011)
• Total	554
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1948	716	—
1953	719	+0.4%
1961	709	−1.4%
1971	662	−6.6%
1981	627	−5.3%
1991	648	+3.3%
2002	618	−4.6%
2011	554	−10.4%
Source: [1]

Sovljak (Serbian: Совљак) is a village in Serbia.^[2] It is situated in the Bogatić municipality, in the Mačva District. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbered 554 people by the 2011 census.

Characteristics

Sovljak is 5 km (3.1 mi) west from its municipal center, Bogatić. The village is one of the smallest in Mačva by population (second smallest in the municipality) but it is one of the oldest.^[3]

Sovljak is known for the village tourism. There is an ethno-park "Sovljak" in the typical architectural style of the area. The houses were built c.1920 and the entire yard, sort of an outdoor museum, covers 2 ha (4.9 acres). There is a lime tree in the yard, planted c.1910. One of the attractions in the village is and old style village house called osećanka, built in the late 19th century. Central room in the house is turned into the museum, and it makes one unit with the surrounding vajat (wooden summer house), barn, pergola and the outdoor masonry oven. The house used to have a sundial and now has an exhibition of the local naïve painters. The village is also setting of the August festivities of "Hajduk evenings" with the traditional ceremony of the "Mačva wedding" and the competition for the Harambaša.^[3]

References

1. Comparative overview of the number of population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011 – Data by settlements, page 29. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4.
2. "Sovljak, Serbia City Info". Retrieved 23 December 2013.
3. Aleksandra Kurteš (2 July 2017), "Najstarije selo u Mačvi", Politika-Magazin No. 1031 (in Serbian), pp. 26–27

See also

• List of places in Serbia
• Mačva