Dragačevo
Dragačevo is a historical subregion in Western Pomoravlje in central Serbia. It includes villages between Čačak, Požega, Lučani and Arilje, most belonging to the Lučani municipality. It was a knežina in Revolutionary Serbia and was then organized as a srez of the Požega okrug in the Principality of Serbia.
Geography
The region includes the mountains of Krstac and Golubac.Settlements
The region includes settlements in mostly the Lučani municipality, and fewer settlements in Arilje and Čačak.History
During the First Serbian Uprising, the Dragačevo area was organized into a knežina of Revolutionary Serbia, belonging to the Požega nahiya. The Požega nahiya had included three knežina prior to 1804, the Dragačevo, Podibar and Čačanska Morava; with the uprising, Podibar and Čačanska Morava were united.The villages of Dragačevo involved in the uprising were Virovo, Viča, Vlasteljice, Guča, Goračići, Guberevci, Grab, Gornji Dubac, Donja Kravarica, Donji Dubac, Zeoke, Kaona, Krstac, Lučani, Lis, Lisa, Lisice, Kotraža, Markovica, Dučalovići, Negrišori, Mirosaljci, Prilipac, Puhovo, Milatovići, Osonica, Rti-Krivača, Rogača, Rtari, Cerova, Trešnjevica, Tijanje, Brezovica.
Among the most notable participants in the Serbian Revolution that hailed from Dragačevo are:
- Milovan Nedeljković, later knez and kapetan of Dragačevo, from Virovo.
- Milutin Ilić, archpriest and vojvoda of Dragačevo, from Guča.
- Đoka Protić, vojvoda of Dragačevo, from Guča, Milutin's son.
- Novačić, hajduk harambaša and vojvoda of Dragačevo, from Goračići.
- Milić Radović, hajduk harambaša and vojvoda of Dragačevo, from Kaona.
- Simo Radović, commander, from Kaona, Milić's brother.
- Filip Tajsić, knez, from Puhovo.