Kisiljevo – Church, Lake and Vampire Lore
Kisiljevo can be explored through specific places and traditions: Srebrno jezero, the Church of Saint Nicholas, the cemetery by the Danube and Silver Lake, as well as the story surrounding Petar Blagojević. For planning your trip, it is worth considering the landscape, cultural monuments, and the approximate directions separately.
Key facts about Kisiljevo
Srebrno jezero was formed from a former branch of the Danube. The area in the Kiseljevo cadastral district designated for detailed tourism planning is located on the shore of Srebrno jezero. This designation describes a planned area and does not automatically mean that a fully developed visitor offering is in place. The Kisiljevo cemetery is located next to the Danube and the scenic Silver Lake. When finding your way around, both the former river landscape and the present-day landscape context of the place are therefore central.
Which cultural sites are important in Kisiljevo?
The Church of Saint Nicholas in Kiseljevo is one of the few surviving rammed-earth buildings in Serbia. Rammed earth refers to compacted earth used as a building material, making this construction method a clear cultural feature of the place. The furnishings include an iconostasis with works by Arsenije Jakšić from 1826 and by Živko Pavlović from 1836. In addition to its construction method, these two fully dated groups of works provide the church with an additional art-historical point of reference.
How do you reach the cemetery?
The Kisiljevo cemetery can be reached from Kisiljevo via the road heading east toward Ram. After approximately 2 km, turn right onto an unpaved road; after a further approximately 200 m, you will reach the cemetery chapel. The directions end at the cemetery chapel.
Which other destinations can you compare?
If you would like to compare several travel destinations rather than viewing Kisiljevo in isolation, you can also look at [Vinci](Vinci), [Žagubica](Žagubica), [Malo Crniće](Malo Crniće), [Golubac](Golubac), [Brzohode](Brzohode), [KuÄevo](KuÄevo), [Veliko GradiÅ¡te](Veliko GradiÅ¡te) and [Ždrelo](Ždrelo) as well.
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How can you identify the monument in the churchyard?
The monument to the fallen soldiers in the churchyard of Kiseljevo was erected in 1928 for those who fell in the wars from 1912 to 1919. It is a tall black granite obelisk on a pyramid-shaped pedestal. The monument also features a bronze figure of an eagle with outspread wings.What does the vampire legend of Kisiljevo tell us?
The vampire legend of Kiseljevo dates Petar Blagojević’s alleged transformation into a vampire to his death in 1725. The tradition also reports that his remains were burned and left beneath an unmarked gravestone. The word “alleged†is an essential part of the traditional account.What role does the vampire tradition play for the municipality?
Residents of Kiseljevo are working to revive the vampire tradition surrounding Petar Blagojević in order to attract attention and visitors to the municipality. As a result, the story is not only part of the local tradition but also part of the way the place is presented today.To the main travel overview: BraniÄevo District.
