Zarožje

Zarožje
Зарожје
Zarožje's hamlet of Pašina Ravan
Zarožje
Coordinates: 44°06′N 19°41′E / 44.100°N 19.683°E / 44.100; 19.683
Country Serbia
DistrictZlatibor District
MunicipalityBajina Bašta
local municipalityZarožje
Government
  President of local communityDragoman Jagodić
Area
  Total
18.98 sq mi (49.16 km2)
Elevation
−2,730 ft (490−980 m)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
629
  Density30/sq mi (13/km2)
  Change 2002-11
20.4%
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ZIP
31255
Area code031

Zarožje (Serbian Cyrillic: Зарожје) is a village in the municipality of Bajina Bašta, in western Serbia. Located on the slopes of the Povlen mountain, Zarožje has abundance of forests and meadows, and developed agriculture and husbandry. The village, and one of its features, the watermill, are best known as the inspiration for Milovan Glišić's 1880 short story After ninety years. It featured Sava Savanović, the most famous vampire in Serbian folklore. The story was filmed in 1973 as one of the most popular Serbian horror films, Leptirica.

According to the 2011 census, the village had 629 inhabitants, and was depopulating for decades.