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SPOMENICI KRAJPUTAŠI U SELIMA OPŠTINE ARILJE

Apstrakt. Srbija je počev od 1912. godine bila prinuđena da učestvuje u tri uzastopna rata: Prvom i Drugom balkanskom ratu i Prvom svetskom ratu. U svakom ratu broj civilnih i vojnih žrtava je bio izuzetno veliki u odnosu na ukupan broj stanovnika. Vojnici su ginuli u borbama, tokom povlačenje kroz Albaniju, umirali u neprijateljskim logorima i bolnicama u kojima su lečeni od ratnih rana i brojnih epidemija. Pokojnici retko su sahranjivani u rodnim mestima. Najčešće su ostajali na ratištima, vojnim grobljima i grobljima neprijateljskih logora. Sa željom da sa poginulima održe duhovnu vezu i da im odaju počast, njihove porodice često su gradile karakteristične spomenike. Ovi spomenici, koji se u literaturi nazivaju kenotafima, bili su prazni grobovi, najčešće postavljeni uz puteve. Po mestima na kojima su podizani u Srbiji su nazivani „spomenicima krajputašima“. U ovom radu prikazani su rezultati istraživanja i dokumentovanja spomenika krajputaša u selima na teritoriji Arilja, opštine u Zapadnoj Srbiji.

Ključne reči: stradali vojnici, kenotafi, spomenici krajputaši, Balkanski ratovi, Prvi svetski rat, memorijalni spomenici.

SOLDIERS' ROADSIDE MONUMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY OF ARILJE

Abstract. Starting in 1912, Serbia was compelled to take part in three consecutive wars: The First and The Second Balkan Wars, and The First World War. In each war, the number of civilian and military casualties was extremely high in comparison to the total population. Soldiers perished in battles, during the retreat through Albania, in enemy camps, and in hospitals where they were being treated for war wounds and severe epidemics. The deceased were seldom buried in their hometowns. Most often, they remained on battlefields, military cemeteries, and cemeteries of enemy camps. Therefore, their families frequently constructed specific monuments to keep a spiritual bond with their perished ones and to pay tribute to them. These memorials, commonly referred to as cenotaphs, were empty graves, typically placed along roads. In Serbia, they were known as "krajputaš", meaning a monument beside the road. This paper presents research results on the roadside military monuments discovered and documented throughout the villages of Arilje, a community in Western Serbia.

Keywords: perished soldiers, cenotaphs, roadside monuments, Serbia, First World War.

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Magazine of National Geography, Culture and Tradition - Serbia Plus	Review of the National Center for Digitization	eLibrary of Mathematical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts