Sirogojno

Sirogojno is a village in Serbia located on Mt. Zlatibor. In Sirogojno there is also an open air museum, or "ethno-village" known as the Old Village Museum (Serbian: Muzej "Staro selo"), covering nearly 5 hectares with authentic elements of ordinary life collected from all over the Zlatibor region from the 19th century. The ethno-village displays a set of traditional wooden buildings, including a bakery, a dairy, and an inn (eating house), all in authentic form.

The village of Sirogojno was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1983, and it is protected by the Republic of Serbia.

 

The main house dates from 1882. It belonged to the family Lazović from Alin Potok. The house is divided into two rooms – ''house'' and ''room''. ''House'' is without attic and windows, with earthen floor. The central place in the ''house'' was the hearth – rectangular or circular surface covered with two stone stone pillars (prijeklada) about 35 – 40cm high, built in at the edges of one of the shorter sides of the fireplace. The hearth was used for food preparation and it was a gathering place for all the members of large family. The hearth is also a ritual site of the house, where the most important family rites took place and the ceremonies related to significant national holidays.

Church of Saints Peter and Paul the Apostles

The Serbian Orthodox church in Sirogojno was built in 1764. It is dedicated to the apostles St. Peter and St. Paul, as is written on the royal doors beside the signature of icon painter Simeon Lazovic (Lazović). The village graveyard is located next to the church. The reconstruction of the original layout of the church in Sirogojno was based on special preserved manuscripts, protocols, records, and other historical sources.

Price is 150,00 RSD.

Organized school visits: 100,00 RSD
Groups (over 10 guests): 120,00 RSD
Family ticket: 400,00 RSD
Entrance is free of change for children under 7