Kisiljevo: Lakeside, Church and Vampire Legend

Kisiljevo combines a distinctive church, the landscape around Srebrno jezero and a vampire tradition associated with Kisiljevo. Anyone planning a trip featuring cultural discoveries and unusual stories will find several starting points here for planning their own daily activities. When choosing a holiday apartment, it is particularly worth considering whether you would like to focus your stay more on the lakeside landscape, historic sites or the tradition surrounding Petar Blagojević.

Church, Iconostasis and Monument

One of the notable cultural monuments is the Church of Saint Nicholas in Kisiljevo. It is one of the few surviving rammed-earth buildings in Serbia, giving it a special status because of its construction alone. The interior is also remarkable: The iconostasis includes works by Arsenije Jakšić from 1826 and by Živko Pavlović from 1836. Visitors interested in religious art and regional architectural history therefore have two different perspectives on the same place.

The churchyard contains a monument to the fallen soldiers. It was erected in 1928 in memory of those killed in the wars from 1912 to 1919. Its form is defined by several features: A tall black granite obelisk rests on a pyramid-shaped pedestal topped by a bronze figure of an eagle with outstretched wings. The church and monument can be regarded conceptually as different stops on a cultural exploration, without implying any particular length of visit or fixed walking route.

Lakeside and Route to the Cemetery

Srebrno jezero was formed from a former side arm of the Danube. Within the cadastral municipality of Kisiljevo, an area on the lake shore has been designated for detailed tourism planning. This combination of waterside landscape and local history shapes the character of the surroundings. The Kisiljevo cemetery lies next to the Danube and the scenic Silver Lake.

The cemetery can be reached from Kisiljevo via the road leading eastwards towards Ram. After about 2 km, turn right onto an unpaved road and continue for approximately 200 m to the cemetery chapel. You should take these approximate distances into account when planning your day. It is particularly helpful to treat the described turnoff and the following unpaved section as separate landmarks for orientation, rather than viewing the cemetery merely as a name on a map of the area.

The Vampire Tradition of Kisiljevo

Kisiljevo is associated with the vampire legend of Petar Blagojević. According to the tradition, his alleged transformation into a vampire dates back to his death in 1725. Petar Blagojević's remains were burned and left beneath an unmarked gravestone. It is precisely the combination of a specific historical year, the unmarked gravestone and the tradition that makes this subject an unusual part of the area's identity.

The residents of Kisiljevo are working to revive the vampire tradition surrounding Petar Blagojević in order to attract attention and visitors to the municipality. For your travel planning, this means that you can get to know the area through both its church and monuments and its storytelling tradition. Families and other travel groups can decide for themselves whether to focus on art and history or use the unusual legend as the starting point for their exploration.

Which Location Suits Your Trip?

A holiday apartment in Kisiljevo is above all a suitable option if you would like to plan your stay independently around several interests. The Church of Saint Nicholas and the monument appeal to travelers interested in cultural history, while Srebrno jezero, the Danube and the cemetery offer a scenic and narrative perspective. Since the route to the cemetery includes an unpaved section, it is worth treating this visit as a deliberately planned part of your stay.

More Destinations for Your Planning

If you would like to combine Kisiljevo with other places in your travel area, you can also find out more about Kučevo, Malo Crniće, Ribare, Veliko Gradište, Ždrelo, Brzohode, Golubac and Žagubica. You can include these places in your broader search regardless of the specific focus of your trip.

For the overview of the wider travel region: Braničevo District.