Traditional wine villages

Near Alexandrovac we will see the traditional wooden or stone Poljane which are preserved by the goverment. There are 22 Župa Poljane, “settlements without people” in Župa, 20km of Brzece. The name comes from the word poljane, or fields, because they were built in fields away from the villages and were exclusively devoted to winemaking. After a phylloxera infestation, many local vineyards were devastated and many of these types of settlements disappeared, except for Župa. In order to prevent further decay of these ethno-models due to increased urbanization, a number of buildings and old cellars, especially in the field of Lukarevina, were restored and protected under the law. Their architecture is picturesque, especially the wine cellars constructed of stone, logs and slab. Each Poljane has its own features - these are unique settlements in Serbia, and at the same time they are an inherent part of the Župa vineyards landscape.