In this tour, get to know:
More about the Museum
You are now standing in the Museum of Hajduk Veljko, located in a house that represents a unique example of old urban architecture in 19th-century Serbia The house was built by Todorče, the leading nobleman of the Negotin district, and the mid-19th century is considered to be the most accurate...
About The Heroj Veljko
Hajduk Veljko Petrović was a great hero of the First Serbian Uprising, which the Serbs led against the Turks from 1804 to 1813 Hajduk Veljko Petrović, the voivode of the Negotin district, was born in 1780 in Lenovac near Zaječar. Veljko’s restless spirit led him to join the hajduks as...
The Baba Finka fortification
Negotin was a strategically significant place for both the Turkish and Austrian authorities, and they both fortified it. The central fortification in Negotin, known as Baba Finka, is believed to have been built by the Turks but was later fortified by the Serbian authorities as well When the fortification lost...
The Cannon from The 1th Serbian Uprising
Iron Polish trophy cannon, made in Great Britain around 1770, captured by Serbian insurgents
The Dukes Milenko and Dobrnjac
The panel shows portraits of prominent leaders from the First Serbian Uprising, Milenko Stojković and Petar Dobrnjac, as well as a plan of Negotin from 1790. Milenko Stojković was born in the Požarevac district, in the village of Kličevac. In his youth, he owned a shop in Požarevac Petar Dobrnjac...
The Tombstone of Hajduk Veljko
The panel displays a lithograph of the Old Church, tombstones of Veljko and Miljko Petrović, as well as portraits of Sima Milutinović Sarajlija and Vuk Karadžić, who were their contemporaries As a poet and writer, Sima Milutinović Sarajlija was a precursor of our romanticism. He was a teacher, scribe, and...
The Copies of documents
This panel displays copies of documents related to the First Serbian Uprising: Karađorđe Petrović’s proclamation to the Serbian people to prepare for the uprising, Karađorđe’s decree appointing Hajduk Veljko as the Krajina voivode with a list of villages under his jurisdiction, and Karađorđe Petrović’s letter to Milutin Petrović, the voivode...
Viticulture
The goal of the ethnological exhibition in the ground floor of the Hajduk Museum is to present traditional viticulture and winemaking. The exhibited items have been selected from the existing ethnological collection and contribute, in the broadest sense, to shedding light on this important type of livelihood in the Negotin...
The portraits of Hajduk Veljko
Here you can see portraits of Hajduk Veljko Petrović, created during the 19th and 20th centuries using oil on canvas technique. The displayed works include pieces by Lukijan Bibić, Živorad Nastasijević, Milisav Marković, Pavle Čortanović, Radislav Trkulja, Dragojub Stajković, as well as two portraits by unknown authors Additionally, you can...
The artwork of Anastas Jovanović
There are copies of two talbotype portraits of a Montenegrin and a lithograph of Hajduk Veljko, created by Anastas Jovanović. There are many stories about the origins of the likeness of Hajduk Veljko Petrović. One of them is associated with Vienna and the pioneer of world photography, Anastas Jovanović. The...
The portrait of Hajduk Veljko – P.Čortanović
There is an interesting story about the origin of Hajduk Veljko’s likeness connected to this by Pavle Čortanović, which was published in Felix Kanitz’s publication “Serbia, Its Land and Population from Roman Times to the End of the 19th Century”…
The Chimney Area
In this room, there is a reconstruction of the so-called odžaklija – the chimney area serving as the center of the house where the main part of family life took place. It features exhibits from the ethnological collection, household items that evoke the ambiance of an old townhouse from the...
The Weapons from the 1th Serbian Uprising
Before you is a historical display showcasing weapons and tools from the First Serbian Uprising. The centerpiece of the exhibition is traditional Serbian weaponry, particularly yataghans Yataghans date back to the early to mid-19th century and represent all the significant workshops of the Balkans, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Metohija,...
The Artillery
Among the artillery pieces, here you can see a one-pound bronze cannon from 1809, which, in many aspects, represents a small mountainous Serbian “hajduk” cannon – with a caliber of 53 mm. It is mentioned in numerous Austrian reports as a technical novelty with significant tactical advantages on the fragmented...
The insurgent flags
In the room with weapons, there are two replicas of the insurgent flags, a portrait of the leader of the First Serbian Uprising, Karađorđe Petrović, painted by Pavle Čortanović, and a schematic representation of the war route of Hajduk Veljko Petrović.
Battle plan at Štubik and Malajnica
During the First Serbian Uprising, Serbs and Russians fought together against the Turks at Štubik and Malajnica. This took place in 1807 when Russian troops under the command of General Isayev, alongside Serbian insurgents led by Milenko Stojković, defeated the Turkish forces at Štubik and Malajnica. In spring and early...