Divljana (Serbian: Дивљана) is a village in the municipality of Bela Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 141 people.[1] Divljana Monastery is one of the landmarks in Divljana.

Divljana
Village
Divljana Monastery
Divljana
Coordinates: 43°10′38″N 22°18′16″E
Country	Serbia
District	Pirot
Municipality	Bela Palanka
Population  (2002)
• Total	141
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Zapis

There is a large, old oak tree in Divljana. It is zapis ("inscription"), a holy village tree. A custom originating in pre-Christian Slavic mythology, a large, usually oak tree, would have a cross carved into its bark, and then it would serve as a temple. Oak trees were sanctified in the settlements which had no church of their own. Circumference of the Divljana oak trunk is 6.35 m (20.8 ft), diameter is 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in), while the diameter of the crown is 23.13 m (75.9 ft). The tree is 13.43 m (44.1 ft) tall. Experts from the Niš Institute for the natural protection estimated that it sprouted in c. 1400.[2]

The trunk is completely open and hollow on one side. Inside, eight grown persons can fit, or a table and chairs. The tree, which belongs to the species of durmast oak, is placed under the state protection as a natural monument.[2]

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