Drazevac

Draževac in Obrenovac municipality occupies flood-prone terrain along the Sava River's southern bank, approximately 40 kilometers southwest of Belgrade. The 2011 census recorded 1,442 inhabitants—a substantial population for a Serbian village, reflecting the settlement's position within Belgrade's commuter orbit. Obrenovac itself experienced catastrophic flooding in May 2014 when Cyclone Tamara dumped unprecedented rainfall across the Kolubara basin, inundating 90% of the municipality and claiming 27 lives.

The village developed within Obrenovac's agricultural hinterland, producing for Belgrade markets while remaining vulnerable to the periodic flooding that has shaped settlement patterns along the Sava for millennia. The nearby TPP Nikola Tesla power plant—generating approximately half of Serbia's electricity—anchors the regional economy, though the facility survived the 2014 floods only through emergency intervention. This industrial presence creates employment opportunities that most Serbian villages lack, helping maintain Draževac's population against the depopulation pressures affecting more peripheral settlements.

Modern Draževac functions as a residential node within Belgrade's extended metropolitan zone. Improved road connections enable commuting to the capital, while agricultural production continues on lands suited to grain and vegetable cultivation. By 2026, the village's trajectory depends on whether post-2014 flood defenses prove adequate against increasingly intense precipitation patterns—climate models project continued increases in extreme weather events that test infrastructure designed for historical conditions.