Dubovo
Oak-named duplicate—Dubovo exists twice in Serbia: Žitorađa (608) and Tutin (916), the latter settled by Albanian Hoti tribe in the 17th century.
Dubovo exists because Serbian villages named for oak trees cluster wherever 'dub' (oak) dominated the landscape—and because multiple settlements share this common toponym. At least two villages called Dubovo exist in Serbia: one in Žitorađa municipality (608 residents, 2002 census) in the Toplica District, and another in Tutin municipality (916 residents, 2002 census) in the Raška District.
The Tutin Dubovo has a distinctive demographic story. Its inhabitants trace to the Hoti fis (Albanian tribe) who settled in the late 17th or early 18th century, along with nearby Crniš and Paljevo. This Ottoman-era migration established an Albanian-speaking community in what is now southwestern Serbia, adding ethnic complexity to a region where Serbian, Bosniak, and Albanian populations intermingle.
By 2026, both Dubovos face the challenges common to rural Serbia: demographic decline, agricultural mechanization, and the gravitational pull of larger towns. The oak forests that gave these villages their names may still stand, but the human populations that named them continue shrinking. Whether in Toplica or Raška, the toponymic legacy of the oak persists even as the communities it named struggle to maintain viability.