Portal Glas Nacije u serijalu tekstova “Moj dan u Knjaževcu” će Vas odvesti na ovo mesto da Vam predstavi kulturne i ostale znamenitosti grada.
Zamak na vrh brda u Knjaževcu?
„Džervinova vila“ bez sumnje predstavlja jedan od najprepoznatljivijih knjaževačkih simbola.
Izgrađena je na zemljištu Tase Cvetkovića, knjaževačkog trgovca. Đorđe Cvetković Đoka bio je poznati kafedžija koji je posedovao slavnu beogradsku kafanu „Kolarac” i uložio je skoro milion tadašnjih dinara, kako bi pokazao na taj način svoju moć. Izgrađena na Džervinovom brdu na imanju koje nekada je pripadalo Đokinom ocu.
Smatra se da je sagrađena po uzoru na neki zamak u Austriji ili Češkoj. Podseća na zamkove koji su podizani nekoliko decenija pre, širom Evrope.
Vila ima prizemlje, dva sprata, kao i vidikovac i kulu. Raskošna građevina je bele boje sa bordo dekoracijama na fasadi. Imala je vlastiti vodovod, kanalizaciju i rezervoar sa vodom, kao i kaljeve peći i opremljena najskupljim češkim sanitarijama. Na vrhu je kula građena u romantičarskom stilu.
Zapisano je da je vilu testamentom nasledila Cvetkovićeva sluškinja, koju je kasnije otkupio poljoprivredni kombinat, da bi je na kraju otkupila knjaževačka privatna firma.
Danas je u privatnom je vlasništvu i dosta je zapuštena. Drvene stepenice su istrulele i veoma je opasno hodati po njima, poskidane su pločice sa zidova, a vrata i prozori su polomljeni. Zidovi su išarani grafitima, a ulaz je slobodan, s tim što i nema ko da ga čuva. Dok se nekada oko vile nalazio vinograd, danas je tu izraslo rastinje i korov, a ispod se nalazi Džervinovo naselje.
Da li je zaista ova vila prepuštena na milost i nemilost? Nadamo se da će joj doći bolji dani.
Portal Glas Nacije in the series of texts "My day in Knjaževac" will take you to this place to present you the cultural and other sights of the city. A castle on top of a hill in Knjaževac? "Jervin's Villa" is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable symbols of the Principality. It was built on the land of Tasa Cvetković, a merchant from Knjaževac. Đorđe Cvetković Đoka was a famous cafe owner who owned the famous Belgrade tavern "Kolarac" and he invested almost a million dinars at the time, in order to show his power. It is believed to have been built on the model of a castle in Austria or the Czech Republic. It reminds of the castles that were built a few decades ago, all over Europe. The villa has a ground floor, two floors, as well as a lookout point and a tower. The luxurious building is white in color with burgundy decorations on the facade. It had its own water supply, sewage system and water tank, as well as clay furnaces and equipped with the most expensive Czech sanitary facilities. At the top is a tower built in the romantic style. It is recorded that the villa was inherited by Cvetković's maid in her will, which was later bought by an agricultural combine, and eventually bought by a private company from Knjaževa. Today it is privately owned and is quite neglected. The wooden stairs have rotted and it is very dangerous to walk on them, the tiles have been torn from the walls, and the doors and windows are broken. The walls are covered with graffiti, and the entrance is free, although there is no one to guard it. While there used to be a vineyard around the villa, today vegetation and weeds have grown there, and Jervin's settlement is located below. Is this villa really at the mercy of the gods? We hope better days are ahead for her.
