Kaletinac

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Kaletinac
Village
Kaletinac
Coordinates: 43°09′11″N 22°09′35″E / 43.15306°N 22.15972°E / 43.15306; 22.15972
Country	Serbia
Municipality	Gadžin Han
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Kaletinac (Serbian: Калетинац) is a village situated in Gadžin Han municipality in Serbia.^[1]

Dragutin Matić's House[]

The iconic photo of Dragutin Matić

Kaletinac is the birthplace of Dragutin Matić (1888–1970), a famous Serbian infantry soldier from World War I. His image is widely recognizable in Serbia, from a photograph where he was a lookout of Austro-Hungarian positions. That photograph is often found in military albums, encyclopedias and museums.^{[citation needed]} Nicknamed Hawkeye, Matić was the youngest of 7 children born in the house.^[2]

In the mid-2000s the initiative was started for his birth house in Kaletinac to be adapted into the museum. The house was abandoned and derelict as all the descendants of the Matić family moved out and some emigrated abroad. In July 2018 it was announced that the house will be reconstructed and turned into the memorial home. Both living descendants waved their rights on the house and donated it to the municipality to turn it into the museum. Reconstruction is scheduled to start in the fall of 2018.^[2]

The reconstruction was postponed and by 2021 the surveys showed that reconstruction was impossible. The roof completely collapsed, few remaining walls cracked with only the basement remaining intact. The ruins became decayed and prone to collapse. It was decided to demolish the ruins and to fully rebuild the house in authentic style of the ruined house, the typical style of the village, folk house from the 19th century. It will have the same appearance and will be made of the same materials, stone, wood and earth. Works began in June 2021. The finished house will be adapted into the heritage museum, which would also exhibit artifacts found during the demolition. The souvenir shop will be built next to the house.^[3][4]

There is a modest memorial on the local cemetery, where Matić was buried.^[4]

References[]

Coordinates: 43°09′11″N 22°09′35″E / 43.15306°N 22.15972°E / 43.15306; 22.15972

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