Zarožje, Serbia (folk tale)

Sava Savanović's Mill

Folklore — not a documented case

A vampire is said to live in an old watermill on the Rogačica stream in the village of Zarožje in western Serbia.

The people of Zarožje, a village near Bajina Bašta in western Serbia, tell of a vampire living in an old watermill on the banks of the Rogačica stream. According to the tale, this creature, named Sava Savanović, came at night to drink the blood of the millers who worked there, and so no one wanted to stay at the mill until morning.

The stories in this section are folk tales and legends; they are not verified, real events and should not be confused with the rest of the archive.

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