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Guča
Place in Moravica District, Serbia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Guča (Serbian Cyrillic: Гуча, pronounced [ɡûtʃa]) is a small town near the city of Čačak, located in the Lučani municipality, Moravica District, in the Dragačevo region of western Serbia. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 3,185 inhabitants. It is famous for its annual Guča trumpet festival, which is held in town and is attended by several hundred thousand visitors each year.
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Administrative divisions
Guča was a separate municipality until 1965, when it was incorporated into the municipality of Lučani. For census purposes, Guča is divided into two adjacent settlements, northern Guča (selo) (lit. Guča Village, population 1,694) and southern Guča (varošica) (lit. Guča Town, 1,491), separated by the Bjelica river.[1]
Guča trumpet festival
The town's Guča trumpet festival, also known as the Dragačevo Assembly, is an annual trumpet festival that began in 1961 as a gathering of local trumpet players next to Guča’s St Archangel Gabriel Church.[2][3] The festival brings more than 300,000 visitors and 1,000 performers to the town of 3,000 people every year, both from Serbia and abroad.[4] Elimination heats earlier in the year mean only a few dozen bands get to compete. Guča’s official festival is split into three parts: Friday’s opening concert, Saturday night celebrations and Sunday’s competition. Friday’s concerts are held at the entrance to the official Guča Festival building. This event features previous winners, each band getting to play three tunes while folk dancers, all kitted out in bright knitting patterns, dance kolos and oros in front of a hyped-up audience.[5]
In 2010, Guča celebrated its 50th anniversary and it was opened by the then Serbian President Boris Tadić. The 2010 festival lasted for 10 days and achieved the record attendance of about 700,000.[6]
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