Velika Lukanja
Velika Lukanja se nalazila na ušću reke Gostušice u Visočicu.
Posle oslobođenja od Turaka 1878. godine, Velika Lukanja je postala sedište Visočkog sreza. Kad je Visočki srez pripojen Nišavskom 1887. godine, Velika Lukanja je postala sedište Velikolukanjske opštine.
Velika Lukanja was located at the confluence of river Gostušica into Visočica.
After liberation from the Turks in 1878, Velika Lukanja became the seat of Visok county. When Visok county merged with Nišava county in 1887, Velika Lukanja became the seat of the eponymous borough.
Osnovna škola je postojala u selu još od 1840. godina.
Po spisku lica iz sela Velike Lukanje koja ima da plate utrinu (porez je sakupio Mada Ćirić), 1924. godine u selu je živelo 90 domaćinstava:
An elementary school existed in the village since the 1840's.
Based on the list of individuals from Velika Lukanja who paid pasture taxes (collected by Mada Ćirić), in 1924 there were 90 households:
Iako Velika Lukanja nije bila potopljena u Zavojskoj katastrofi 1963. godine, zbog planova da se jezero uveća za potrebe hidroelektrane i tako potope sela Velika Lukanja, Mala Lukanja i Pakleštica raseljavanje je počelo neposredno potom.
Građenje Hidroelektrane Zavoj, koje je počelo tek 8. septembra 1977. godine, i podizanje nivoa Zavojskog jezera osamdesetih godina u potpunosti je potopilo Veliku Lukanju i Malu Lukanju.
Although Velika Lukanja did not perish during the Zavoj disaster of 1963, due to plans to enlarge the lake and build a powerplant, villagers of Velika Lukanja, Mala Lukanja and Pakleštica started to move away.
Construction of the Zavoj Hydropower Plant, which began on September 8th 1977, and rising water levels in the Zavoj Lake reservoir eventually led to Velika Lukanja and Mala Lukanja being completely submerged as well.
Literatura / References:
- Petrović, Vukašin. Velika Lukanja, od postanka do potapanja. Muzej Ponišavlja Pirot. 1985. [on-line]