Čečava
Čečava (Serbian Cyrillic: Чечава) is a village in the municipality of Teslić, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ethnic composition, 1991 census
total: 2,616
Serbs - 2,503 (95.68%)
Yugoslavs - 54 (2.06%)
Croats - 36 (1.37%)
Bosniaks - 0 (0.00%)
others and unknown - 22 (0.84%)
History
Čečava makes its first appearance in 1323 in records and documents of a decree by prince Stjepan and his brother Vladislav Kotromanich, in which supervisor Grgur Stipanovic is rewarded for his obedience with the annexation of five villages, in the territory of Usora, to his Kingdom. It’s written: ”Firstly Chechava, secondly Hrastusa, thirdly Unenovichi Uskrsh,…"
Because of his loyalty Grgur seems to have been the delegate representative of the Bosnian court, to escort Prince Stjepan’s matchmakings from the Hungarian King. There’s also a myth that may be relative to this historical source. In the settlement of Plane east of the Grualj hill(643m/1,780 feet),a smaller hill lies, which is called “The hill of the Queen” (Kraljichino Brdo).At its northwestern side the hill is surrounded by woods and so it seems obvious that its top had been cleaned of the woods for some purpose. There also exists a crossroads of old paths leading to all far directions used by caravans; the way to Stupa and Osredak(Stupljanski put), the way through Miladich Brdo to Čečava, the Pope’s Road (Popovski Put) to Kulashi and the way over the Grualj hill to G.Vijachani and Snjegotina.