Divljana

Divljana () is a village in the municipality of Bela Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 141 people. Divljana Monastery is one of the landmarks in Divljana.
Zapis.
There is a large, old oak tree in Divljana. It is "zapis" ("inscription"), a holy village tree. A custom originating in pre-Christian Slavic mythology, a large, usually oak tree, would have a cross carved into its bark, and then it would serve as a temple. Oak trees were sanctified in the settlements which had no church of their own. Circumference of the Divljana oak trunk is , diameter is , while the diameter of the crown is . The tree is tall. Experts from the Niš Institute for the natural protection estimated that it sprouted in c. 1400.
The trunk is completely open and hollow on one side. Inside, eight grown persons can fit, or a table and chairs. The tree, which belongs to the species of durmast oak, is placed under the state protection as a natural monument.