natural wonder
Ovčar-Kablar Gorge
The West Morava river coils in tight meanders between Ovčar and Kablar peaks, with a dozen medieval monasteries: the 'Serbian Mount Athos', and sweeping viewpoints above the gorge road.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Gornji Milanovac
Central Serbia, Serbia · Europe
About Gornji Milanovac
Gornji Milanovac is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Prislonica, 26km from Ovčar-Kablar Gorge.
Gornji Milanovac is in Central Serbia, Serbia, with about 24,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Prislonica, about 8 km away.
Gornji Milanovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Гoрњи Милановац, pronounced [ɡôːrɲiː mǐlanoʋats] ) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of central Serbia. The population of the town is 23,109, while the population of the municipality is 38,985 (2022 census data).
The town was founded in 1853 as DespotovicaRead more
(Деспотовица), after the river passing by the town. In 1859 the name was changed to Gornji Milanovac at the request of Prince Miloš Obrenović. Its name means Upper Milanovac (there is a Lower Milanovac as well, while Milanovac was named so in honour of revolutionary Milan Obrenović).
The microregion of Rudnik–Takovo (Serbian: Рудничко-таковски крај), or simply Takovo (Serbian: Таково, Таковски крај), in the broader sense roughly corresponds to the modern municipality of Gornji Milanovac. It includes the southern foothills of the Rudnik mountain, and northern foothills of Suvobor and Maljen. Some villages in the municipality are part of the Kačer region.
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Within an hour or so of Gornji Milanovac: Ovčar-Kablar Gorge (26 km).
Where is Gornji Milanovac?
Gornji Milanovac is in Central Serbia, Serbia, about 8 km from Prislonica.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 23,982
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Serbia
- Region
- Central Serbia
- Timezone
- Europe/Belgrade
- Coordinates
- 44.0260, 20.4615
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