Gornji Milanovac, Serbia

Welcome to Gornji Milanovac, a charming town and municipality located in the Moravica District of central Serbia. With a population of 24,216, the town was founded in 1853 and was originally named Despotovica after the river passing by the town. However, in 1859, the name was changed to Gornji Milanovac at the request of the Prince of Serbia Miloš Obrenović. Its name means Upper Milanovac, as there is also a Lower Milanovac. The town has a rich history, with settlements dating back to prehistoric times, and has been significant in economic, agronomy, infrastructure, and military sense during the Middle Ages and the time of the Roman Empire. It was also significant during the First and Second Serbian Uprisings against Ottoman Empire rule. Today, Gornji Milanovac offers a variety of cultural monuments, institutions, music and folklore, tourism, ecology, and events. Cultural Monuments of Great Importance in Gornji Milanovac include the Church of the Holy Trinity, Church of St. Nicholas in the village of Brusnica and the family tomb of Obrenović dynasty, District Building (The Old Court building), Monuments in the center of the municipality, Hill of Peace (Brdo mira) Memorial Park, Tank as a monument of liberation in Nevade from the Second World War (Sherman Firefly), Orthodox Christian monasteries of Vraćevšnica, Šilopaj and Vujan, Takovo complex devoted to the heroes from Second Serbian Uprising, Ruins of Orthodox monasteries Ješevac, Catholic church Misa (later mosque) on Rudnik, Ruins of Irene Kantakouzene on Treska Hill, Family house of Miloš Obrenović in Gornja Crnuća, Family house of national hero Dragan Jeftić-Škepo, Family house of the Lunjevica family (Revolutionary Nikola, politician Panta and Queen consort Draga Obrenović), Family house of Djordjevic built in old Serbian architectural style, Family house and inheritance of Archibald Reisss son- Dobro polje II, Monument on city cemetery of fallen soldiers of Austro-Hungary and Serbian Army in World War I, Monument for the participants in Operation Halyard and the other monuments in the rest of municipality. The first library in Gornji Milanovac was established in 1857 and is called Braća Nastasijević (English: Brothers Nastasijević). The main theater in this municipality is Milanovačko amatersko pozorište (Milanovac amateur theater). In the area of photography and cinema, Gornji Milanovac is represented with a big number of art members of the Photo-cinema club Gornji Milanovac. The