Gornji Milanovac
Encyclopedia
Gornji Milanovac is a town and municipality located in Serbia
at 44.012691° North, 20.273572° East. Its name means "Upper Milanovac" (there is a Lower Milanovac
, as well) while Milanovac stems from name "Milan" in the Serbian language
. The population of town is 24,048.
The city was founded in 1853. Before 1859 the original name of the city was Despotovac, after the Despotovica river passing by the city. In 1859 the name was changed to Gornji Milanovac at the request of the Prince of Serbia Miloš Obrenović.
to the north and Vujan
to the south.
The city is situated along western side of European route E763, between the cities Ljig
to the north and Čačak
to the south and the villages Majdan
to the north and Preljina
to the south.
Main city crossroad branches:
South of Milanovac, villages Brdjani to the West and Prislonica
to the East are connected to E763 with local roads.
with:
Mosjøen
, Norway
Kavadarci
, Republic of Macedonia
Slovenj Gradec
, Slovenia
Edessa
, Greece
Pleven
, Bulgaria
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
at 44.012691° North, 20.273572° East. Its name means "Upper Milanovac" (there is a Lower Milanovac
Donji Milanovac
Donji Milanovac is a town in eastern Serbia. It is situated in the Majdanpek municipality, in the Bor District. It is located on right bank of Lake Đerdap on Danube...
, as well) while Milanovac stems from name "Milan" in the Serbian language
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
. The population of town is 24,048.
The city was founded in 1853. Before 1859 the original name of the city was Despotovac, after the Despotovica river passing by the city. In 1859 the name was changed to Gornji Milanovac at the request of the Prince of Serbia Miloš Obrenović.
Geography
Gornji Milanovac lies between mountains RudnikRudnik
Rudnik is a mountain in central Serbia, near the town of Gornji Milanovac. Its highest peak Cvijićev vrh, named after geologist and biologist Jovan Cvijić, has an altitude of 1132 meters above sea level...
to the north and Vujan
Vujan
Vujan is a mountain in central Serbia, near the town of Gornji Milanovac. Its highest peak Veliki Vujan has an altitude of 855 meters above sea level....
to the south.
The city is situated along western side of European route E763, between the cities Ljig
Ljig
Ljig is a town of 3,219 inhabitants in central Serbia. It is surrounded by a municipality of the same name, which has a total of 12,730 inhabitants.Ljig is an underdeveloped region of Serbia, surrounded by Mount Rajac and Mount Rudnik...
to the north and Čačak
Cacak
Čačak is a city in central Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Moravica District of Serbia. Čačak is also the main industrial, cultural and sport center of the district...
to the south and the villages Majdan
Majdan
Majdan is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Novi Kneževac municipality, in the North Banat District, Vojvodina province...
to the north and Preljina
Preljina
Preljina is a small town in the municipality of Čačak, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the town has a population of 1,801 people.-References:...
to the south.
Main city crossroad branches:
- To the North, onto road Gornji Milanovac-Kragujevac (see KragujevacKragujevacKragujevac is the fourth largest city in Serbia, the main city of the Šumadija region and the administrative centre of Šumadija District. It is situated on the banks of the Lepenica River...
) that crosses with E763 and turns East; the nearest village on the road is Donja VrbavaDonja VrbavaDonja Vrbava is a village in central Serbia. Its inhabitants are known as Vrbavci.Located at and 538 m above sea level, it lies southwest of the city of Gornji Milanovac and northeast of the city of Kragujevac....
. - To the East, turns South then East through the city, crosses E763 and then goes South through the village of Donja TrepcaDonja TrepčaDonja Trepča is a village in the municipality of Čačak, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1018 people....
onto the route 23. - To the South, towards E763.
- To the West, quickly turns North and after five kilometers branches into road Gornji Milanovac-Cestobrodica (see CestobrodicaČestobrodicaČestobrodica is a village in the municipality of Požega, western Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 327 people....
) to the West; the nearest village on the road is TakovoTakovoTakovo is a village in the municipality of Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. It has a population of about 500.The Second Serbian Uprising under the leadership of Miloš Obrenović started in this village.- External links :*...
, where Takovo UprisingTakovo UprisingTakovo Uprising is a painting by Paja Jovanović , one of the greatest Serbian realist painters off all time. It represents the start of the Second Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire in Takovo, 1815...
begun; and into road Gornji Milanovac-Gornji Banjani (see Gornji BanjaniGornji BanjaniGornji Banjani is a village in the municipality of Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 227 people....
) to the North; the nearest village on the road is KalimaniciKalimanićiKalimanići is a village in the municipality of Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 181 people.-References:...
.
South of Milanovac, villages Brdjani to the West and Prislonica
Prislonica
Prislonica is a small town in the municipality of Čačak, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the town has a population of 1591 people....
to the East are connected to E763 with local roads.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Gornji Milanovac is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with:
Mosjøen
Mosjøen
-History:Mosjøen was founded in the 17th century as local farmers met here to trade, and has been growing since then. Sawmills were built here in 1866 by a British company, and Mosjøen got township rights in 1875. It is the oldest town in the Helgeland region and the second oldest town in Nordland...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
Kavadarci
Kavadarci
Kavadarci is a town located in the Tikveš region of the Republic of Macedonia. Situated in the heart of Macedonia’s wine country, it is home to the largest winery in south-eastern Europe, named after the Tikveš plain. The town of Kavadarci is the seat of Kavadarci Municipality...
, Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
Slovenj Gradec
Slovenj Gradec
Slovenj Gradec is a town and a municipality in northern Slovenia. It is part of the historic Lower Styria region, since 2005 it belongs to the NUTS-3 statistical region of Carinthia...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
Edessa
Edessa, Greece
Edessa , is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. It was also the capital of the defunct province of the same name.-Name:...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
Pleven
Pleven
Pleven is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...