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У сусрет<br />
природи!<br />
Magnificent natural<br />
and cultural heritage<br />
TOURIST GUIDE TO DJERDAP NATIONAL PARK
The edition of the Tourist Guide was made<br />
possible by Ministry of Finance and Economy<br />
and National Tourism Organization of Serbia<br />
MINISTRY OF<br />
FINANCE AND<br />
ECONOMY<br />
NATIONAL TOURISM ORGANIZATION OF SERBIA
Magnificent natural<br />
and cultural heritage<br />
TOURIST GUIDE TO DJERDAP NATIONAL PARK<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
2013
Content<br />
Introduction 9<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> National park<br />
STILL INTACT AND UNDISCOVERED<br />
DJERDAP NATIONAL PARK 10<br />
The History of <strong>Djerdap</strong> 14<br />
Sailing on the Danube 14<br />
Golubac Fortress 19<br />
Lepenski Vir 20<br />
Tabula Traiana 21<br />
Diana 22<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> Gorge 23<br />
Trajan’s Bridge 24<br />
Tourism in boots 26<br />
Species of game protected by closed season 28<br />
Fisherman’s Paradise 29<br />
Walking trails 31<br />
Viewpoints 36<br />
Golubac<br />
Introduction 40<br />
Galleries / Ethno houses 42<br />
Churches/Monasteries 43<br />
CONTENT<br />
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Events 44<br />
Restaurants 46<br />
Hotels 47<br />
Private accommodation in Golubac 48<br />
Useful phone numbers 50<br />
Tourist Organization of Golubac Municipality 51<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
Introduction 54<br />
Galleries / Museums 55<br />
Churches/Monasteries 56<br />
Events 57<br />
Restaurants 59<br />
Hotels 61<br />
Private accommodation in Donji Milanovac 62<br />
Useful phone numbers 66<br />
Tourist Organization of Majdanpek<br />
Municipality 68<br />
Kladovo<br />
Introduction 72<br />
Galleries / Museums 72<br />
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Church of Saint George in Kladovo 74<br />
Events 75<br />
IT MUST BE TASTED 77<br />
Restaurants 78<br />
Hotels 80<br />
Private accommodation Kladovo 81<br />
Useful phone numbers 83<br />
Tourist Organization of Kladovo Municipality 85<br />
You should not miss<br />
Waterfall - spring Beg bunar 88<br />
The miraculous halls of Rajko harambasa 88<br />
Beli izvorac 90<br />
Blederijski Waterfall 90<br />
The Museum in Majdanpek 92<br />
Something More<br />
The rules of conduct 94<br />
Mobile operators in <strong>Djerdap</strong> 96<br />
Publishing activity of PE “<strong>Djerdap</strong> National<br />
Park” 98<br />
CONTENT<br />
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Being in the thick beech<br />
and oak forest, breathing<br />
the fresh air deeply, feeling<br />
the benefits of the <strong>Djerdap</strong><br />
climate, being enchanted by<br />
the view that stretches from the<br />
rocky peaks, listening to the silence<br />
of primeval and pristine<br />
nature of the Danube waves’<br />
force – the privilege you have<br />
at <strong>Djerdap</strong>, a place which will<br />
not leave you indifferent. Here<br />
at <strong>Djerdap</strong>, you cannot help but<br />
feel awe before the forces of<br />
nature at the point where the<br />
Danube River carved its deepest<br />
canyon, and <strong>Djerdap</strong> Kazani, due<br />
to their sharp underwater rocks,<br />
prior to the formation of Accumulation<br />
Lake was a nightmare<br />
for the captains on the Danube.<br />
Life had existed since the time<br />
immemorial on the coast of one<br />
of Europe’s largest rivers and the<br />
ancient cultures that had been<br />
here before the Romans and it<br />
had left the evidence of their existence.<br />
Numerous legends and<br />
incredible stories appeared out<br />
of its millennium continuance<br />
and during the summer twilight,<br />
in the distance, you might see Jason<br />
and the Argonauts in search<br />
of the Golden Fleece. Or the legionnaires<br />
of Emperor Tiberius<br />
and Trajan, carving the stone<br />
path in the cliffs above the river<br />
so that the slaves could drag the<br />
galleys, perhaps even ancient<br />
Lepenci sculpting their fish-like<br />
deities in pebbles. Wherever<br />
you look, there are seen and unseen<br />
traces of almost all ages in<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> - from pre-history to the<br />
present time.<br />
Although the Danube put its<br />
deepest stamp into the nature of<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park by running<br />
throughout its length, representing<br />
the natural border between<br />
Serbia and Romania, <strong>Djerdap</strong> National<br />
Park is much more than the<br />
recognizable gorge. Thick forests<br />
that preserve diverse wildlife in<br />
itself, numerous nature reserves,<br />
a large number of mountaintops,<br />
countless streams and rivers and<br />
a significant number of caves give<br />
a special charm and mystique to<br />
the entire region.<br />
No matter how many times<br />
you were at <strong>Djerdap</strong>, with each<br />
next visit you will discover something<br />
new, hitherto unseen. And<br />
as many times as you arrive to<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park, it will<br />
still be a meeting with preserved<br />
forests, clear streams, a powerful<br />
and secretive Danube, reserves<br />
and natural monuments, cultural<br />
heritage, traditional values and<br />
genuine hospitality of the local<br />
inhabitants. With this <strong>Djerdap</strong><br />
National Park Tourist Guide, we<br />
wish to awake your curiosity so<br />
you could discover a place to rest,<br />
recreate and have an unforgettable<br />
adventure.<br />
Therefore, welcome to <strong>Djerdap</strong>!<br />
INTRODUCTION<br />
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DJERDAP NATIONAL PARK<br />
Still Intact and<br />
Undiscovered
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In the Celtic language, Danube<br />
means a river, water. Legends<br />
say that the third part of the<br />
Danube, called Ishtar after the water<br />
deity, the emperor of people,<br />
runs form Achilles’ spring. The<br />
father of history, Herodotus, was<br />
sailing along the Danube which<br />
was called Istros at the time. Historians<br />
and poets wrote that Jason<br />
and the Argonauts were sailing<br />
along this river, too, searching<br />
for the Golden Fleece. However,<br />
no one recorded when the first<br />
wave of the Pannonian Sea started<br />
deepening the massives between<br />
the Balkans and the Carpathians,<br />
opening the Iron Gate and<br />
thus creating the most secretive<br />
place on the Danube, <strong>Djerdap</strong> today.<br />
Persians named this miracle<br />
of nature, which has captivated<br />
throughout the millennia, Girdap<br />
or whirlpool and Roman soldiers<br />
and slaves, by an order of the emperor<br />
Trajan, cut the road into the<br />
stones of <strong>Djerdap</strong> which was strategically<br />
and economically important<br />
to the Roman Empire. Tabula<br />
Traiana and Trajan’s bridge remain<br />
to testify through centuries<br />
about the great accomplishments<br />
of Romans. Both visible and invisible<br />
signs of centennial harmony<br />
and struggle between the man and<br />
the nature from the beginning<br />
of the world to this day are present<br />
in <strong>Djerdap</strong>. Hunter-gatherer<br />
community, followed by the first<br />
farmers and herders, left behind<br />
a monumental sculpture of fishlike<br />
deities at Lepenski Vir. Very<br />
favourable conditions for life were<br />
the reasons for the continuing<br />
presence of man, as it is testified<br />
by, apart from Lepenski Vir, many<br />
archaeological findings and cultural<br />
and historical monuments<br />
and sites, such as Diana, Golubac<br />
town, the remains of the Roman<br />
limes, and various castles and preserved<br />
examples of Slavic architecture.<br />
Unique natural and cultural<br />
heritage of the 63,608 acres<br />
along hundred kilometres of the<br />
Danube were put under the state<br />
protection with the establishment<br />
of <strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park in 1974.<br />
It has it been confirmed many<br />
times that the encounter with the<br />
Iron Gate and intact nature of<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park, sumptuously<br />
rich in its remarkable flora<br />
and fauna specimens, strengthens<br />
the mind, while exploration of the<br />
largest archaeological museum in<br />
nature in Europe rejuvenates the<br />
spirit. <strong>Djerdap</strong> is also the amazing<br />
gorge, an incredible view from<br />
steep cliffs high up to 800 m above<br />
the Danube, three large river valleys<br />
and over a thousand caves<br />
and corries located at a distance<br />
of about 150 km. Here at <strong>Djerdap</strong>,<br />
the Danube is the deepest, 90 m,<br />
the narrowest, 140 m, but the widest<br />
as well, nearly 7 km, near Golubac.<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> keeps many secrets,<br />
wonders of nature and values; it is<br />
a paradise for adventurers, nature<br />
lovers, fishermen and hunters. In<br />
the Danube depths great examples<br />
of perch and catfish are hidden,<br />
in the thick forests game such as<br />
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deer, roe deer, boar, and hare and<br />
in inaccessible heights of clear sky<br />
– eagles and falcons. <strong>Djerdap</strong> NP is<br />
the largest habitat of lynx in Serbia,<br />
which is very rare in Europe;<br />
about 1100 plant species can be<br />
found here, and the ones whose<br />
abundance in Europe significantly<br />
decreased are especially important:<br />
the Common Hazel, the European<br />
nettle tree, walnut, lilac, the<br />
Downy Oak, Mouse Thorn, Rustyback,<br />
Eurasian smoke tree, Holly.<br />
Memories from <strong>Djerdap</strong> stay long<br />
in your memory. These moments<br />
are ‘enhanced’ by the unique traditional<br />
specialties of this area,<br />
served in the well-preserved natural<br />
atmosphere or unusual warmth<br />
of a rustic rural household. This<br />
gives you a reason more to come<br />
for your <strong>Djerdap</strong> adventure.<br />
The History of <strong>Djerdap</strong><br />
Nowhere is the nature and<br />
cultural heritage so uniquely intertwined<br />
as it is here in <strong>Djerdap</strong><br />
gorge. The Danube has always bestowed<br />
life upon the inhabitants of<br />
its shores. You can feel the breath<br />
of history in <strong>Djerdap</strong> National<br />
Park while walking, learning how<br />
the people have survived for thousands<br />
of years at this border of historical<br />
winds. <strong>Djerdap</strong> is a sort of a<br />
time machine, because it takes you<br />
to the eight-millennium-old Lepenski<br />
Vir, the settlement of prehistoric<br />
fishermen representing the<br />
centre of one of the most complex<br />
cultures from pre-history. The Romans<br />
bridged the Danube, cut the<br />
road through <strong>Djerdap</strong> gorge, and<br />
Tabula Traiana and Diana palace<br />
remained both trace and the witnesses<br />
of the power and wealth of<br />
the ancient Roman Empire. The<br />
legend of the beautiful girl Golubana<br />
still lives in the greatest Šeširkula<br />
of Golubac fortress, whose<br />
towers and walls are the everlasting<br />
evidence of architectural skill<br />
and knowledge of Serbian medieval<br />
lords and builders.<br />
As a trace of the past times,<br />
40 registered immovable cultural<br />
properties and four exceptionally<br />
significant cultural monuments<br />
– Golubac fortress, Lepenski Vir,<br />
Tabula Traiana and Diana remain.<br />
Sailing on the Danube<br />
FROM ARGONAUTS TO THE DJERDAP SEA<br />
The man has always turned to<br />
rivers, lakes and seas, for food and<br />
survival. Having carved tree trunks,<br />
he got the first boat or plough land,<br />
and perfected it later, using it for<br />
fishing, transportation of food,<br />
firewood and other necessities.<br />
The Phoenicians were the first<br />
to appear on the Danube in the<br />
distant past, bringing the goods<br />
from the East in their vessels. According<br />
to the legend of the Argonauts’<br />
quest, sailing on the Danube<br />
existed seven thousand years ago.<br />
Argonauts, in search of the Golden<br />
Fleece, sailed into the river Istar,<br />
as Ptolemy marked the river Danube<br />
in the maps. Five thousand<br />
years ago the Greeks came to the<br />
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Istros, another name for the Danube,<br />
where they had their colonies,<br />
in the lower Danube, on the<br />
coast and on the Black sea. This is<br />
when the history of the Danube<br />
sailing begins.<br />
Two millennia ago, the Romans<br />
marked the Danube as Danubius,<br />
and this name, at first used for the<br />
upper Danube, was later extended<br />
to the whole Danube. The first Roman<br />
river boats were called ‘Trireme’,<br />
and later on larger military<br />
galleys were called ‘Galions’. Even<br />
the Emperors Tiberius and Trajan<br />
realized the difficulties of sailing<br />
through <strong>Djerdap</strong>, due to reefs<br />
and rocks, giving it the name Iron<br />
Gate (Port de Fer). Along with the<br />
road being cut through <strong>Djerdap</strong>,<br />
they did the first breaking up of<br />
the rocks. The Romans, for defence,<br />
built castrums on: Lederata,<br />
Pinkum, Kupae, Novae, Taliata,<br />
Dierna, Cerna, Canes, and Egeta.<br />
The Slavic tribes Antes, Nego<br />
and Timacs have been present in<br />
the Danube region since the 4 th<br />
century, but the largest breakthrough<br />
to the Balkans was done<br />
two centuries later. Since 14 th<br />
century there were Turks with a<br />
strong fleet, more powerful than<br />
the Austro-Hungarian. It is said<br />
that Suleiman the Great, on his<br />
conquest to Europe in 1526 had<br />
the fleet of 800 vessels below Belgrade.<br />
In those times, the trade<br />
was in bloom on the Danube and<br />
the Morava, and Serbs were acknowledged<br />
sailors since they<br />
knew the Danube’s ‘mood’. In<br />
16 th century the Austro-Hungarian<br />
ships were on the Danube, defending<br />
the border. The shippers<br />
were from the Slavic tribes along<br />
the Danube.<br />
The first Serbian ship-owners<br />
were Prince Milos and ‘The Danube<br />
Captain’ – Miša Anastasijević<br />
from Poreč. They exported agricultural<br />
products, and imported<br />
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salt. Miša Anastasijević, a great<br />
Serbian benefactor and donor to<br />
the education system, had 74 ships<br />
and 23’kamarasi’(boats for carrying<br />
goods) in 1850.<br />
Underwater rocks and high water<br />
velocity created great difficulties<br />
in sailing through <strong>Djerdap</strong>,<br />
especially after bigger vessels and<br />
steam ships appeared on the Danube.<br />
In the summer of 1834, the<br />
first steam ship of the Viennese<br />
company (DDSG) passed through<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong>. The most extensive works<br />
on <strong>Djerdap</strong> channelling, up to Sip<br />
dam, were conducted by Austro-<br />
Hungary in the period between<br />
1889 and 1896.<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> river administration<br />
in Tekija and Oršava was in charge<br />
of the safety of sailing. Channel<br />
was particularly marked and they<br />
sailed only during the day, and the<br />
ships were necessarily conducted<br />
by the skilled and trained people<br />
through the <strong>Djerdap</strong> straits, ‘locs’<br />
or pilots. Pilots came aboard at<br />
the final stations of Vince, Kožica,<br />
Ključ and Kladovo, Kostol on the<br />
right and Moldava, Drenkovi and<br />
Turn Severin on the left bank of<br />
the Danube. The ship pilots or<br />
locs, the ship conductors, knew<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> ’as the back of their hand’<br />
and those were usually the people<br />
from Donji Milanovac and Tekija.<br />
Nowadays, the Danube is a<br />
part of trans-European river system<br />
Rhine-Maine-Danube 3,505<br />
long, and the flow of Danube<br />
within our country is 588 km.<br />
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Golubac Fortress<br />
At the very entrance into <strong>Djerdap</strong><br />
gorge, four kilometres downstream<br />
from Golubac, there is<br />
Golubac fortress. Nobody knows<br />
for sure who built Golubac fortress<br />
and when – whether it was<br />
Serbs, Byzantines or Hungarians.<br />
The name Golubac city, according<br />
to the data available, was first<br />
mentioned in Hungarian charters<br />
in 1335, while in Turkish<br />
written sources it first appeared<br />
in 1390. It is assumed that the<br />
city was held by Serbs at the time<br />
of Kosovo battle, and afterwards,<br />
it was conquered by Bayezid I, in<br />
the late 17 th and early 18 th century<br />
it was ruled by the Austrians<br />
and until 1867 was governed<br />
by Turks.<br />
Strategically extremely important,<br />
it has an irregular base<br />
and walls which follow the terrain<br />
configuration. To ensure a<br />
more efficient defence, the town<br />
was internally divided into several<br />
parts - nine massive towers<br />
were interconnected by the wall<br />
with separated walking path thus<br />
being organized to defend the<br />
city, from both the land and the<br />
river. On the upper part of the<br />
fortress which used to be a citadel<br />
are three towers connected by<br />
walls, and the main tower was on<br />
the citadel, as well as probably a<br />
granary and water tank. On the<br />
lower part, on the Danube bank,<br />
there are remnants of a magnificent<br />
two-storey palace from the<br />
first half of the 15th century, accompanied<br />
by a six-storey tower<br />
used for defence and dwelling.<br />
Included in the outer fortress,<br />
there was a gate with a wooden<br />
bridge across the water trench<br />
and two towers. The coastal part<br />
of the fortress had a port where<br />
Turks built a low round cannon<br />
tower. During the 1930s a regional<br />
road was built through Golubac<br />
fortress and the entrance gate<br />
was torn down, without a previously<br />
prepared documentation.<br />
Archaeological research, restoration<br />
and conservation were<br />
performed systematically during<br />
1970s and 1980s, and then they<br />
stopped. After the expected revitalization<br />
of Golubac fortress,<br />
this monument of exceptional<br />
significance will shine in its full<br />
splendour.<br />
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Lepenski Vir<br />
On the Danube terrace in <strong>Djerdap</strong>,<br />
there is Lepenski Vir, one of<br />
the most significant archaeological<br />
sites of Serbia. During the archaeological<br />
excavations in the 1960s<br />
the sacral architecture and a monumental<br />
sculpture were discovered,<br />
tentatively dated to the period<br />
of 6500 BC to 4500 BC, which<br />
changed the world’s ideas about<br />
the beginnings of the civilization.<br />
Beneath the settlements of the<br />
first farmers and herders from<br />
the period between 5,300 BC and<br />
4,500 BC, seven successively built<br />
settlements of hunters, fishermen<br />
and food gatherers erected on<br />
each other were discovered. Excavated<br />
artefacts, numerous habitats,<br />
tombs reflecting unusual<br />
funeral rituals, various tools and<br />
jewellery made of stone, horns and<br />
bones, monumental sandsto ne<br />
scul ptures, as well as tiles with<br />
carved signs resembling letters,<br />
indicated that the original hunter<br />
- gatherer communities inhabiti<br />
ng the terrace near Lepenski<br />
Vir, established complex social<br />
re lationships, established architecture<br />
of a distinctive style and<br />
modelled a monumental sculpture<br />
of enormous pebbles.<br />
All habitat settlements (archaeological<br />
research discovered 136<br />
objects) have a form of truncated<br />
circular snippet at the angle of 60<br />
degrees. Construction of the settlements<br />
was planned, and their harmonious<br />
forms and functionality<br />
display a developed sense for architecture.<br />
Original architectural<br />
solutions and monumental sculpture<br />
put the culture of Lepenski<br />
Vir in a special and early phase of<br />
prehistoric culture in Europe.<br />
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Tabula Traiana<br />
It is a part of the ensemble of<br />
Roman monuments on the Roman<br />
road through <strong>Djerdap</strong> dedicated<br />
to the completion of works<br />
on two great architectural projects<br />
in <strong>Djerdap</strong> - the road through<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> and construction of Roman<br />
Channel in the vicinity of<br />
today’s Hydroelectric power plant<br />
“<strong>Djerdap</strong> 1”. It is carved in a rock,<br />
rectangular in form with the text<br />
in Latin dedicated to the Roman<br />
Emperor Trajan.<br />
“Emperor Nerva son of the<br />
divine Nerva, Nerva Trajan, the<br />
Augustus, Germanicus, Pontifex<br />
Maximus, invested for the fourth<br />
time as Tribune, Father of the<br />
Fatherland, Consul for the third<br />
time, excavating mountain rocks<br />
and using wood beams has made<br />
this road.”<br />
It was first set at 1.5 m height<br />
above the Roman road along the<br />
Danube. It is assumed, according<br />
to the inscription, that Trajan<br />
built a part of the <strong>Djerdap</strong> road in<br />
the Low gorge while preparing for<br />
the war against Dacians, so that<br />
in year 100 the last, hardest part<br />
was finished. The construction of<br />
the Roman road and a large number<br />
of forts show the importance<br />
of <strong>Djerdap</strong> to Roman Empire, until<br />
the final conquest of Dakia in<br />
the beginning of 2 nd century. The<br />
construction of the road, stretching<br />
along the Danube, was determined<br />
by the needs for a faster<br />
and safer sailing. The inscription<br />
on the board was engraved in six<br />
rows, but today only three are<br />
legible. From its rich relief decoration,<br />
only the friezes representing<br />
an eagle and figures of winged<br />
geniuses have been preserved.<br />
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Beneath the inscription there is a<br />
kneeling figure, supposedly Danubius,<br />
and above it is a canopy with<br />
a coffered ceiling.<br />
With the formation of <strong>Djerdap</strong><br />
water accumulation, the Roman<br />
road was flooded. The board,<br />
along with the part of the road,<br />
was cut and vertically elevated by<br />
25 m in order to be protected from<br />
rising of the Danube level which<br />
occurred after the construction<br />
of Hydroelectric power plant<br />
‘<strong>Djerdap</strong> 1’.<br />
Diana<br />
One of the biggest and bestpreserved<br />
Roman forts – castrum<br />
on the Danube was built from<br />
the ashlar stone, probably in year<br />
100-101, at the time of Emperor<br />
Trajan, at the same time with<br />
the channel construction when a<br />
safer sailing on the Danube was<br />
achieved. At its time, Diana was<br />
the most significant fort on the<br />
Upper Moesian limes, as it was<br />
erected on a strategically important<br />
location and a constant<br />
military unit had the task to<br />
guard the border and secure the<br />
downstream entrance into the<br />
channel.<br />
Diana is a rectangular castrum<br />
whose dimensions are 100 by 200<br />
m and has inwardly drawn towers<br />
on the walls. Diana got its final<br />
appearance by adding the walls<br />
with protruded towers that spread<br />
towards the Danube, closing and<br />
protecting a part of the bank, in<br />
the late 3 rd and early 4 th century.<br />
In the mid-5 th century this Roman<br />
castrum was destroyed by<br />
the Huns, but it was renewed by<br />
Emperor Justinian in 530.<br />
In the interior of the fort, apart<br />
from the remains of the walls with<br />
gates and towers, military barracks<br />
and other facilities were found,<br />
and above the walls, the existence<br />
of a smaller settlement, shrine and<br />
necropolis was confirmed. Marble<br />
and bronze sculptures, various<br />
items for everyday use which were<br />
found on Diana, show that this Roman<br />
fort, besides its fortification<br />
importance was a significant economic<br />
centre with a port.<br />
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<strong>Djerdap</strong> Gorge<br />
By its beauty and size, <strong>Djerdap</strong><br />
gorge (in many European languages<br />
known as the Iron Gate)<br />
is unparalleled in Europe. It was<br />
formed many hundreds of thousands<br />
of years ago, by splitting<br />
the Carpathian mountain range<br />
so the Pannonian Sea filled the<br />
fault. The sea disappeared, and today<br />
the Danube flows through the<br />
canyon which is 130 km long.<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> gorge is the biggest<br />
breakthrough in Europe, consisting<br />
of four gorges and three valleys.<br />
Doubtless, the most beautiful<br />
gorge is Veliki Kazan, whose<br />
vertical sides rise up to 300 m abo-<br />
ve the Danube and it was confirmed<br />
that many eddies reach<br />
up to 90 m in depth. From Veliki<br />
Kazan, the way leads into<br />
Mali Kazan, which is 300 m wide<br />
and surrounded by steep cliffs.<br />
It ends at 966 th km of the Danube,<br />
called Hajdučka vodenica,<br />
and this place seems like an oasis<br />
among the stony boulders, the<br />
reason why sailors choose it for<br />
anchoring.<br />
Tabula Traiana is at 965 th km<br />
of the Danube in <strong>Djerdap</strong> gorge<br />
and is dedicated to the great construction<br />
project of the time – finishing<br />
the Roman road through<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong>. Trajan’s Bridge is also<br />
connected to Trajan.<br />
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Trajan’s Bridge<br />
A magnificent building on the<br />
Danube connected Upper Moesia<br />
and Dakia, today Serbia and<br />
Romania, during the Roman Empire.<br />
It was located in the vicinity<br />
of village Kostol near Kladovo,<br />
on Serbian and Turn Severin, on<br />
Romanian side of the Danube. It<br />
was built by an order of Emperor<br />
Mark Ulpio Nerva Traiana and officially<br />
opened in year 105 during<br />
the second campaign of Trajan to<br />
Dacians.<br />
Trajan’s Bridge, which is one<br />
of the most important works of<br />
Roman construction building, was<br />
designed by the greatest architect<br />
of the time, Appolodorus of<br />
Damascus. It was made of stone,<br />
1,097.5 m long, with arches high<br />
above the water; it had 20 columns<br />
and portals at the access<br />
and at both Danube banks. The<br />
column dimensions are about<br />
18-19 by 33-34 m. Column foundations<br />
and portals were built<br />
from a very hard cement made<br />
from gravel pressed into plaster ,<br />
above it were rows of bricks, the<br />
columns had the core of plaster,<br />
planked with the ashlars and<br />
bricks. Only two years were needed<br />
(from 103 to105) for Trajan’s<br />
bridge to be built; it is also the<br />
first bridge built on the lower<br />
Danube, which was 800 m wide at<br />
that spot. The historians say that<br />
this magnificent building was the<br />
longest bridge in the world for the<br />
following thousand years.<br />
When the Romans, invaded by<br />
barbaric tribes, had to leave their<br />
province, Dakia, the bridge was<br />
destroyed, by the order of Emperor<br />
Aurelian. However, other<br />
sources claim that it was pulled<br />
down 20 years after being built<br />
by the order of Emperor Hadrian,<br />
while there are other opinions<br />
that it broke into pieces under the<br />
water impact. The remains of the<br />
first columns can be seen even today<br />
on both, the Serbian and Romanian<br />
side.<br />
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Tourism in boots<br />
The area of North-eastern Serbia,<br />
where <strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park<br />
stretches at 63,608 ha, has always<br />
been well-known for the<br />
abundance and extreme variety<br />
of animals of which there is evidence<br />
in records of many travel<br />
writers who cruised around this<br />
region during the past centuries.<br />
The variety of game is present to<br />
this day, so that centennial oak<br />
and beech forests of <strong>Djerdap</strong> National<br />
Park are inhabited by many<br />
deer, buck, boars, badgers, martens,<br />
hares, wild pigeons, doves,<br />
while mountain goats, eagles and<br />
falcons adorn the rocky cliffs of<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> Kazan.<br />
Bear and lynx still wander the<br />
wood vastness of <strong>Djerdap</strong> National<br />
Park, while the wolves, jackals,<br />
foxes and wild cats are numerous.<br />
The vast <strong>Djerdap</strong> Lake is inhabited<br />
by many various swamp<br />
birds, while the neighbouring<br />
cultivated fields provide all necessary<br />
conditions for the successful<br />
breeding of small game<br />
(partridge, pheasant, and hare).<br />
The abundance and variety of<br />
hunting fauna, the quality of trophies<br />
and most of all, completely<br />
natural behaviour of game give<br />
an unforgettable sport and hunting<br />
experience in an extremely<br />
well-preserved natural space of<br />
the hunting ground for special<br />
purposes ‘<strong>Djerdap</strong>’. Due to the<br />
great caution of game caused by<br />
their completely natural behaviour,<br />
hunting in <strong>Djerdap</strong> National<br />
Park has all the characteristics of<br />
a true primeval experience, demanding<br />
the hunter to be physically<br />
prepared, extremely patient<br />
as well as highly knowledgeable<br />
about life habits of game.<br />
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Hunting ground has all of<br />
the necessary hunting-technical<br />
objects: stable shooting stands,<br />
shooting stands on trees, feeding<br />
places for deer and roe deer game,<br />
feeding places for boars and small<br />
game, watering places which provide<br />
a comfortable stay in hunting<br />
ground and hunting success in all<br />
weather conditions.<br />
PE ‘<strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park’ in<br />
Donji Milanovac does not have accommodation<br />
and catering facilities<br />
of its own, so touristic hunters<br />
are offered the service of hunting<br />
organization, expert guides and<br />
chasers.<br />
All the necessary information<br />
can be obtained in PE ‘<strong>Djerdap</strong><br />
NP’ in Donji Milanovac, 14a,<br />
Kralja Petra I St. Phone: +38130<br />
590 788, fax number +38130 590<br />
877; E-mail: office@npdjerdap.org;<br />
Website www.npdjerdap.org.<br />
Species of game protected by<br />
closed season:<br />
1. large game:<br />
- Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus<br />
L.),<br />
- European deer, fallow deer<br />
(Cervus elaphus L.),<br />
- Boar (Sus scrofa L.);<br />
2. small game:<br />
1.) fur game:<br />
- Wolf (Canis lupus L.),<br />
- Jackal (Canis aureus L.),<br />
- Fox (Vulpes vulpes L.),<br />
- Wild cat (Felis silvestris Schr.),<br />
- Badger (Meles meles L.),<br />
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- Hare (Lepus europaeus Pall.);<br />
2.) feathered game:<br />
- Quail (Coturnix coturnix L.)<br />
- Partridge (Perdix perdix L.),<br />
- Pheasant (Phasianus sp. L.),<br />
- Coot (Fulica atra L.).<br />
Duration of hunting season for the species protected by closed season<br />
No<br />
SPECIES<br />
English name<br />
1. Roe deer<br />
2.<br />
European deer,<br />
fallow deer<br />
SPECIES<br />
Latin name<br />
MAMMALIA- Mammals<br />
Capreolus<br />
capreolus<br />
Cervus elaphus<br />
SEX OF GAME<br />
Roebuck<br />
Roe deer<br />
and fawn<br />
deer<br />
hind and<br />
deer calf<br />
DURATION<br />
OF HUNTING<br />
SEASON<br />
15.4 – 30. 9.<br />
1. 9. – 31. 1.<br />
1. 8. – 15. 2.<br />
1. 8. – 15. 2.<br />
3. Boar Canis lupus<br />
wolf<br />
she-wolf and<br />
wolf puppy<br />
1. 1. – 31. 12.<br />
1. 7. – 31. 1.<br />
1. 1. – 31. 12.<br />
4. Wolf * Ca nis lu pus<br />
вук<br />
вучица и<br />
штене<br />
1. 1. – 31. 12.<br />
1. 7. – 28. 2.<br />
5. Jackal Canis aureus 1. 1. – 31. 12.<br />
6. Wild cat** Fe lis sil ve stris 1. 7. – 28. 2.<br />
7. Badger** Me les me les 1. 7. – 28. 2.<br />
8. Hare<br />
Le pus<br />
euro pa e us<br />
15. 10. –<br />
31. 12.<br />
Remark:<br />
*closed season protected species;<br />
**closed season protected species;<br />
AVES – ПТИ ЦЕ<br />
1. Quail Co tur nix co tur nix 1. 8. – 30. 9.<br />
2. Partridge Per dix per dix 15. 10. – 30. 11.<br />
3. Pheasant in the wild<br />
Pha si a nus<br />
col chi cus<br />
1. 10. – 31. 1.<br />
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Group hunting of boar in the<br />
open hunting ground is organized<br />
in the period between 1 st October<br />
and 31 st January.<br />
Group hunting of wolf, jackal<br />
and fox is organized in the period<br />
between 1 st October and 28 th February.<br />
Fisherman’s Paradise<br />
Catfish, perch, pike, asp, bream,<br />
carp, etc. are a part of fish world<br />
in <strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park, and long-time<br />
hydro-biological research<br />
in the region of <strong>Djerdap</strong> National<br />
Park indicate the variety and<br />
richness of the Danube wildlife.<br />
The diversity and abundance of<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park ichthyofauna<br />
is reflected in about 50 resident<br />
fish species.<br />
In the region of <strong>Djerdap</strong> National<br />
Park, fishing is allowed on<br />
the right bank of the Danube to<br />
the state border, from Golubac<br />
city to Golul Island. Recreational<br />
fishing is done with the hooks,<br />
and the maximum of three rods<br />
with two hooks on each. The fishing<br />
is allowed on the fishing water<br />
bank pre-set for recreational fishing,<br />
during the day and night. The<br />
use of boat for recreational fishing<br />
is permitted on the Danube.<br />
In Poreč bay, the use of boats is<br />
allowed for recreational fishing<br />
except during the spawning period<br />
of most significant fish species<br />
(from 1 st February to 15 th<br />
June). The recreational fishing is<br />
prohibited, due to safety reasons,<br />
500 m up and downstream from<br />
HP ‘<strong>Djerdap</strong> 1’. In accordance<br />
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with the regulations and for<br />
the protection of fish stocks,<br />
the daily catch is limited for<br />
all categories of recreational<br />
fishermen in weight and<br />
pieces as follows:<br />
recreational fisherman<br />
can catch a daily maximum<br />
of 5 kg of indigenous fish<br />
species;<br />
catfish, perch, carp, pike,<br />
sturgeon, burbot, all types of<br />
trout, grayling and asp (three<br />
pieces per day in sum)<br />
pomfret, ide, carp, barbell,<br />
chub and bream (10<br />
pieces a day in sum).<br />
When the weight of the<br />
caught specimen exceeds 5<br />
kg, the daily catch limit in<br />
pieces is not applied, but in<br />
such cases it is considered<br />
that the daily catch limit<br />
of a recreational fisherman<br />
is reached. The fish caught<br />
during the closed season<br />
as well as specimens whose<br />
length is less than required,<br />
must be immediately returned<br />
into the fishing water<br />
with as little damage as<br />
possible. Recreational fishermen<br />
need to possess a<br />
valid annual permit for recreational<br />
fishing.<br />
Walking trails<br />
– viewpoints<br />
Adrenalin sign towards<br />
excitements in <strong>Djerdap</strong> Na-<br />
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tional Park leads through wood<br />
vastness in properly marked<br />
trails towards viewpoints, where<br />
the sky is the only limit to your<br />
sight.<br />
The sense of freedom and unforgettable<br />
scenes the nature has<br />
carved through centuries and<br />
which are given to you will leave<br />
you breathless. On the territory of<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park, nine hiking<br />
trails of different lengths pass<br />
through amazing landscape, nature<br />
reserves and usually end with<br />
viewpoints which are organized<br />
and marked.<br />
With nature guardians from<br />
PE ‘<strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park’, the<br />
use of hiking trails is a real adventure.<br />
1. MODERATELY DIFFICULT<br />
HIKING TRAIL BOSMAN – SO-<br />
KOLOVAC<br />
Total length: 10 km<br />
The trail mostly follows the<br />
edge of the stretch Bosman – Sokolovac<br />
which has a great biological<br />
and geological value. This<br />
trail is very appealing because it<br />
climbs up the very cliffs above<br />
the Danube to the peak Sokolovac<br />
(638 m), so that there are<br />
fantastic viewpoints overlooking<br />
Gospodjin Vir (the deepest whirl<br />
to 82 m) and Romanian Natural<br />
Park Portile de fier, on the other<br />
side of the Danube. Trail leads<br />
past several springs convenient<br />
for hikers’ rest.<br />
Average trail slope: about 15 %<br />
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Difficulty of the hiking trail:<br />
moderate-difficult trail<br />
Type of the trail: hunting–<br />
touristic trail<br />
Time: 4 hours of hiking<br />
Start: the trail starts from the<br />
regional road Belgrade – Kladovo,<br />
from which the forest road starts<br />
passing through Bosman.<br />
2. MODERATELY DIFFICULT<br />
HIKING TRAIL GRADAŠNICA<br />
CAVE<br />
Total trail length: 2 km<br />
The trail is located on Miroč,<br />
the biggest karst complex within<br />
the National Park and mountainous<br />
area of rich spiritual and<br />
cultural tradition. The beauty of<br />
this part of the trail is reflected<br />
in clean drinking water and<br />
countless streams and beautiful<br />
waterfalls.<br />
The trail passes through intact<br />
nature, thick beech forest<br />
and oak bushes. Gradašnica cave<br />
with its river basin is a natural<br />
monument registered for<br />
protection.<br />
Average trail slope: 15-20 %<br />
Difficulty of the hiking trail:<br />
moderately difficult trail<br />
Type of trail: mountainous –<br />
touristic trail<br />
Time: 45 minutes of hiking<br />
Start: the trail starts from<br />
Miroč road and leads to Gra da š nica<br />
cave.<br />
3. EASY WALKING TRAIL<br />
BURONOV PONOR<br />
Total trail length: 2.5 km. The<br />
trail passes through Miroč slopes,<br />
which, along with Štrbačko Korito<br />
make one natural landscape<br />
unit due to its specific environmental,<br />
aesthetic and natural values.<br />
Gradašnica cave is a cascade;<br />
the first slope is 3 m high. More<br />
than 2 km of this abyss have been<br />
explored so far.<br />
Average trail slope: 5-10 %<br />
Difficulty of the hiking trail:<br />
easy trail<br />
Type of trail: touristic trail<br />
Time: 1.5 hours of hiking<br />
Start: the trail starts from regional<br />
road Belgrade – Kladovo,<br />
at the place called Dobra voda.<br />
MODERATELY DIFFICULT<br />
HI KING TRAIL VELIKI AND<br />
MALI ŠTRBAC<br />
Total trail length: 9 km<br />
The area of special natural<br />
features Veliki and Mali Štrbac<br />
along with Tabula Traiana is one<br />
of the most interesting scientific<br />
and touristically attractive landscapes<br />
in <strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park.<br />
Rarely one can find areas where,<br />
on a relatively small space, a large<br />
number of natural rarities and<br />
values as well as cultural historical<br />
and memorial monuments are<br />
conjoined. There are many viewpoints<br />
in this area of special natural<br />
values, the most important of<br />
which are the peaks Veliki (768<br />
m) and Mali Štrbac (626 m). The<br />
most beautiful viewpoints are situated<br />
on Ploče, from which you<br />
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can enjoy the Kazan landscapes<br />
from the bird’s-eye perspective.<br />
Average trail slope: 20 %<br />
Difficulty of the hiking trail:<br />
moderately difficult trail<br />
Type of trail: mountainous –<br />
touristic trail<br />
Time: 3 hours of hiking<br />
Start: the trail starts from regional<br />
road Belgrade-Kladovo, at<br />
the place called Pecka Bara.<br />
EASY HIKING TRAIL THE<br />
CANYON OF THE BOLJETIN-<br />
SKA RIVER – REEF<br />
Total trail length: 1.8 km<br />
Big tectonic disturbances in<br />
the distant past have left in this<br />
region, and especially in the<br />
canyon of the Boljetinska River,<br />
near the mouth into the Danube,<br />
visible traces of bending, overlapping<br />
and crossing, of sandy<br />
and conglomerate rock layers of<br />
different colours. The beauty of<br />
this trail is reflected in the wonderful<br />
view. The gorge Gospodjin<br />
Vir, archaeological site Lepenski<br />
Vir and mythological height<br />
Treskavac from the Romanian<br />
side and Donjomilanovačka valley<br />
on the right can be seen from<br />
the Reef.<br />
Average trail slope: around 5 %<br />
Difficulty of the hiking trail:<br />
easy trail<br />
Type of trail: touristic - recreational<br />
trail<br />
Time: 30 minutes of hiking<br />
Start: the trail starts from Boljetinsko<br />
hill, follows a forest road<br />
and path to Greben.<br />
EASY HIKING TRAIL LAKE<br />
BALTA ALU ŠONTU – GLAVICA<br />
Total trail length: 5 km<br />
The typical feature of this trail<br />
is that it unites two natural monuments,<br />
Balta Alu Šontu lake-<br />
Paprenički stream and Glavica.<br />
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By its origin, Baltu Alu Šontu<br />
Lake (130 m long, 60 m wide and<br />
11.5 m deep) presents an interesting<br />
and rare natural phenomenon.<br />
The most attractive view is<br />
from a cone height Glavica (286<br />
m) to Donjomilanovačka valley<br />
and Poreč bay. Donjomilanovačka<br />
valley, with the vastness of water<br />
and picturesque and mild banks,<br />
resembles a sea bay, where the<br />
Danube is 2 km wide.<br />
Average trail slope: 10 %<br />
Difficulty of the hiking trail:<br />
easy trail<br />
Type of trail: touristic-recreational<br />
trail, mostly intended for<br />
picnics, schools in nature and city<br />
sightseeing.<br />
Time: 2.5 hours of hiking<br />
Start: the trail starts from<br />
Donji Milanovac above Paprenički<br />
stream and goes on the road towards<br />
Lake Balta Alu Šontu.<br />
MODERATELY DIFFICULT<br />
HIKING TRAIL THE BRNJIČKA<br />
RIVER CANYON<br />
Total trail length: 21 km<br />
The trail goes mostly along the<br />
Brnjička river canyon. Due to the<br />
impressive appearance of canyons<br />
and gorges, rocks which go up to<br />
300 m above, numerous waterfalls<br />
and whirl in the intact nature, it<br />
provides a unique experience.<br />
This trail takes you to village Rakovica,<br />
which includes about ten<br />
farms, so you can enjoy the beauties<br />
of traditional architecture and<br />
ethnic heritage. Considering the<br />
trail length and the time required<br />
for its completion, it is recommended<br />
that you are appropriately<br />
prepared (suitable footwear,<br />
food, water) before setting out to<br />
the Brnjička river canyon.<br />
Average trail slope: along the<br />
river 10 % and along Crni vrh up<br />
to 20%<br />
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Difficulty of the hiking trail:<br />
moderately difficult trail<br />
Type of trail: touristic trail<br />
Time: 8 hours of hiking<br />
Start: forest road at the exit<br />
from Brnjica.<br />
EASY HIKING TRAIL KOV-<br />
ILOVO<br />
Total trail length: 4 km<br />
The trail goes partly along the<br />
asphalted road from Kapetan Mišin<br />
breg and then continues down<br />
the forest road through picturesque<br />
scenery. This trail leads to Kovilovo,<br />
a spacious meadow with<br />
a wonderful view of Donjomila novačka<br />
valley, Treskavac, Lepenski<br />
Vir, sunken Poreč Island, Donji<br />
Milanovac, Glavica, Golubinje and<br />
Romania.<br />
Average trail slope: 5 % along<br />
the asphalt and 3% further<br />
Difficulty of the hiking trail:<br />
easy trail<br />
Type of trail: touristic trail<br />
Time: 2.5 hours of hiking<br />
Start: regional road M24 Donji<br />
Milanovac-Majdanpek via Oman.<br />
Viewpoints<br />
When you are in <strong>Djerdap</strong> National<br />
Park, under no circumstances<br />
should you miss to visit<br />
local viewpoints.<br />
Sokolovac is the most prominent<br />
peak in the Danube gorge<br />
Gospodjin Vir, rising 625 m above<br />
the sea level. It stretches between<br />
the Kožička River and the Pesača.<br />
The highest points of Sokolovac<br />
form a flat plateau of tens of hectares<br />
of meadows, surrounded by<br />
deciduous forest. In the beginning<br />
of spring, Sokolovac is covered with<br />
flowers. Sokolovac can be reached<br />
from Bosman by the hiking trail,<br />
and the whole gorge Gospodjin Vir,<br />
from Bosman to Greben, can be<br />
seen from this viewpoint.<br />
Greben is, as Jovan Žujović<br />
pointed out at the occasion of the<br />
International Geological Congress<br />
in Budapest in 1900, the most<br />
beautiful hill on the Balkans. Its<br />
beauty is neither in its altitude,<br />
which is not so great and is 119<br />
m, nor in its vegetation, but in the<br />
formations that have developed<br />
there. It is at the end of Boljetinsko<br />
brdo, along the Danube<br />
bank, whose beauty the Danube<br />
itself has revealed. Greben can be<br />
reached by the hiking trail over<br />
Boljetinsko brdo.<br />
Kovilovo, the roof of the world,<br />
at altitude of 358 m, is also called<br />
Golo brdo by the local people. Kovilovo,<br />
which gives a magnificent<br />
view of Donjomilanovačka valley,<br />
over 25 km long from Greben, to<br />
Golubinje, can be reached by a<br />
hiking trail initially leading down<br />
the asphalted road Donji Milanovac<br />
– Majdanpek via Oman, and<br />
afterwards down the forest road<br />
to Golo brdo.<br />
Ploče, Veliki Štrbac – An impressive<br />
sight from Ploče (375<br />
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m), Veliki Štrbac (768 m) and<br />
Mali Štrbac (626 m) is long remembered<br />
because the forces<br />
of nature in <strong>Djerdap</strong> gorge can<br />
be seen at work. Veliki and Mali<br />
Štrbac, apart from being the<br />
highest peaks of Miroč, are also<br />
very attractive viewpoints, providing<br />
spectacular view of the<br />
Danube at its narrowest part,<br />
above the dramatic gorge Kazan.<br />
Unlike the most part of Miroč,<br />
which is dominated by the forms<br />
of plateau, the reef where there<br />
are Veliki and Mali Štrbac is a<br />
karst formation of exposed rocks,<br />
which have several hundred meters<br />
of rocky sections toward the<br />
Danube, perfect for alpinism. On<br />
the other hand, this area is covered<br />
with some of the richest,<br />
and given the number of plant<br />
species, most diverse forests, so it<br />
is no surprise that the area of Veliki<br />
and Mali Štrbac is under the<br />
first degree of protection within<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park. The ascent<br />
to these two peaks is always<br />
exquisite, with alternating inspiring<br />
views from the rocks, meadows<br />
and forest paths, where encounters<br />
with roebuck and other<br />
forest residents are not uncommon.<br />
There are various routes<br />
that can get you to Mali or Veliki<br />
Štrbac; they can also be accessed<br />
by the most famous marked hiking<br />
trail, via Ploče.<br />
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Golubac<br />
THE DANUBE’S WIDEST SMILE
At 1042 nd km of the Danube,<br />
at the very entrance<br />
to <strong>Djerdap</strong>, in the region<br />
of Kučajske Mountains in northeastern<br />
Serbia, there is Golubac.<br />
An important feature of its geographical<br />
position is its location<br />
on the border of two geo areas:<br />
plain – the rim of Pannonian basin<br />
and the Carpathian mountain system.<br />
A convenient geographical<br />
position of Golubac has attracted<br />
many conquerors. In the period<br />
of Roman conquests, the Danube<br />
was a stable natural defence wall.<br />
In order to keep this function of<br />
the Danube in the future, the Romans<br />
also erected fortifications<br />
protecting the northern borders<br />
of the Empire. On the hill, four<br />
kilometres upstream from the<br />
medieval town of Golubac, there<br />
are some remains of castle – more<br />
famous as Vicus Cuppae, from<br />
the first century A.D, which is believed<br />
to have been, administratively,<br />
a part of Viminacium. The<br />
region around Golubac was long<br />
in crossfire between Byzantine,<br />
Serbs, Bulgarians and Hungarians.<br />
The peace came when these<br />
regions went under Serbian ruling<br />
during the reign of king Dragutin<br />
(in 1291). In those turbulent, war<br />
times the medieval town of Golubac<br />
was founded.<br />
Golubac was first mentioned<br />
as a fortress with a Hungarian<br />
military formation in 1335. It is<br />
assumed that the town was ruled<br />
by Serbs at the time of Kosovo<br />
battle, and after the battle it was<br />
taken by Bayezid I. The town<br />
was ruled by Serbs again around<br />
1410, during the reign of Stefan<br />
Lazarević. After Stefan’s death,<br />
changes occurred. Despot Stefan<br />
Lazarević was obliged to return<br />
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Mačva, Belgrade and Golubac to<br />
Hungary since he did not have an<br />
heir to the throne. At the time of<br />
Stefan’s death, Hungarian king<br />
Sigismund came to Serbia to<br />
overtake the territories according<br />
to the contract. Stefan Lazarević<br />
had previously given Golubac to<br />
Duke Jeremija as a pledge for the<br />
loan of 12,000 gold coins. To the<br />
request of Sigismund to surrender<br />
the town, the mayor Jeremija<br />
asked for the previous payment<br />
of 12,000 gold coins he had given<br />
for the town. Since Sigismund<br />
did not want to pay, Jeremija<br />
surrendered the town to Turks<br />
without a fight. Golubac was under<br />
Turkish rule until 1867 with<br />
shorter breaks.<br />
Interesting legends are related<br />
to the name Golubac. One of<br />
them is that a beautiful princess<br />
Golubana lived on the court, and<br />
she refused the love of a Turkish<br />
pasha, so she was nailed to the<br />
Danube rock to die. With pasha’s<br />
shouts: ‘Baba, repent (‘Babo, pokaj<br />
se!’ in Serbian), the rock was<br />
given the name Babakaj and the<br />
town Golubac, after Golubana.<br />
According to another legend,<br />
Byzantine princess Jerina, Despot<br />
Djuradj’s wife, bred a lot of<br />
pigeons on the fortress, hence the<br />
name Golubac (golub is pigeon<br />
in Serbian). According to some<br />
other story, the towers of the fortress<br />
resemble pigeons on a cliff.<br />
Then, Šešir – kula was erected so<br />
that pigeons carrying mail would<br />
take off and land easier, and then<br />
wild pigeons inhabited the cliffs.<br />
Anyway, ‘pigeon’ (golub) is even<br />
today in the basis of the town’s<br />
name and not only in Serbian,<br />
but also in German, Hungarian,<br />
Turkish and other languages.<br />
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Galleries /<br />
Ethno houses<br />
Ethno house – Sladinac,<br />
Golubac<br />
The house is located in Sladinac<br />
village, 5 km from Golubac<br />
and objects from the end of<br />
XIX century and beginning of<br />
XX century are exhibited there.<br />
Old coins, rubber and wooden<br />
shoes, weaved bags, traditional<br />
clothes of this area, various<br />
dishes, wooden cradles, a hundred-year-old<br />
furniture, wooden<br />
table, three-legged stools are exhibited<br />
in Živojin Stokić’s ethno<br />
house. The value of this exhibition<br />
is reflected in its authenticity<br />
and originality of the objects<br />
exhibited.<br />
Ethno exhibition in Dobra,<br />
Golubac<br />
On 25 th km downstream from<br />
Golubac, near the ancient site<br />
‘Castrum Nove’ is located a village<br />
Dobra which is included in<br />
touristic offer of Golubac municipality<br />
due to its unique ethnographic<br />
exhibition in the rooms<br />
of House of Culture. Several<br />
hundreds of exhibits bearing evidence<br />
of the historical, cultural<br />
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and custom values of this<br />
area are a part of the permanent<br />
exhibition.<br />
Churches/<br />
Monasteries<br />
Monastery Tumane<br />
Only 9 km from Golubac,<br />
in the beautiful environment<br />
of pure and<br />
unspoiled nature, where<br />
only the Tumanska River<br />
spoils the peace and quiet,<br />
Tumane monastery lies.<br />
It was built in XIV century,<br />
right before Kosovo<br />
battle and it is dedicated<br />
to Archangel Gabriel. It is<br />
an endowment of Miloš<br />
Obilić, built in Serbian-<br />
Byzantium style. The<br />
monastery was burnt and<br />
destroyed in the First and<br />
Second Serbian Uprising,<br />
and restored at the time of<br />
Prince Miloš Obrenović.<br />
It was secretly mined in<br />
1910, torn down to foundations<br />
and rebuilt in 1924, and in 1993<br />
it was completely renovated and<br />
painted. Tumane monastery is a<br />
women’s monastery and it keeps,<br />
apart from St Zosim’s relics, miraculous<br />
Holy Russian icon.<br />
The surrounding of Tumane<br />
monastery is an area of exquisite<br />
natural beauty, and a special feature<br />
of this natural monument<br />
is also tufa accumulation. In the<br />
tufa itself there is an old beechoak<br />
forest and a traditional tap<br />
where the gifts are brought to the<br />
souls of the deceased.<br />
Zosim Sinajit Hermitage<br />
This is the cave near the monastery,<br />
deep in the forest, where<br />
Zosim lived his ascetic life, dedicated<br />
to God. In the 1950s, the<br />
cave was turned into a chapel,<br />
when the spiritualist Pahomije<br />
decided to lead a solitary life.<br />
Near the hermitage is the spring<br />
which is believed to have miraculously<br />
healing characteristics.<br />
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Events<br />
JANUARY<br />
Jackal from Sands Hunt<br />
Braničevo-Golubac<br />
Organized by: LU PEK Braničevo<br />
Co-organizer: TO Golubac<br />
TO Golubac<br />
+38112/638-614<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
Days of Honey and Wine<br />
Barič-Golubac<br />
Organized by: Association of winegrowers<br />
and bee-keepers<br />
Co-organizer: TO Golubac<br />
Wolf Hunt Meeting<br />
Dobra-Golubac<br />
Organized by:<br />
LU KUNA Dobra<br />
Co-organizers: TO Golubac,<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> NP<br />
TO Golubac<br />
+38112/638-614<br />
MAY<br />
May Folklore Meeting<br />
Braničevo<br />
Organized by:<br />
CAA “Braničevo“<br />
Co-organizer: TO Golubac<br />
TO Golubac<br />
+38112/638-614<br />
JUNE<br />
Festival “Vlaško kolo“<br />
Trojica<br />
Žitkovac-Golubac<br />
The Danube Day<br />
Golubac<br />
Organized by:<br />
TO Golubac<br />
TO Golubac<br />
+38112/638-614<br />
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JULY<br />
The Danube Fair<br />
Golubac<br />
The Golubac Cauldron<br />
Ethno gathering<br />
Sports competition<br />
The Week of Youth<br />
TO Golubac<br />
+38112/638-614<br />
AUGUST<br />
International Canoe Regatta<br />
TID<br />
Golubac<br />
Organized by: Serbian Canoe<br />
Association<br />
Coordinator: TO Golubac,<br />
CC Dobra<br />
Co-organized by: TO Golubac<br />
Sports association Golubac<br />
“Alasko poselo“ Vinci<br />
Vinci<br />
Organized by :CC Vinci<br />
Co-organizer: TO Golubac<br />
TO Golubac<br />
+38112/638-614<br />
OCTOBER<br />
Perch Days<br />
Organized by: Hotel “Golubački grad“<br />
Co-organizer: TO Golubac<br />
+38112/638-614<br />
National Sailing Championship<br />
Golubac<br />
Organized by: Sailing Association<br />
of Serbia<br />
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Restaurants<br />
Stil<br />
Restaurant of Traditional<br />
Wallachian Cuisine<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks;<br />
Grill, Wallachian specialties<br />
Ridan<br />
+38163/84 24 071, 83 03 169<br />
Bole<br />
Specialized Fish Restaurant<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks;<br />
fish specialties<br />
Vinci<br />
+38163/80 72 238<br />
+38112/678-725<br />
Ognjište<br />
Ethno restaurant<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks;<br />
Ethno specialties, pizza,<br />
meat pie- burek, dessert<br />
Braničevo<br />
+38112/666 973<br />
Boga<br />
Restaurant<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks;<br />
Traditional meals of Wallachian,<br />
Serbian and modern cuisine<br />
Golubac<br />
+38164/449-73-91, +38112/678-066<br />
Viking<br />
Restaurant<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks;<br />
grill, fish specialties<br />
Braničevo<br />
+38112/666-466<br />
Toma<br />
Restaurant<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks;<br />
grill, fish specialties<br />
Brnjica<br />
+38112/673-333, +38165/877 18 77<br />
Zlatna ribica<br />
Restaurant<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks;<br />
grill, fish specialties<br />
Golubac<br />
+38162/8056407, +38162/232598<br />
Džimi<br />
Café<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks;<br />
grill, fish specialties<br />
Vinci<br />
+38112/678-272, +38163/ 7020880<br />
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Golubac<br />
Hotel ’Golubački grad’<br />
Golubac<br />
The hotel ’Golubački grad’ Golubac,<br />
an expression of modern architecture<br />
and contemporary hotel<br />
management, is situated on the right<br />
bank of the Danube, at the very entrance<br />
into <strong>Djerdap</strong> gorge. There is<br />
a well-organized quay next to the<br />
hotel, 2 km long, overlooking the<br />
Golubac Lake, 8 km wide and Golubac<br />
fortress, whose remains are one<br />
of the most picturesque monuments<br />
of our past, dating back to 14 th century.<br />
Peace and quiet of such an<br />
enchanting space are ideal for rest,<br />
relaxation and recreation etc.<br />
<br />
AD TTU Hotel<br />
’Golubački grad’,<br />
Square Golubac 4, 12223 Golubac<br />
Phone: +381 12 678-552;<br />
Phone/Fax: +381 12 678-207 sales<br />
E-mail: hotelgograd@ptt.rs ;<br />
hotelgolubacki@open.telekom.rs<br />
Website: www.golubackigrad.co.rs
Private Accommodation<br />
Slobodanka Korolija****<br />
Golubac, 063/71 11 080<br />
Three double rooms, parking lot,<br />
air condition.<br />
Hakija Artuković*<br />
Villa Маја, Vinci<br />
063/159 8421,<br />
063/77 98 425<br />
Three double rooms, one triple<br />
room.<br />
Dušanka Djordjević**<br />
Villa “Dunavski raj”<br />
Vinci, Golubac<br />
064/269 38 33, 012/679 725<br />
Two triple rooms, six quadruple<br />
rooms.<br />
Violeta Jocić***<br />
Vinci, 063/80 72 238, 012/638 725<br />
Three triple rooms, air condition,<br />
fish restaurant<br />
Milorad Keserović**<br />
Vinci<br />
064/22 02 219, 064/67 04 564<br />
011/2454 231<br />
One single, three double rooms<br />
and two extra beds.<br />
Aleksandar Stevanović***<br />
Golubac, 012/678 400, 063/83 32 850<br />
Three single rooms, one double<br />
room. In the vicinity of a beach.<br />
Aca Milunović****<br />
Golubac, 012/678 202, 060/06 75 118<br />
www.pilotcompany.com<br />
3/2+2, 3/2, Restaurant, parking lot.<br />
Živojin Stokić**<br />
Golubac, 063/84 24 071<br />
One double, two triple rooms.<br />
Gordana Jenić**<br />
Golubac, 063/284 615<br />
Triple room with an extra bed.<br />
Gordana Jenić***<br />
Ridan, 063/84 24 071<br />
Three double rooms, TV, air<br />
condition, restaurant<br />
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Milen Bogojević**<br />
Golubac, 063/284 615<br />
Double room, on the Danube bank.<br />
Bogomir Pavlović****<br />
Golubac, 012/678 066<br />
Two double rooms, parking lot.<br />
Restaurant of domestic Wallachian<br />
and modern cuisine.<br />
Milomirka Stanojević**<br />
Dobra, 012/669 172<br />
Three double rooms,<br />
one quadruple room.<br />
Near the Danube.<br />
Vlastimir Cvetković****<br />
Dobra, 012/669 087<br />
Four double rooms, TV, telephone.<br />
On the Danube bank.<br />
Dragan Radović****<br />
Vinci, +38163/550 447<br />
One single, one triple room. A<br />
garden, barbecue at disposal.<br />
Radmila Romanović*<br />
Brnjica, +38165/53 799 30<br />
Seven triple rooms in prefab<br />
houses on the Danube bank. A<br />
kitchen at disposal. Shower, café.<br />
Andreja Mijatović**<br />
Golubac, +38164/257 09 10<br />
Two double rooms.<br />
Zoran Ilić*<br />
Golubac<br />
+38163/833 28 50, +38112/678 400<br />
Three double rooms, parking lot.<br />
Jelica Matejić*<br />
Radoševac, +38163/731 2238<br />
One single and one double room.<br />
Boban Živković**<br />
Usije, +38112/666 514<br />
Two double rooms in the house<br />
on the Danube bank. A spacious<br />
garden and barbecue<br />
Milovan Vitomirov*<br />
Vinci, Golubac, +38162/ 311 808<br />
Two double and one triple room.<br />
A kitchen at disposal. 800m from<br />
the Danube bank. Parking lot.<br />
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Useful phone numbers<br />
MUNICIPALITY OF GOLUBAC<br />
15, Cara Lazara Street<br />
+38112/678-128, 07-15h<br />
TOURIST ORGANIZATION<br />
1, Gorana Tošića Mačka Street<br />
+38112/638-614, 07-15h<br />
TOURIST INFO-CENTRE<br />
1, Cara Lazara Street<br />
+38112/638-613, 07-21h, Every<br />
day during the tourist season<br />
GOLUBAC POST OFFICE<br />
Golubački square<br />
012/678-262, 07-15h<br />
Except on Sunday<br />
HEALTH CENTRE<br />
Zaječarska Street<br />
012/678-113, Non-stop<br />
PHARMACY TILIJA<br />
Golubački square<br />
012/678-345, 07-21h<br />
PHARMACY<br />
Golubac Bus station<br />
012/678-175, 07-21h<br />
POLICE STATION<br />
Golubac<br />
012/678-212, Non-stop<br />
GAS STATION<br />
ADAM PETROL<br />
Golubac<br />
012/679-185, Non-stop<br />
GAS STATION<br />
NIS JUGOPETROL<br />
Braničevo<br />
012/666-566, 07-20h<br />
KOMERCIJALNA BANK<br />
1, Golubački square<br />
012/678-201, 08-16h<br />
LIBRARY<br />
1, Cara Lazara Street<br />
012/678-136, 07-15h<br />
EXCHANGE OFFICE SM<br />
Cara Lazara Street<br />
012/678-461, 07-19h<br />
TUMANE MONASTERY<br />
012/675-195, Non-stop<br />
VETERINARY<br />
012/678-117, 07-19h<br />
EXCHANGE OFFICE GROŠ<br />
10, Cara Dušana Street<br />
063 849 73 55, 07-15h<br />
EXCHANGE OFFICE L&I<br />
Golubački trg<br />
012/638-655, 07-19h<br />
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Tourist organization<br />
of Golubac municipality<br />
Find your own corner of beauty<br />
in Golubac!<br />
Golubac municipality is located<br />
in one of the most beautiful<br />
regions of the Balkans, at the<br />
place where the Danube is the<br />
widest, nature is intact and magic<br />
is the strongest. Whether you<br />
wish to be at the centre of events<br />
or to enjoy the intact nature, you<br />
will find a space for yourself in<br />
Golubac and enjoy the hospitality<br />
of your hosts.<br />
You can get all the necessary<br />
information about the touristic<br />
offer of Golubac for your enjoyable<br />
and eventful stay in the<br />
Tourist organization of Golubac.<br />
TO Golubac also mediates with<br />
renting a categorized private accommodation.<br />
You can rent a catamaran here,<br />
with the capacity of 12 people,<br />
for cruising the Danube, as<br />
well as the equipment for sport<br />
fishing.<br />
1 Gorana Tošića Mačka,<br />
12223 Golubac<br />
Phone/Fax: +381 12 638 614<br />
E-mail: togolubac01@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.golubac.rs<br />
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Donji Milanovac
In Donjomilanovačka valley,<br />
on the Danube’s 990 th km,<br />
since 1971, after the building<br />
of hydroelectric power plant<br />
’<strong>Djerdap</strong> 1’ and elevation of the<br />
Danube’s level which flooded the<br />
old settlement, the settlement<br />
of Donji Milanovac is located.<br />
This picturesque Danubian town<br />
has changed its location several<br />
times throughout its long history.<br />
In the ancient times, an important<br />
military camp and settlement,<br />
called Taliata, was located<br />
at Veliki Gradac place, but at the<br />
time of Turks it was further developed<br />
as Poreč and it was an<br />
important town on the Danube<br />
Ada during the First Serbian Uprising.<br />
Due to frequent floods,<br />
by Miloš Obrenović’s Decree in<br />
1832, Poreč was moved eight kilometres<br />
downstream, along the<br />
Danube’s right bank and was given<br />
the name of Milanovac, after<br />
Milan, Miloš Obrenović’s eldest<br />
son. Milanovac was built according<br />
to the first regulation plan in<br />
Serbia, according to the sketches<br />
of Stefan Stefanović Tenka, the<br />
Duke in Poreč and president<br />
of the State Council, and it has<br />
borne the name Donji Milanovac<br />
since 1859. It used to be the<br />
centre of Porečko-rečki county<br />
and Donji Milanovac Municipality<br />
until 1965. This region is believed<br />
to be the cradle of ancient<br />
Europe because of the values of<br />
archaeological sites Lepenski Vir<br />
and Rudna Glava nearby.<br />
Nowadays Donji Milanovac is<br />
the place with significant touristic<br />
potentials not only due to<br />
its natural richness of <strong>Djerdap</strong><br />
National Park, in whose centre<br />
it is located, but also its cultural<br />
heritage and convenient weather<br />
conditions. The hotel ’Lepenski<br />
Vir’ and the management of Public<br />
Enterprise ’<strong>Djerdap</strong> National<br />
Park’ is in Donji Milanovac.<br />
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Galleries/ Museums<br />
Lepenski Vir Museum<br />
The centre for visitors – Lepenski<br />
Vir Museum is a part of the<br />
protected archaeological complex<br />
Lepenski Vir, near the village<br />
Boljetin, not far from Donji<br />
Milanovac, a part of <strong>Djerdap</strong> National<br />
Park.<br />
It was built next to the dislocated<br />
site Lepenski Vir, which is<br />
significant world’s archaeological<br />
site, 9000 years old. Lepenski<br />
Vir Museum has been included<br />
in The National Museum since<br />
1978. In June 2011, at the spot<br />
of the former building of the<br />
Museum, a new, modern building<br />
was opened, the Centre for<br />
visitors – Lepenski Vir Museum.<br />
In the new building, apart from<br />
the site itself, which is the main<br />
and central exhibit of the museum<br />
and the presentation which<br />
includes the copies of magnificent<br />
sculptures from the site, it<br />
is also possible to see the new<br />
exhibition.<br />
It presents the Mesolithic and<br />
Neolithic era of the site Lepenski<br />
Vir itself, over 100 exhibits<br />
in sum (tools, jewellery, sacrificial<br />
altars sculptures, Neolithic<br />
ceramics), including the<br />
reconstructed ways of burial in<br />
Lepenski Vir and the hologram<br />
reconstruction of houses from<br />
Lepenski Vir.<br />
Info phone: +38130/ 501501,<br />
+38130/501389<br />
The Gallery ’Man, wood and<br />
fire’, Kapetan Mišin breg<br />
It is 6 km away from Donji<br />
Milanovac, on Majdanpek road.<br />
This is the permanent exhibition<br />
of trees in the open. In the<br />
souvenir shop the visitors can buy<br />
original souvenirs from this region,<br />
made of wood, a few decades<br />
old. Along with the souvenirs, the<br />
visitors are offered ecologically<br />
healthy food: natural honey from<br />
Miroč, goat cheese, corn flour<br />
from the mill, kid (young sheep)<br />
under the bell, bread under the<br />
bell, different kinds of fungi,<br />
kajmak, corn bread and brandy<br />
‘Stekovača’, made from organic<br />
fruit and natural honey.<br />
Info phone: +38130/590-869<br />
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Churches/<br />
Monasteries<br />
ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH IN<br />
DONJI MILANOVAC<br />
In the old, now flooded Donji<br />
Milanovac, in the centre of this<br />
Danube town, there used to be<br />
the Saint Nicholas Church, built<br />
by Miša Anastasijević in 1840.<br />
Dimitrije Posniković painted the<br />
frescoes and Stevan Todorović<br />
the icons.<br />
The church, as well as the<br />
whole town, was flooded during<br />
the construction of HP ’<strong>Djerdap</strong>’,<br />
and a new church was built at the<br />
new location of Donji Milanovac<br />
where, icons, valuable objects<br />
and remains of the wall painting<br />
were moved. The church<br />
is 1 st degree protected by the<br />
documentation of the existing<br />
condition.<br />
It contains valuable objects<br />
from Poreč church: the gospel<br />
with enamelled fetters which is<br />
a present of Stefan Stefanović<br />
Tenka, silver throne cross with<br />
Tenka’s dedication from 1830, a<br />
smaller gospel, silver chalice with<br />
Duke Milenko Stojković’s inscription<br />
and four valuable icons<br />
from 18 th and 19 th century.<br />
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Municipality<br />
MARCH<br />
Women Painters, international<br />
exhibition of female painting<br />
in Majdanpek<br />
Organized by: Cultural centre,<br />
Majdanpek<br />
Cultural centre<br />
Majdanpek, +38130/584-056<br />
APRIL<br />
Easter Folklore Days, gathering<br />
of folk creative artwork in Crnajka<br />
Organized by: CAA „Deli Jovan”<br />
Crnajka<br />
CAA „Deli Jovan”<br />
MAY<br />
The Lilac Festival, festival<br />
of flowers and folk customs<br />
on Miroč Mt.<br />
Organized by: LC Miroč<br />
LC Miroč, +38130/ 476-050<br />
JUNE<br />
The Village Olympic Sport<br />
Games, manifestation of mass<br />
physical education in Rudna Glava<br />
Organized by: Sports Association<br />
of Majdanpek Municipality,<br />
Majdanpek<br />
Sports Association of Majdanpek<br />
Municipality, +38130/ 581-259<br />
The Danube Day, a programme<br />
dedicated to the Danube protection<br />
Organized by: PE <strong>Djerdap</strong><br />
National park<br />
PE <strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park<br />
+38130/590-788<br />
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JULY<br />
The Poreč Cauldron,<br />
best fish soup and fish stew<br />
competition, Donji Milanovac<br />
Organized by: Cultural Centre,<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
The Youth Music Festival<br />
“TEEN“ Donji Milanovac,<br />
Organized by: Cultural Centre,<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
Cultural Centre<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
+38130/590-610<br />
AUGUST<br />
The <strong>Djerdap</strong> Sailing Cup,<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> Sailing Cup, Donji<br />
Milanovac, international Olympic<br />
and Optimist class competition<br />
Organized by: АSC Belgrade<br />
ТО Majdanpek<br />
ASC Belgrade<br />
+38111/35 404 69<br />
ТОО Majdanpek<br />
+38130/590-184<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
Majdan Art, international<br />
symposium of jewellery in<br />
Majdanpek,<br />
Organized by: Majdanart<br />
Majdanpek<br />
Majdanart<br />
Majdanpek<br />
+38130/583-663<br />
Festival of Bagpipes and<br />
Folklore Dance, gathering<br />
of folk creative artwork,<br />
Organized by:<br />
CAA “Rudna Glava”<br />
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Restaurants<br />
Grujan<br />
Restaurant<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks<br />
and hot beverages,<br />
traditional meals<br />
of Wallachian, cuisine,<br />
fish specialties<br />
Donji Milanovac, 6,<br />
Kapetan Miše Street<br />
+38130/590-019<br />
Poreč<br />
Café-restaurant<br />
Soft and alcoholic<br />
drinks and hot beverages;<br />
grill, fish specialties, dessert<br />
Donji Milanovac,<br />
Kralja Petra I Street<br />
+38130/590-805<br />
+38162/590 805<br />
Čarobna ribica<br />
Restaurant of domestic cuisine<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks<br />
and hot beverages; grill,<br />
fish specialties<br />
Donji Milanovac,<br />
38, Kapetan Miše Street<br />
+38160/030 40 68<br />
Lepenac<br />
Restaurant<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks<br />
and hot beverages; grill,<br />
fish specialties<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
+38130/590-597, +38163/77 76 751<br />
Bolero<br />
Caffe bar<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks<br />
and hot beverages<br />
Donji Milanovac,<br />
Kapetan Miše Street<br />
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Teuta<br />
Café bar<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks<br />
and hot beverages<br />
Donji Milanovac,<br />
Kralja Petra I Street<br />
+38130 590 026<br />
Oaza<br />
Café bar<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks<br />
and hot beverages<br />
Donji Milanovac,<br />
14, Kralja Petra I Street<br />
+38130/590-307<br />
Dionis<br />
Café bar<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks<br />
and hot beverages<br />
Donji Milanovac,<br />
Kralja Petra I Street<br />
+38163/596-293<br />
Orfej<br />
Restaurant<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks<br />
and hot beverages, fast food<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
Kapetan Miše Street<br />
Sport<br />
Café<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks<br />
and hot beverages,<br />
traditional meals<br />
of Wallachian cuisine,<br />
fish specialties<br />
Boljetin, museum<br />
Lepenski Vir<br />
+38165/349 23 88<br />
Dunavska koliba<br />
Café<br />
(closed from 1 st January to 15 th<br />
March)<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks<br />
and hot beverages; grill,<br />
fish specialties<br />
Golubinje<br />
+38164/18 81 893<br />
Groš<br />
Restaurant of domestic cuisine<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks<br />
and hot beverages; grill, fish<br />
specialties, cooked meals,<br />
pension menu, dessert<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
Kapetan Miše Street<br />
Goodfather<br />
Café bar<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks<br />
and hot beverages<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
Kapetan Miše Street<br />
+38162/394 141<br />
Poslednja šansa<br />
Café<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks, grill<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
Kapetan Miše Street<br />
К 2<br />
Grill<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks,<br />
grill, pizza, sandwiches,<br />
pancakes<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
Kralja Petra I Street<br />
+38163/89 49 599<br />
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Hotels<br />
Hotel ’Lepenski Vir’<br />
The hotel ’Lepenski Vir’ is located<br />
on the hillside above Donji<br />
Milanovac (161 m altitude) and<br />
offers 450 beds in single and<br />
double rooms and suites, and all<br />
the rooms have TV, phone and<br />
balcony.<br />
The hotel also has the main<br />
restaurant of 500 seats, aperitif<br />
bar, and restaurant of the national<br />
cuisine, a peaceful lounge of<br />
180 seats, chess hall of 30 seats<br />
and a congress hall of 100 seats.<br />
Sports and recreational facilities<br />
are: an indoor pool, grass<br />
field for football, with floodlights<br />
and three additional pitches for<br />
practices; lighted courts for basketball,<br />
futsal, tennis and volleyball.<br />
The newly-opened SPA<br />
& WELLNESS CENTER of ‘Lepenski<br />
Vir’ hotel is a real oasis of<br />
peace and relaxation and a shelter<br />
from everyday tension and<br />
worries.<br />
HOTEL ‘LEPENSKI VIR’ A.D ***<br />
Radnička St, 19220 Donji<br />
Milanovac, Serbia<br />
Reception: +381 (30) 590-210;<br />
590-212; 590-211; 590-215<br />
Reservation and sales: +381 (30)<br />
590-131; 590-133<br />
Fax: +381 (30) 590-217; 590-220<br />
www.hotellepenskivir.co.rs<br />
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Private Accommodation<br />
Miroslav Marković ****<br />
53/3, Kralja Petra I Street<br />
+38163/777 14 43<br />
2 beds in the room and an<br />
extra bed in another room,<br />
TV, radio.<br />
Aleksandar Stojanović ***<br />
4/2, Stevana Mokranjca Street<br />
+38164/85 69 247<br />
2 beds + an extra bed in a room<br />
equipped with TV, radio, modem/<br />
internet. A kitchen and a dining<br />
room at disposal.<br />
Čedomir Firanović ***<br />
Radnička Street<br />
+38164/49 89 340<br />
2 beds in a room and 2 extra beds<br />
in another room. A kitchen and a<br />
dining room at disposal. TV, radio<br />
and air condition.<br />
Dragana Jovanović ***<br />
4/17, Stevana Mokranjca Street<br />
+38164/85 69 223<br />
4 beds in two double rooms.<br />
A kitchen and a dining room<br />
at disposal, TV, radio.<br />
Jelena Zeković ***<br />
2, Milenka Stojkovića Street<br />
+38163/81 80 357<br />
4 beds in two double rooms. TV,<br />
radio, air condition.<br />
Jugoslava Potpara ***<br />
35, Stevana Mokranjca Street<br />
+38163/850 34 70<br />
4 beds in two double rooms<br />
and an extra bed. TV, radio,<br />
air condition.<br />
Mile Baković ***<br />
1/4, Stevana Mokranjca Street<br />
+38164/89 66 443<br />
2 beds in a double room<br />
with an extra bed. TV, radio,<br />
computer, modem/internet,<br />
air condition.<br />
Slavica Popović ***<br />
10, Starine Novaka Street<br />
+38164/66 56 480<br />
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4 beds in two double rooms.<br />
TV, radio, modem/internet.<br />
Accommodation for dogs in<br />
the garden.<br />
Angelika Ilić ****<br />
3, Svetog Save Street<br />
+38163/22 44 63<br />
2 beds in a double room,<br />
2 extra beds and a crib<br />
for children. Satellite<br />
TV channels, modem/internet,<br />
telephone/fax. Barbecue<br />
in the garden, a fountain<br />
and a garage.<br />
Miroslav Janković ****<br />
Kralja Petra I Street<br />
+38162/840 38 01<br />
4 beds in two double rooms,<br />
a bed in one room and two<br />
extra beds. Satellite<br />
TV channels, modem/<br />
/internet. Swimming<br />
pool and a nice garden..<br />
Slobodan Velić ****<br />
Kazanski potok<br />
+38169/2803 998<br />
12 beds in 6 double<br />
rooms.<br />
Slobodan Velić *<br />
Kazanski potok<br />
+38169/2803 998<br />
4 beds and an extra bed.<br />
Angelika Ilić ***<br />
Svetog Save Street<br />
+38163/22 44 63<br />
2 beds in a double room<br />
and a bathroom.<br />
Ivan Jonović ***<br />
Radnička Street<br />
+38163/416 386<br />
6 beds in one single<br />
room, one double<br />
room and one<br />
triple room. TV, radio<br />
Krišanović ***<br />
Kazanski potok<br />
+38169/13 11 955<br />
4 beds in two double<br />
rooms. TV, radio<br />
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Mirjana Kokorić ***<br />
Kralja Petra Street<br />
+38162/974 20 87<br />
2 beds in a double room.<br />
TV, radio.<br />
Nebojša Mihajlović ***<br />
3, Stevana Mokranjca Street<br />
+38163/ 854 55 10<br />
4 beds in two double rooms.<br />
A kitchen, at disposal.<br />
TV, radio, air condition,<br />
parking lot in the garden.<br />
Pavle Milojković ***<br />
Stevana Mokranjca Street<br />
+38162/80 69 818<br />
5 beds in two double rooms<br />
and one single room. TV, radio.<br />
Zdavko Gajanović ***<br />
Radnička Street<br />
+38163/74 05 400<br />
5 beds (a double bed)<br />
in one double room and<br />
one triple room. TV, radio,<br />
air condition.<br />
Žiža Jovanović *****<br />
Obljaga Mare<br />
in Poreč bay<br />
+38130/476 057<br />
4 beds upstairs and 2 beds<br />
downstairs in the house.<br />
Spacious garden where you<br />
can spend a whole day.<br />
Dragica Radić **<br />
21, Nikole Pašića Street<br />
+38130/590 255<br />
4 beds in two double rooms.<br />
TV, radio.<br />
Jovanka Jaredić **<br />
Radnička Street<br />
+38163/871 44 60<br />
6 beds in three double rooms.<br />
TV, radio.<br />
Milena Jacević **<br />
15, Nikole Pašića Street<br />
+38163/181 27 67<br />
2 beds in one double room.<br />
TV, radio.<br />
Nada Vuković **<br />
Radnička Street<br />
+38164/30 25 371<br />
6 beds in three double rooms.<br />
TV, radio.<br />
Z. Jovanović ***<br />
Lepenski Vir<br />
6 beds. TV, radio.<br />
Radomir Zeković **<br />
Oreškovica<br />
+38164/647 53 87<br />
5 beds. TV, radio.<br />
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Draško Ćetković **<br />
Kazanski potok<br />
+38162/80 56 400<br />
3 beds in two rooms. A kitchen<br />
at disposal. TV, radio, parking<br />
lot in the garden.<br />
Starčević **<br />
Radnička Street<br />
4 beds.TV, radio.<br />
Jorgovan Stevanović ***<br />
Golubinje<br />
+38163/220 559<br />
Two beds in a flat with a living<br />
room, a kitchen and a dining<br />
room, a bedroom. TV, radio.<br />
Ljubica Radulović *****<br />
Golubinje<br />
+38163/109 77 44<br />
4 beds in one triple and<br />
one single room. TV, radio.<br />
Živorad Stefanović ***<br />
Kapetan Mišin breg<br />
+38130 590 869<br />
4 beds in two double rooms,<br />
a 6- bed apartment.<br />
Miroslav Marković **<br />
Obljaga Mare<br />
in Poreč bay<br />
+38163/777 14 43<br />
7 beds in two double rooms<br />
and one triple room.<br />
Each room has a balcony<br />
overlooking the Poreč bay<br />
and <strong>Djerdap</strong>. A nice garden,<br />
barbecue. TV, radio.<br />
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Useful phone numbers<br />
Police station<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
Kralja Petrа I Street<br />
+38130/ 590 022<br />
00-24h<br />
Pharmacy<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
Kralja Petrа I Street<br />
+38130/ 590 188<br />
7-21h, 8-14h on<br />
Saturday and Sunday<br />
Health centre<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
Nikole Pašića Street<br />
+38130/ 590 606; 590 080<br />
00-24h<br />
Komercijalna bank<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
53, Kralja Petrа I Street<br />
+38130/ 590 781<br />
8-16h, 9–13h on Saturday<br />
Post office<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
Kralja Petrа I Street<br />
+38130/ 590 106; 590 893<br />
8-16h, On Saturday- 13h<br />
Bus station ‘’Veolia’’<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
+38130/590 185<br />
Gas station<br />
NIS Jugopetrol<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
Kralja Petrа I Street<br />
+38130/590 162<br />
6-22h<br />
Mechanic<br />
Jovanka Stojanović<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
16, Stevana Mokranjca Street<br />
9-17h, closed on Sunday<br />
¸¸PIT STOP´´ Mechanic<br />
and tire-repair specialist<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
33, Stevana Mokranjca Street<br />
+38163 777 54 10<br />
9-17h in winter, 9-19h in summer,<br />
weekend on call<br />
Car centre “Delfin“<br />
Donji Milanovac,<br />
51, Stevana Mokranjca Street<br />
+38161/11 36 781<br />
8-16h, closed on Sunday<br />
Photographer «IVEK»<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
Kralja Petrа I Street<br />
+38130/ 590 043; 590 901<br />
8-15 and 17 – 19h,<br />
8-14h on Saturday<br />
Lepenski Vir Museum<br />
Lepenski Vir<br />
+38162/ 216 559<br />
In January and December<br />
10-15h, in March and<br />
November 09-17h, in April<br />
and September 09-19h,<br />
in May, June, July and<br />
August 09-20h, in October<br />
09-18h<br />
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PE <strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park<br />
14а, Donji Milanovac,<br />
Kralja Petrа I Street<br />
+38130/ 590 788; 590 778<br />
07-15h, Closed at the weekends<br />
Majdanpek<br />
Tourist organization<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
Kralja Petrа I Street<br />
+38130/590 184<br />
08-16h, Closed at the weekends<br />
Tourist info centre<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
Kralja Petrа I Street<br />
+38130/591 400<br />
8-21h, 9-14 h at the weekends<br />
Police station<br />
Majdanpek<br />
Majdanpek<br />
Svetog Save Street<br />
+38130/ 581 544<br />
00-24h<br />
Health centre Majdanpek<br />
Majdanpek<br />
30, Kapetanska<br />
+38130/ 584 587, 00-24h<br />
Majdanpek hospital<br />
30, Kapetanska Street<br />
+38130/ 583 014, 00-24h<br />
Pharmacy<br />
Majdanpek<br />
Kapetanska Street<br />
+38130/581 227, +38130/583 800<br />
7-21h, 8-14h on<br />
Saturday and Sunday<br />
Komercijalna banka<br />
Majdanpek<br />
2, 28. Marta Street<br />
+38130/583 618, 582 100<br />
8.30-16h, 9-13 on Saturday<br />
Alpha bank<br />
Majdanpek<br />
2, Trg oslobodjenja<br />
+38130/ 588 588<br />
9-17h, Closed at the weekends<br />
Post office<br />
Majdanpek<br />
44, Kapetanska Street<br />
+38130/ 581 643<br />
07-19h, 08-13h on Saturday<br />
Photographer «Fleš pek»<br />
Majdanpek<br />
Trg oslobodjenja<br />
+38130/ 588 340<br />
08-14 and 17-19h<br />
09-14h at the weekends<br />
Museum in Majdanpek<br />
Majdanpek<br />
41, Svetog Save Street<br />
+38130/ 583 459<br />
07-15h, Closed at the weekends<br />
Bus station “Veliola “<br />
Majdanpek<br />
Majdanpek<br />
Proleterska Street<br />
+38130/581 270<br />
04,30-20h<br />
Railway station<br />
Debeli Lug<br />
+38130/570 066, Non-stop<br />
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The tourist organization<br />
of Majdanpek municipality<br />
We are proud to present you<br />
the region that is with a good reas -<br />
on called ’the green oasis’ of the<br />
Danube, where you will enjoy the<br />
natural fascinations: <strong>Djerdap</strong> gorge,<br />
Rajko’s cave, Valja prerast, Beli<br />
izvorac.<br />
We will introduce you to the<br />
rich culture and history: archaeological<br />
site Lepenski Vir, Tabula<br />
Traiana, The Church of Saint Apostles<br />
Peter and Paul, The Church of<br />
Saint Nicholas and various events.<br />
A pleasant holiday and stay will be<br />
complete with the hotels, private<br />
accommodation, restaurants, bars<br />
and hosts’ hospitality.<br />
Endless search for beautiful<br />
and unforgettable destinations for<br />
travelling and rest, a real challenge<br />
and a diverse choice is before<br />
you.<br />
Tourist organization of<br />
Majdanpek municipality<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
Kralja Petra I St,<br />
19220 Donji Milanovac,<br />
Phone: +381 30 596 184, +381<br />
30 596 185<br />
Fax: +381 30 590 184<br />
E-mail: office@toom.rs<br />
Tourist info centre<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
Telephone/fax: +38130591400<br />
E-mail: tic@toom.rs<br />
www.toom.rs<br />
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Kladovo
Kladovo is considered to be<br />
an older city in the Danube<br />
area, and the origin of<br />
the town is connected to the military-civil<br />
camp built by the Romans<br />
on the border, known by the<br />
name Zanes. When the camp was<br />
destroyed, the Slavs built their own<br />
settlement Novi Grad (‘new town’)<br />
on its foundations. On the building<br />
of the Turkish fortress Fetislam,<br />
Novi Grad loses its Slavic character<br />
more and more. It is believed that<br />
the name of the town stems from<br />
the word kladenac, since Kladovo<br />
is rich in springs or from the word<br />
klada (log), from the cut forests, although<br />
some think that these cuts<br />
date later than the first times when<br />
the name was mentioned in writing.<br />
Anyway, Kladovo was mentioned<br />
for the first time, under its<br />
present name, in one Austrian military<br />
document in which the attack<br />
of Wallachian haiduks to the town<br />
in 1596 was described. Among the<br />
oldest and most valuable written<br />
data is the description of the town<br />
which Evliya Chalabi, a Turkish geographer<br />
and travel writer, noted<br />
while staying in Kladovo.<br />
Kladovo has been popular as<br />
a bohemian town since the old<br />
times, the town where the old<br />
and new are entwined. It has remained<br />
in a written form, that<br />
Serbian Prince, Miloš Obrenović,<br />
enforcing the regulation about<br />
urbanization of Kladovo by ‘engineering’,<br />
defined that the ratio<br />
of houses and kafanas (taverns)<br />
which was ten to one, cannot be<br />
disturbed in the town. The tradition<br />
of the famous kafanas and<br />
restaurants continues to this<br />
day by many catering facilities,<br />
especially in the old city centre,<br />
which is the oasis of bohemia<br />
and ‘good bite’. Kladovo is wellknown<br />
and appreciated among<br />
the epicures for the fish specialties<br />
such as: small sturgeon<br />
in ‘a gap’, ‘drunken’ carp, grilled<br />
sturgeon, smoked carp, fish soup<br />
or widely-known Kladovo caviar.<br />
This area is also famous for the<br />
delicious wine made of grapes<br />
grown on quicksand, ‘The Danube<br />
Soul’, a white wine manufactured<br />
according to the French<br />
technology, a real Kladovo brand.<br />
Museums/ Galleries<br />
Archaeological museum of<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> is located in Kladovo,<br />
on the Danube bank, between the<br />
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Fetislam fortress and the city<br />
centre. At 560 square meters of<br />
exhibition space, there are about<br />
400 representative exhibits of an<br />
extreme historical importance<br />
dating from prehistory to Middle<br />
Ages.<br />
It was founded in 1996, as<br />
one of the most significant goals<br />
in the field of the scientific and<br />
research project <strong>Djerdap</strong>’s heritage<br />
protection (1978/9-1998). In<br />
its organization, it is a part of the<br />
National Museum in Belgrade<br />
and HP <strong>Djerdap</strong> Kladovo. The<br />
exhibitions of the objects present<br />
and interpret the millennium<br />
continuity of inhabiting the Danube,<br />
integrating the multicultural<br />
heritage and natural environment,<br />
the unique material and<br />
immaterial heritage, aiming to<br />
learn, arrange and use.<br />
The visits to the museum is in<br />
the tourist offers, and organized<br />
visits to the museum are provided<br />
by the guides of <strong>Djerdap</strong>-tourist<br />
(+38119 801 010) and Hotel<br />
‘Aqua Star Danube’) (+38119<br />
810 810).<br />
Archaeological museum of <strong>Djerdap</strong>,<br />
phone: +38119/803-900<br />
The Gallery of the<br />
Cultural Centre Kladovo, 7,<br />
Dunavska St.<br />
Various artistic exhibitions,<br />
permanent exhibition of the flooded<br />
island Ada-Kale model.<br />
Working hours,<br />
Mon-Fri 7-20<br />
Phone: +38119/808-690
Cultural Centre Kladovo unites<br />
the work and activities in two<br />
objects – The House of Culture,<br />
built in 1976, at 1500 square meters,<br />
situated on the very Danube<br />
bank and The Youth Centre, built<br />
in 1984, at 1500 square meters,<br />
situated in the city centre.<br />
‘Branko Stanković’ Gallery,<br />
Kladovo, 3 Dunavska St<br />
The permanent exhibition of<br />
souvenirs and handmade objects<br />
‘Mission creative’<br />
Working hours:<br />
every day 10-20<br />
Tourist Information Centre<br />
(TIC) Gallery, Kladovo<br />
15 Kralja Aleksandra St<br />
+38119/801-773, working<br />
hours 7-21, except Sunday<br />
and Monday.<br />
Church of Saint<br />
George in Kladovo<br />
There was a small church of<br />
Saint George where the inscriptions<br />
were kept which enabled<br />
us to explain some parts of the<br />
history of Orthodox people in<br />
this region even in 1735. Today’s<br />
Church of Saint George was built<br />
at the time of Obrenović Dynasty<br />
in 1856 and it was sanctified<br />
a year later. It is possible to visit<br />
the church every day.<br />
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Events<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
St. Trifun Celebration,<br />
day of fruit and<br />
wine growers<br />
Association of fruit<br />
and wine growers,<br />
+38163/335 859<br />
MAY<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> Regatta<br />
Tekija-Hajdučka<br />
vodenica<br />
Organized by:<br />
Tekija kayak club,<br />
+38165/48 22 211<br />
Museum Night<br />
Organized by:<br />
Archaeological<br />
museum of <strong>Djerdap</strong>,<br />
Kladovo<br />
Archaeological museum<br />
of <strong>Djerdap</strong><br />
+38119/803-900<br />
JUNE<br />
Regatta<br />
Tekija-Donji Milanovac<br />
Organized by:<br />
Tekija kayak club<br />
Tekija kayak club,<br />
+38165/48 22 211<br />
JULY<br />
Ethno Festival Kladovo<br />
Tourist organization<br />
of Kladovo municipality,<br />
+38119/801 690<br />
Tekija kayak club,<br />
+38165/48 22 211<br />
Ђердапска регата<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> regatta<br />
Tekija-Kusjak,<br />
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Organized by:<br />
Tekija kayak club<br />
Diaspore gathering<br />
LC Ljubičevac and Diaspora office,<br />
+38119/800 198<br />
and +38119/800 199<br />
AUGUST<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> Golden Slapstick,<br />
sporting and tourist<br />
festival in Tekija<br />
Organized by: Tourist<br />
organization Tekija<br />
Tourist organization Tekija<br />
+38119/804-077<br />
www.zlatnabucka.com<br />
TID Danube International<br />
Tourist Regatta<br />
Serbian kayak association<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
Exhibition of Honey<br />
and Bee Products<br />
Beekeepers association,<br />
+38165/634 77 49<br />
OCTOBER<br />
Evening of wine and pleasure<br />
Organized by: Cultural Centre<br />
Kladovo<br />
Cultural centre Kladovo<br />
+38119/808-146<br />
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It must be tasted<br />
White wine<br />
‘The Danube Soul’<br />
’The Danube Soul’ (Espirit du<br />
Danube) is a ’naked’ wine, completely<br />
natural, without any artifi<br />
cial ingredients. It is made of<br />
the grape variety called Italian<br />
Riesling (Rhine Riesling), and<br />
French winemaking includes a<br />
fine surface filtration and mild<br />
stabilization so that most of fruit<br />
aroma and freshness is preserved.<br />
The characteristics of this wine<br />
are nice light yellow and green<br />
colour, delicate fruit aroma and<br />
sour-sweet flavour. It is made<br />
from Rhine Riesling grape variety,<br />
which is crushed two hours after<br />
the harvest, so that the fresh fruit<br />
aroma is preserved. The grapes<br />
are produced on the grafted vine<br />
stock, which is a real rarity in the<br />
world. The region where the vineyard<br />
is located is on the first place<br />
in Serbia by the number of sunny<br />
days in a year, which is why the<br />
grapes are distinguished by the<br />
high fruit contents and optimal<br />
ratio of acids. ’The Danube Soul’<br />
is, before all, a refreshing and<br />
play ful wine just like the river after<br />
which it got its name.<br />
The red wine<br />
’The Balkans Soul’<br />
The wine ’The Balkans Soul’ is<br />
more than a subtle blend of grape<br />
varieties: Prokupac, Vranac and<br />
Cabernet. This wine is the expression<br />
of the ground and climate<br />
which produces it and with<br />
its unique features speaks about<br />
the characteristics of the regions<br />
it originates from. Steep slopes<br />
of karst geology in the vineyards<br />
around Aleksandrovac and Rajac,<br />
a relatively high altitude and<br />
cold autumn nights contribute<br />
to the slow riping of grapes. It<br />
gi ves the wine the fruit flavour<br />
and refreshing character. The<br />
particular feature of the wine<br />
is best described in the French<br />
word ’terroir’, which expresses<br />
the mixture of ground, climate<br />
and human skill.<br />
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Restaurants<br />
Jezero<br />
Café, ethno restaurant<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks<br />
and hot beverages, national<br />
cuisine, fish specialties<br />
Kladovo, 54, Kralja Aleksandra<br />
Street, +38119/808-272<br />
Alas<br />
Fish restaurant<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks<br />
and hot beverages, fish<br />
specialties, grill<br />
Kladovo, Square of Kralja Petra<br />
+38119/801-036<br />
Tekijanka plus<br />
Restaurant<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks and<br />
hot beverages, macrobiotic<br />
food, house specialty- ‘lamb<br />
under the bell’<br />
Kladovo, 5, Kralja Aleksandra<br />
Street; +38162/202-275<br />
Elite<br />
Café pizzeria<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks,<br />
pizza, pancakes, spaghetti,<br />
lasagne, sandwiches<br />
Kladovo, 11, Kralja Aleksandra<br />
Street, +38119/808-580<br />
Jet set<br />
Pizzeria<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks;<br />
pizza<br />
Kladovo, 19, Kralja Aleksandra<br />
Street, +38119/808 117<br />
Danguba<br />
Restaurant<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks<br />
and hot beverages, grill<br />
Kladovo, 28, Kralja Aleksandra<br />
Street, +38164 2273 717<br />
Princ<br />
Patisserie<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks;<br />
cakes, ice cream<br />
Kladovo, 13,Kralja Aleksandra<br />
Street, +38119/82-222<br />
Kuća dobre hrane “82”<br />
Restaurant<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks<br />
and hot beverages, fish<br />
specialties, grill<br />
Kladovo, Ribarska Street<br />
+38119/808 827<br />
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Kafanica<br />
Restaurant<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks and hot<br />
beverages, fish specialties, grill<br />
Kladovo, 1, Nikole Jankovića<br />
Street, +38119/ 800 384<br />
Glavan<br />
Café bar<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks<br />
and hot beverages<br />
Kladovo, Kralja Aleksandra Street<br />
12, +38119/81-100<br />
Cage<br />
Café<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks<br />
and hot beverages<br />
Kladovo, Square of<br />
Mihajlo Obrenović<br />
+38163/817 50 09<br />
Car<br />
Café pizzeria<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks, pancakes<br />
Kladovo, Kralja Aleksandra Street<br />
22, +38119/800-777<br />
Šaran<br />
Restaurant and overnight<br />
accommodation<br />
Food, soft and alcoholic<br />
drinks, overnight stay<br />
Brza palanka, 4, Kej Oslobodjenja<br />
Street, +38163/82 70 620<br />
Vlaška kuća<br />
Ethno house<br />
Food, overnight accommodation<br />
Velika Vrbica, 46,<br />
Maršala Tita Street<br />
+38119/814-010, +38163/410-047<br />
Panorama<br />
Fish restaurant<br />
Fish specialties<br />
Tekija, 40, Hajduk Veljkova Street<br />
+38119/804-024<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong>sko jezero<br />
Restaurant<br />
Soft and alcoholic drinks;<br />
Grill, fish specialties<br />
Tekija 59, Avrama Petronijevića<br />
Street, +38164/70 43 977<br />
Leo<br />
Café pizzeria<br />
Soft and alcoholic<br />
drinks; pizza<br />
Kladovo, Kralja Aleksandra Street<br />
26; +38163/82 21 605<br />
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Hotels<br />
’Aqua Star Danube’ Hotel<br />
Hotel ’Aqua Star Danube’ ****<br />
offers 14 single rooms. All rooms<br />
have the Danube view, telephones<br />
are in rooms and bathrooms,<br />
satellite TV, mini-bar, safe<br />
deposit box, central air conditioning,<br />
hair dryer and a shower.<br />
Single and double rooms are of<br />
the same size, so an extra bed can<br />
be put in. The hotel has a wellness<br />
and spa centre which covers<br />
800 square meters and includes: a<br />
roofed swimming pool (closed in<br />
winter) with salty water, saunas,<br />
jacuzzi for eight persons, massaging<br />
facilities, a well-equipped<br />
fitness centre and so much more.<br />
The guests are also offered massage<br />
and hairdresser services.<br />
Hotel ’Aqua Star Danube’<br />
1, Dunavski Kej Street,<br />
19320 Kladovo<br />
Phone: +381 (0) 19 810 810<br />
Fax: +381 (0) 19 810 810<br />
www.hotelkladovo.rs<br />
Hotel ’<strong>Djerdap</strong>’ Kladovo<br />
The hotel with a view of Europe.<br />
The hotel ’<strong>Djerdap</strong>’ *** is<br />
situated in the centre of Kladovo,<br />
on the very Danube bank and offers<br />
330 beds in single and double<br />
rooms and six suites. Two big<br />
restaurants (750 seats in total)<br />
are very convenient for the organization<br />
of big congresses and<br />
seminars as well as some special<br />
events, celebrations and gatherings.<br />
There is also a small congress<br />
hall (50 seats), aperitif bar,<br />
hairdresser’s, exchange office<br />
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and a TV lounge in this eightstorey<br />
building which dominates<br />
the town. The hotel also has<br />
a boat restaurant ’<strong>Djerdap</strong>’ of<br />
120-seat capacity. In front of the<br />
hotel is also a parking lot under<br />
video surveillance.<br />
’<strong>Djerdap</strong>’ hotel<br />
5, Dunavska Street,<br />
19320 Kladovo<br />
Phone: +38119/801-010;<br />
801-475<br />
www.hoteldjerdap.com<br />
The youth camp ’<strong>Djerdap</strong>’<br />
It is 8 km away from Kladovo,<br />
near HP ’<strong>Djerdap</strong> 1’.<br />
The camp has seven pavilions<br />
which offer accommodation in<br />
double and triple rooms, 8 bungalows<br />
and 9 modern suites (triple).<br />
Offer: sportsmen practices,<br />
workers’ sports, students’ excursions.<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong>ski put<br />
19320 Novi Sip, Kladovo<br />
Phone: +38119/809-555<br />
www.kampdjerdap.co.rs<br />
Auto camp in Brza Palanka<br />
Location: on the very beach<br />
near the Danube<br />
It includes: 80 camp units,<br />
bun galows, trailers, tent spots<br />
The contact person:<br />
Mirko Nikolić<br />
Phone: +38119/801-290<br />
Mobile: +38163/417497;<br />
+38160/0417497<br />
Private Accommodation<br />
Dragan Vujović ****<br />
7, ORB Street, Kladovo<br />
+38160-0800261<br />
1/2, 1/3<br />
(The house is located<br />
at the entrance to Kladovo,<br />
500 m from the centre).<br />
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Dušanka Čičarević **<br />
5, Timočka Street, Kladovo<br />
+38119-82-403, +38165/5155037<br />
2 x 1/2, a bathroom,<br />
a kitchen (500 m from<br />
the centre, in the vicinity<br />
of the bus station)<br />
Uroš Mrvoš ****<br />
1, Trajanova Street, Kladovo<br />
+38163-362718<br />
1/4, kitchen, bathroom<br />
(1 km from the centre,<br />
500 m from the town beach)<br />
Slaviša Tufajević<br />
46, M. Tita Street, Velika Vrbica<br />
www.vlaskakuca.com<br />
+38119/814-010, +38163-410047<br />
+38169-600808<br />
Ethno restaurant „Vlaška kuća“ in<br />
Velika Vrbica, 9 km from Kladovo<br />
Radiša Djordjević<br />
„VILLA MORUN“ ***<br />
17, Dunavska Street, Kladovo<br />
+38119-807714, +38163-8347115<br />
1/1, 2 x 1/2, 1/3 and three<br />
bathrooms. (The house is<br />
on the Danube bank<br />
overlooking the town beach).<br />
Dušica Rajčić *<br />
7, Ribarska Street, Kladovo<br />
+38119-807-882<br />
1/2, bathroom (The house is 200<br />
m from the town centre, in the<br />
vicinity of “Jezero“ sports centre)<br />
Dragan Marinović „Mona Liza“<br />
Ribarska Street, (Serbian Crown)<br />
+38162/9730910<br />
Two luxurious apartments<br />
(in the city centre, near<br />
„Jezero“ sports centre<br />
and the city park)<br />
Snežana and Zvonko<br />
Adamović ***<br />
7, 1. маја Street, Tekija<br />
+381644783551, +38164-4304982<br />
3 bedrooms, bathroom<br />
Divna Točaković ****<br />
Svetomir<br />
34, Hajduk Veljkova Street,<br />
Tekija<br />
+38119/804-033, +38162-425440<br />
6 beds, shared bathroom<br />
Živko and Slavka Grujić ****<br />
10, 22.septembra Street, Tekija<br />
+38119-804158, +38163-7216082<br />
6 beds, shared bathroom<br />
Antonije Balić ****<br />
53, Miloša Obilića Street, Tekija<br />
+38119-804-124, +38162/539563<br />
1/2, two bedrooms, a living room,<br />
a kitchen and a bathroom.<br />
Dragan Petranjesković ***<br />
15, Koče Andjelkovića Street,<br />
Tekija<br />
+38119-804159, +38163/7626597<br />
6 beds, shared bathroom<br />
Jelena Lajtinović ***<br />
85, Koče Andjelkovića Street,<br />
Tekija<br />
+38119-804-107<br />
6 beds, shared bathroom<br />
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Dragutin Martinović ***<br />
3, 1. маја Street, Tekija<br />
+38119-804-051, +38162/318601<br />
6 beds, shared bathroom<br />
Djordjica Šomonović ***<br />
4, Maršala Tita Street, Kostol<br />
+38119/808-730<br />
2х1/2 kitchen, bathroom<br />
(the house is located at the<br />
entrance to the village)<br />
Useful phone numbers<br />
Credy bank<br />
9, 22. September Street<br />
019/803-292, 019/803-282<br />
08-15h, 08-12h on Saturdays<br />
Alpha bank<br />
18, 22. September Street<br />
019/801-491<br />
09-17h, Closed on Saturdays<br />
Komercijalna bank<br />
19, 22. September Street<br />
019/800-585<br />
08-16h, 08-13h on Saturdays<br />
Intesa bank<br />
9, 22. September Street<br />
+38119/800-830<br />
09-16h, 09-12h on Saturdays<br />
Agro bank<br />
14, 22. September Street<br />
+38119/801-395<br />
008-15h, 08-13h on Saturdays<br />
Razvojna banka Vojvodine<br />
16, Obilićeva Street<br />
+38119/800-025, +38119/800-433<br />
08-16h<br />
Health Centre Kladovo<br />
1-3, Dunavska Street<br />
+38119/801-455, Non-stop<br />
Institute of Oncology<br />
22. September Street<br />
+38119/808-370, Non-stop<br />
Pharmacy<br />
22. September Street<br />
+38119/800-210<br />
07-20h (on weekdays and<br />
Saturdays), 07-15h on Sundays<br />
“Vedem“ pharmacy<br />
22. September Street<br />
+38119/803-183<br />
08-20h, 8-16h on Saturday<br />
“101“ pharmacy<br />
46, 22. September Street<br />
+38119/808-349<br />
07-21h (on weekdays and<br />
Saturdays), 08-15h on Sundays<br />
Zoran Barbulović pharmacy<br />
12, Kralja Aleksandra Street<br />
+38119/801-466<br />
08-20h, 08-14h on Saturdays<br />
Post office Kladovo<br />
14, Kralja Aleksandra Street<br />
+38119/801-411<br />
07-19h, 07-14h on Saturdays<br />
Bus station Kladovo<br />
Ivo Lole Ribara Street<br />
+38119/801-469<br />
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Call centre +38119/801-328<br />
Non-stop call centre 07-19h<br />
NIS Jugopetrol<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong>ski put Street<br />
+38119/801-175, Non-stop<br />
Gas station “Golubović“<br />
Kladovo<br />
Slobodana Penezića Krcuna Street<br />
+38119/803-000, Non-stop<br />
Gas station “Delta“<br />
Grabovica<br />
Negotinski put Street<br />
+38119/85-180, Non-stop<br />
Tourist<br />
Organization of<br />
Kladovo Municipality<br />
On the place where the Danube<br />
bedazzled the chastity and<br />
beauty of the Carpathian Mountains<br />
with its charm and strength,<br />
<strong>Djerdap</strong> gorge was born, the biggest<br />
and most beautiful gorge in<br />
Europe. On exiting the gorge, the<br />
Danube, tired and relaxed, makes<br />
a meander in the shape of a horse<br />
head, visible and recognisable<br />
even from space.<br />
Gas station “Fenix“<br />
Brza Palanka<br />
+38119/85-010<br />
019/85-010, 06-21h<br />
Tourist agency “Bafer“ Kladovo<br />
42, Kralja Aleksandra Street<br />
+38119/800-000<br />
09-15h, 09-13h on Saturdays<br />
Tourist agency “Eps turs“<br />
Kladovo<br />
Dunavska Street, +38119/808-540<br />
Tourist info centre,<br />
Kladovo<br />
15, Kralja Aleksandra Street<br />
+38119/801-773, 07-21h<br />
Archaeological museum<br />
of <strong>Djerdap</strong><br />
Trg Kralja Petra<br />
+38119/803-900 local 23-34<br />
10-17h, Closed on Mondays<br />
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There is also Kladovo, an ever-welcoming<br />
town, lulled by the<br />
winds in its cradle made of the<br />
Danube waves.<br />
With its complete touristic offer,<br />
Kladovo is one of the municipalities<br />
with extreme touristic potential.<br />
With its cultural-touristic<br />
heritage and some recently-made<br />
values, certain forms of doing<br />
business and very particular folklore<br />
characteristics offers such<br />
rare, attractive and unforgettable<br />
touristic attractions to visitors<br />
all year round. You will find<br />
out about everything you need to<br />
see and experience in Kladovo in<br />
Tourist Organization of Kladovo<br />
Municipality.<br />
Tourist Organization<br />
of Kladovo Municipality<br />
16a, Dunavska St, 19320<br />
Kladovo<br />
Phone: +381 19 801 690<br />
tookladovo@gmail.com<br />
www.tookladovo.rs<br />
Tourist Information<br />
Centre<br />
15, Kralja Aleksandra St<br />
Phone: +381 19 801 773<br />
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Waterfall -<br />
spring Beg bunar<br />
A legend says that a young<br />
Turkish nobleman (’beg’), from<br />
around Golubac fortress, suddenly<br />
fell ill and became weak. Turkish<br />
hecims, the doctors of that<br />
time, recommended him, besides<br />
other medicines, regular walks<br />
along the gorge down the Danube.<br />
On the first walk, tired and<br />
weary, he stopped next to the waterfall<br />
and drank some cold water.<br />
His strength returned tomorrow<br />
and after several days of drinking<br />
that cold water from the spring,<br />
he was completely healed, to his<br />
joy and his harem’s. So the spring<br />
and the waterfall got the names<br />
by this Golubac ’beg’, Beg bunar.<br />
According to another story,<br />
the name of the spring came<br />
from the periods of drought<br />
when the quantity of water in the<br />
spring is considerably smaller, it<br />
almost dries out – water actually<br />
runs away (beg – run away). The<br />
name Beg bunar is given after the<br />
running of the water.<br />
The research conducted before<br />
the Second World War determined<br />
that a part of the spring<br />
of the Pek river sinks deeply into<br />
Homolja, into limestone crevices,<br />
and through many kilometres<br />
of underwater stone caves and<br />
channels, cooled by the rocks<br />
and enriched with minerals, the<br />
water springs at this place.<br />
Rajko’s Cave<br />
The miraculous halls of Rajko<br />
harambasa<br />
Only a few kilometres from<br />
Majdanpek centre, with the entrance<br />
hidden by the tree tops,<br />
there is Rajko’s cave. Jovan Cvijić,<br />
our famous naturalist, discovered<br />
it in the end of 19th century.<br />
For what is known so far, the corridors<br />
of Rajko’s cave are about<br />
two kilometres long. Rajko’s<br />
cave is one of the most interesting<br />
caves in Serbia according to<br />
speleological characteristics and<br />
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morphogenetic evolution. It consists<br />
of two levels, sinking and<br />
spring. The lower is hydrologically<br />
active, and the higher is the<br />
dry level. Since it has the length<br />
of 2.304 metres of explored<br />
channels, it is the longest cave<br />
in Serbia. Connecting the river<br />
and dry channel a circular path<br />
of 1410 m of length was made.<br />
Tourists visit only some parts<br />
of river and dry level. A narrow<br />
concrete path leads through spacious<br />
’Concert’ and ’Hedgehog’s’<br />
halls, next to ’Small’ and ’Large<br />
organs’, ’Hanged haiduk Rajko’<br />
to ’The hall of Bathtubs’. The<br />
temperature in the cave is +8 degrees<br />
Celsius, while the relative<br />
humidity is a hundred per cent.<br />
The whole cave got the name<br />
of Rajko harambasa after an innkeeper<br />
of this name who is believed<br />
to have served the guests<br />
by day and robbed the caravans<br />
with his bandits by night. The<br />
legend says that he hid his treasure<br />
in this very cave. Even if he<br />
did, he did not manage to spend<br />
it, because the authorities caught<br />
and hanged him. As a memory<br />
of him, there is a legend about a<br />
hidden treasure to tickle our imagination<br />
and the name of this<br />
speleological beauty.<br />
Apart from the legend, Rajko’s<br />
cave is unique by its socalled<br />
bathtubs. It is known for<br />
holes similar to bathtubs in the<br />
floor of the cave corridors which<br />
are rarely seen elsewhere. One<br />
whole corridor is in these bathtubs,<br />
but it cannot be walked on,<br />
so we can only catch a glimpse<br />
of it. However, the experience is<br />
not reduced by that. On entering<br />
the cave, you will meet Sacrificial<br />
Altar, the Ghosts, A bale of Hay,<br />
Ćele kula. From Cvijić’s whirl,<br />
you will emerge into Waterfall’s<br />
Hall, see the Hall of Tombstone,<br />
experience the Winter Fairy tale<br />
and get to The Crystal Hall which<br />
a perfectly suitable name for it.<br />
Every step made on this narrow<br />
concrete path brings a new, unforgettable,<br />
unique, amazing experience.<br />
Long after emerging<br />
to daylight the sparkles of cave<br />
jewellery made from the crystal<br />
calcite remain in your eyes white<br />
as an icy winter landscape.<br />
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Beli izvorac<br />
At the 17 th kilometre from Majdanpek,<br />
in the flow of the Šaška<br />
River, there is a natural monument,<br />
a tufa accumulation, included<br />
in the Inventory of geo-heritage<br />
objects of Serbia, owing to its<br />
geomorphological values. It was<br />
made under the spring of the same<br />
name, which emerges from a short<br />
cave at 360 metres of altitude. It<br />
starts with a spacious balcony<br />
made of tufa, at whose rim there is<br />
a waterfall 16 metres high. Under<br />
the waterfall, tufa accumulation<br />
descends in cascades until 278 metres,<br />
at the length of 290 metres.<br />
The sinking of water through the<br />
tufa, under the waterfall, made a<br />
cave channel 13 metres long and<br />
4 metres wide, open at both sides.<br />
The sedimentation of tufa in the<br />
cave made pure white stalactites.<br />
Downstream from the waterfall,<br />
in the bed of the stream,<br />
there are many tufa partitions,<br />
behind which tufa accumulation<br />
lakes are formed, of up to 10 m<br />
in diameter and 2-3 metres deep.<br />
The stream flows down over the<br />
partitions in the form of cascades<br />
and smaller waterfalls, among<br />
which there are two which are 5<br />
metres high.<br />
Blederijski Waterfall<br />
As all magnificent sights, Blederijski<br />
Waterfall is not easily seen<br />
by a passenger, as it used to be<br />
said, or today’s touristic nomads,<br />
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who, in search of adventure, cruise<br />
around Eastern Serbia. It is<br />
eight kilometres far from Brza<br />
Palanka, and about six kilometres<br />
from the village Reka. The amazing<br />
Blederijski Waterfall is on a<br />
tufa which can be found at the<br />
spring itself all the way to the<br />
waterfall and is hard to notice<br />
due to thick vegetation. However,<br />
if you have a good guide, it is<br />
not hard to reach this fairy-tale<br />
sight. Roads and paths leading<br />
to the wonderful waterfall and<br />
interesting spring are easy, because,<br />
apart from their length,<br />
there is not a significant altitude<br />
difference. At first you will hear<br />
and then see Blederijski waterfall<br />
which at first sight reminds of the<br />
waterfall Zeleni Vir in Resavke<br />
Lisine. Since Blederijski Waterfall<br />
is bigger and stronger, so the<br />
impressions become different.<br />
Wa ter swoops down vertically,<br />
from the height of about seven<br />
metres, after flooding over tufa<br />
bar, with a strong, perhaps even<br />
intimidating roar, in the shape of<br />
a water curtain into a tufa bathtub,<br />
a big whirl or a small lake.<br />
It is turquois green, except for<br />
the periods of great rain or snow<br />
melting. But even then, the eternal<br />
play of water and stone has its<br />
beauty. The already mentioned<br />
tufa bar has the looks of an irregular<br />
horseshoe, which makes way<br />
to some smaller waterfalls flow<br />
under it, so that apart from the<br />
big waterfall, there is a smaller<br />
one on the side, which disappears<br />
during the summer since there<br />
is less water in the river, but it is<br />
there in spring, when the river is<br />
rich in water.<br />
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The Museum in Majdanpek<br />
The museum in Majdanpek was<br />
founded in 1998 when the Department<br />
of the Museum of Mining and<br />
Metallurgy Bor, established in Majdanpek<br />
in 1984, became independent.<br />
The museum material of more<br />
than 1000 objects was organized<br />
into seven collections: ethnological,<br />
archaeological, natural, historical,<br />
photographic, art and numismatic.<br />
The museum keeps the awards, prizes<br />
and plaques of The Mining Museum<br />
Majdanpek, as well as genealogies<br />
and inscriptions of religious and<br />
birth documentation of this area.<br />
The mission of the Museum in Majdanpek<br />
is research, refining, keeping<br />
and exhibiting material, spiritual<br />
and natural values of this area with<br />
a special emphasis on archeo-metalurgy<br />
and traditional customs of the<br />
Wallachians. The Museum nourishes<br />
the cultural identity of Majdanpek<br />
Municipality as European home<br />
of metal, and at the same time, the<br />
most archaic customs and beliefs are<br />
preserved at its territory. The Museum<br />
in Majdanpek does not have its<br />
permanent collection, but owing to<br />
temporary exhibitions, usually from<br />
the ethnological collection and guest<br />
exhibitions, visitors can be acquainted<br />
with the oldest customs in Europe,<br />
Wallachian customs, as well as with<br />
the cradle of mining – the oldest mine<br />
in Europe, the Rudna Glava mine.<br />
Majdanpek Museum is in 41,<br />
Svetog Save St<br />
Working hours: Mon-Fri 7 – 15<br />
Phone: +38130 583 459<br />
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The rules of conduct<br />
PE ‘<strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park’, in<br />
Donji Milanovac, the enterprise<br />
managing the protected area, has<br />
the task to protect and preserve<br />
the natural and cultural wealth<br />
for present and future generations.<br />
By setting a personal example<br />
and responsible conduct,<br />
each of us can and should help<br />
the managing enterprise in preservation<br />
of natural and cultural<br />
heritage.<br />
Therefore, we kindly ask you<br />
to read and abide by the following<br />
rules of conduct, because our<br />
descendants are also entitled to<br />
the well-preserved nature.<br />
Respect the forests, plants,<br />
ani mals and natural phenomena.<br />
Relish them in silence, absorb<br />
memories with your eyes and cameras;<br />
Do not break tree branches,<br />
especially saplings which will<br />
grow into big trees;<br />
Flowers are the loveliest when<br />
you admire them in their natural<br />
surroundings, so please do not<br />
pick them;
Do not disturb animals or damage<br />
nests. Do not pollute rivers,<br />
lakes, streams and springs;<br />
Use trash bins to dispose of<br />
garbage, and in case you cannot<br />
find any nearby, bring your garbage<br />
with you. Leave the nature<br />
intact behind you, just as you<br />
found it;<br />
Move along marked and organized<br />
walking paths and trails;<br />
Do not forget that noise is not<br />
part of the natural surroundings.<br />
Enjoy the sounds of nature;<br />
When visiting a national park or<br />
any other natural site, do not<br />
endanger its ecosystems or disrupt<br />
the basic characteristics<br />
and features of nature by your<br />
conduct;<br />
Park your vehicles on designa<br />
ted parking lots and drive<br />
slowly when passing by hikers or<br />
cyclists.<br />
We are extremely proud of the<br />
unique beauty of <strong>Djerdap</strong> National<br />
Park and we would like to<br />
share it with you<br />
Help us save it and protect it!<br />
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GSM networks<br />
TELENOR<br />
Telenor is the first mobile net -<br />
work in Serbia, ever since the<br />
beginning of its business in<br />
1994; more than 3.007 million<br />
of users in the country have<br />
chosen Telenor. Since September<br />
1st 2006, Telenor Serbia is<br />
a part of Telenor Group. Telenor<br />
Group has proved itself to<br />
millions of users around the<br />
world, from Sweden to Bangladesh,<br />
during many years of<br />
business. After a century and a<br />
half in the business of communications<br />
and more than 199.4<br />
million of users in eleven countries<br />
around the globe, Telenor<br />
has learned a lot about users’<br />
wishes and needs from a mobile<br />
provider. As a company of<br />
a Telenor Group, the sixth mobile<br />
operator in the world by<br />
size, we can offer world-class<br />
products and services to the<br />
users in Serbia, along with the<br />
advantage of world knowledge<br />
and experience. Telenor will<br />
be a driving force of Serbian<br />
mobile telephony and we will<br />
continue our long tradition of<br />
providing innovative solutions<br />
which is of great importance to<br />
our customers - today and in<br />
the future. <strong>Djerdap</strong> National<br />
Park is completely covered by<br />
Telenor network signal. Electronic<br />
recharge can be obtained<br />
in any well-stocked shop. Purchase<br />
of mobile phones is available<br />
in dealer shops in Kladovo<br />
and Majdanpek.<br />
VIP<br />
Vip mobile d.o.o. is a private<br />
mobile operator, the owner of<br />
the third mobile telephony license<br />
in Serbia for GSM and<br />
UMTS networks and exclusive<br />
partner of Vodafone in Serbia.<br />
It is a member of Telekom<br />
Austria Group, which caters for<br />
more than 22 million of satisfied<br />
mobile users across eight<br />
countries in the region.<br />
It is recognized as a leader<br />
in innovations for it continually<br />
develops new technologies<br />
and services and is the first<br />
one to introduce them into the<br />
market. Bearing in mind a great<br />
potential of Serbian telecommunication<br />
market, Telekom<br />
Austria decided to invest 570<br />
million € during the first four<br />
years of business, including<br />
320 million € for the licence<br />
which makes VIP Mobile the<br />
largest Greenfield investment<br />
in Serbia so far. Having offered<br />
a real alternative in mobile<br />
communication in the aspect of<br />
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customer experience, products<br />
and services at more reasonable<br />
prices, Vip mobile had, at<br />
the end of 2010, 1.4 million users<br />
and 13.7 per cent of market<br />
share. The customers are always<br />
our priority and we have<br />
wanted it to be acknowledged<br />
as the main virtue of our company<br />
since the first working<br />
day in Serbia. You can always<br />
contact us at our Customer service<br />
which works 24 hours a<br />
day, 365 days a year. Kind and<br />
competent sales assistants will<br />
answer any question you might<br />
have about Vip services and<br />
products. Call +38160/1234.<br />
Vip signal covers almost the<br />
whole region of <strong>Djerdap</strong> National<br />
Park. Electronic recharge can<br />
be obtained in any well-stocked<br />
shop. Purchase of mobile phones<br />
is available in dealer shops in<br />
Kladovo and Majdanpek.<br />
MTS<br />
At the moment when MT:S<br />
was founded, one mobile operator<br />
was already present at the<br />
market of Serbia. In a very short<br />
time, Telekom Serbia managed<br />
to reach the place of the biggest<br />
national operator in Serbia.<br />
Telekom Serbia celebrated<br />
its 10th birthday in 2007, and<br />
more than 5 million people use<br />
the services of Mobile Telephony<br />
Serbia, which covers 98 per<br />
cent of population and 92 per<br />
cent of territory. MT:S today<br />
has about 7 million networked<br />
users in three countries in the<br />
Balkans.<br />
The vision of MT:S in the future<br />
is to be the operator whose<br />
customers are satisfied with<br />
the services, brand, quality and<br />
price. And so in 2005 MT:S decided<br />
to ‘rebrand’, with a wish to<br />
be recognizable in public by the<br />
quality of services, lower prices,<br />
customer relations, but also by<br />
the leading role in introduction<br />
of new technologies and services.<br />
Since then, besides the new<br />
brand, MT:S, with its slogan<br />
‘You have friends’ promotes<br />
new services and presents itself<br />
as an operator whose priority<br />
is customers’ satisfaction and<br />
acceptance of new technologies<br />
on the domestic market.<br />
The slogan ‘You have friends’<br />
during all these years it has<br />
existed, MT:S has proved with<br />
a huge number of customers,<br />
quality of services and innovations<br />
in mobile technology to<br />
be keeping up with the world<br />
trends. <strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park<br />
is completely covered by MT:S<br />
network signal. Electronic recharge<br />
can be ob tained in any<br />
well-stocked shop. Purchase of<br />
mobile pho nes and SIM cards<br />
is available in dealer shops in<br />
Kladovo and Majdanpek.<br />
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Publishing activity of<br />
PE ‘<strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park’<br />
Since the Enterprise was foun -<br />
ded in 1989, to this day, PE ‘<strong>Djerdap</strong><br />
National Park’ has independently,<br />
or with the help of relevant<br />
institutions, published several mo -<br />
nographs, scientific publications<br />
and those intended for the widest<br />
range of readers. The rich<br />
material encompasses numerous<br />
disciplines and is available to all<br />
interested readers, offering an<br />
abundance of material for scientists,<br />
historians, artists. Publishing<br />
follows scientific research and<br />
edu cational activities, so that in<br />
the last couple of years these mono<br />
graphs have been published:<br />
The Bats of <strong>Djerdap</strong>, The Birds of
<strong>Djerdap</strong>, The taste of <strong>Djerdap</strong> –<br />
tra ditional cuisine of <strong>Djerdap</strong> National<br />
Park, all of which are available<br />
for the readers interested in<br />
the topic.<br />
A special part of the publishing<br />
business is intended for ecological<br />
education of youngest<br />
generations and in order to raise<br />
their awareness about the need<br />
to protect and save the environment,<br />
Eco alphabet of <strong>Djerdap</strong><br />
National Park and <strong>Djerdap</strong> colouring<br />
pages were published as<br />
well as educational puzzles and<br />
memory games with the elements<br />
of natural and cultural heritage<br />
of Serbia’s biggest national park.<br />
One of the characteristics of<br />
publishing activity is the cooperation<br />
with the relevant scientific<br />
and scientific-researching<br />
institutions, primarily The Institute<br />
for Nature Conservation of<br />
Serbia, VSI ‘Kraljevo’, Centre for<br />
Study in Cultural Development,<br />
The Faculties of Biology and Forestry<br />
and relevant ministries.
Publisher<br />
Public Enterprise ‘<strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park’<br />
Donji Milanovac<br />
For the publisher<br />
Srdjan Stefanović, general manager<br />
Executive Publisher<br />
“Princip Pres”<br />
Belgrade, 6 Cetinjska Street<br />
For The Executive Publisher<br />
Miso Vujovic, Director<br />
Author<br />
Jelena Bujdić Krečkovič<br />
Lector<br />
Verica Čović<br />
English translation<br />
Ljubica Trkulja<br />
Boris Milekić<br />
Design and editing<br />
“Princip Press”<br />
Editing<br />
“Hiperboreja”, Belgrade<br />
Photographs<br />
Ivan Radojković, Bojan Todorovič, Darimir Banda, Dragan Bosnić,<br />
Jaroslav Pap, Aleksandar Veljković, Rozana Sazdić, Žaklina Nikolić,<br />
Srdjan Stefanović, Ninoslav Jovanović, Jelena Bujdić Krečković,<br />
Dragana Milojković, Jovica Martinović, Dragan Drndarević,<br />
Zoran Milovanović, Bratislav Grubač, Miloš Milosavljević,<br />
Milorad Djaković, Dragan Milovanović<br />
Print<br />
“Portal”, Beograd<br />
Circulation<br />
500<br />
2013
We are especially grateful to the help and photo documentation<br />
provided by Tourist Organization of Kladovo and Tourist Organization<br />
of Golubac as well as Velimir Vladić from Donji Milanovac.<br />
The publisher does not guarantee for the accuracy of the<br />
information presented in this text and is not responsible for<br />
possible inaccuracy and alteration of the information.<br />
© Copyright: “Princip Press”<br />
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BUJDIĆ Krečković, Jelena<br />
Magnificent Natural and Cultural Heritage<br />
: tourist guide to <strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park /<br />
[author Jelena Bujdić Krečković ; English<br />
translation Ljubica Trkulja, Boris Milekić ;<br />
photographs Ivan Radojković ... et al.]. -<br />
Donji Milanovac : <strong>Djerdap</strong> National Park ;<br />
Beograd : Princip Pres, 2013 (Beograd :<br />
Portal). - 97 str. : fotogr. ; 21 cm<br />
Izv. stv. nasl.: Čudesna prirodna i kulturna<br />
baština. - Podatak o autoru preuzet iz<br />
kolofona. - Tiraž 500.<br />
ISBN 978-86-6189-047-5 (Princip Pres)<br />
a) Национални парк Ђердап - Водичи<br />
COBISS.SR-ID 197437196
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