Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

and the administrative center of the

Moravica District The Moravica District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It is located in the central and southwestern parts of Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the district has a population of 189,281 inhabitants. The administrative center ...

in central Serbia. It is located in the

West Morava Valley The Morava Valley ( / ''Pomoravlje'', ), is a general term which in its widest sense marks valleys of any of three Morava rivers in Serbia: the West Morava ( West Morava Valley), the South Morava ( South Morava Valley) and the Great Morava ( G ...

. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population of 69,598 while the city administrative area has 105,612 inhabitants. The city lies about 144 km south of the Serbian capital, Belgrade. It is also located near the

Ovčar-Kablar Gorge The Ovčar-Kablar Gorge ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Овчарско-кабларска клисура, Ovčarsko-kablarska klisura) is a gorge in the western part of central Serbia, in the part of the composite valley of the West Morava river, within the g ...

("Serbian

Mount Athos Mount Athos (; ) is a mountain on the Athos peninsula in northeastern Greece directly on the Aegean Sea. It is an important center of Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox monasticism. The mountain and most of the Athos peninsula are governed ...

"), with over 30 monasteries built in the gorge since the 14th century.

Geography

Located for the most part in western

Morava Valley The Morava Valley ( / ''Pomoravlje'', ), is a general term which in its widest sense marks valleys of any of three Morava rivers in Serbia: the West Morava ( West Morava Valley), the South Morava ( South Morava Valley) and the Great Morava ( ...

, the city of Čačak forms a link between the undulating hills of

Šumadija Šumadija ( sr-Cyrl, Шумадија, ) is a geographical region in the central part of Serbia. The area used to be heavily covered with forests, hence the name (from ''šuma'' 'forest'). The city of Kragujevac is the administrative center of t ...

in the north and the hilly and mountainous areas of the inner

Dinaric Alps The Dinaric Alps (), also Dinarides, are a mountain range in Southern Europe, Southern and Southcentral Europe, separating the continental Balkan Peninsula from the Adriatic Sea. They stretch from Italy in the northwest through Slovenia, Croatia ...

in the south. The central part of the city is the Čačak basin, located between the mountains of

Jelica Jelica ( sr-cyrl, Јелица) is a mountain in central Serbia, near the towns of Guča and Čačak. Its highest peak, ''Crna Stena'', has an elevation of 929 meters above sea level. Gradina on Jelica is an archaeological site, with the rem ...

in the south,

Ovčar Ovčar ( sr-cyrl, Овчар, ) is a mountain in western Serbia, near the city of Čačak Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is locate ...

and Kablar in the west and Vujan in the north, while in the east it is open to the Kraljevo basin. These mountains gently and undulatingly descend towards the Čačak basin, the town of Čačak and the

West Morava West Morava (, ) is a river in Central Serbia, a 184-km long headstream of the Great Morava, which it forms with the South Morava. It was known as Brongus in antiquity. Origin The West Morava originates in the Tašti field, east of the town o ...

river. The city administrative area covers and contains: * the Čačak valley, with an altitude between * hills between high * the mountains

to the south, Vujan to the northeast, and

and Kablar to the west

Climate

Čačak has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

: ''Dfb''). The average temperature of the city and its vicinity is with 74.1% humidity, and it is characterized by warm summers and cold winters.

Winds Wind is the natural movement of atmosphere of Earth, air or other gases relative to a planetary surface, planet's surface. Winds occur on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heatin ...

blow from the north and northeast and rarely from the west because of the mountains that block them. The average temperature in August is , while in January it is . There are on average 38 days with snow during the year. The average wind speed is . The usual number of foggy days is 54. The average yearly precipitation is . There are a few recorded instances of sandstorms originating in the

Sahara The Sahara (, ) is a desert spanning across North Africa. With an area of , it is the largest hot desert in the world and the list of deserts by area, third-largest desert overall, smaller only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Ar ...

arriving to the town.

History

Etymology

The original name of the town was Gradac (meaning "little town"), which developed around the Moravski Gradac monastery, built in the late 12th century. First mention of the name Čačak was in a document issued by the

Republic of Ragusa The Republic of Ragusa, or the Republic of Dubrovnik, was an maritime republics, aristocratic maritime republic centered on the city of Dubrovnik (''Ragusa'' in Italian and Latin; ''Raguxa'' in Venetian) in South Dalmatia (today in southernmost ...

. Dated on 3 January 1409, it refers to the events from 18 December 1408, and this date is today the official Čačak Town Day. The origin of the name is obscured today. However, several dictionaries from the 19th and even from the 20th century, including works of major linguists

Vuk Stefanović Karadžić VUK or Vuk may refer to: *Vuk (name), South Slavic given name ** Vuk, Ban of Bosnia (), a member of the Kotromanić dynasty ** Vuk Karadžić (1787–1864), Serbian language reformer and folklorist, often referred to simply as Vuk * ''Vuk'' (film) ...

and

Đuro Daničić Đuro Daničić ( sr-Cyrl, Ђуро Даничић, ; 4 April 1825 – 17 November 1882), born Đorđe Popović ( sr-cyr, links=no, Ђорђе Поповић) and also known as Đura Daničić ( sr-Cyrl, links=no, Ђура Даничић), was a ...

, mention words ''čačak'' and the corresponding adjective ''čačkovit'', meaning (lumps of) frozen or dried mud, or lumps of stone protruding from the ground. The widening along the West Morava where Čačak is located, was indeed regularly flooded until the 20th century. Daničić suggested that the origin of the word is the root ''skak'' (''skakati'' means jumping in Serbian). The word and its variants completely disappeared from Serbian language today, but some other toponymy of the same origin were preserved, like in the name of the mountain. In time, erroneous but widespread theory developed, claiming that the name indeed means "mud", but that it is of Turkish origin. At the time of the name's first mention this region wasn't occupied by the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

yet, mud is called differently in Turkish language, nor there is a Turkish word corresponding vocally to ''čačak''.

Prehistoric

The region has several archaeological sites, dating from prehistory to the present, the oldest from the 15th century BC. Princely tombs of an Illyrian type (

Glasinac culture The Glasinac-Mati culture is an archaeological culture, which first developed during the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age in the western Balkan Peninsula in an area which encompassed much of modern Albania to the south, Kosovo to the east, Monte ...

) were found in two mounds of Atenica with

Ionia Ionia ( ) was an ancient region encompassing the central part of the western coast of Anatolia. It consisted of the northernmost territories of the Ionian League of Greek settlements. Never a unified state, it was named after the Ionians who ...

n glass, glass-paste, an amber bead depicting a swan, and an

Attic An attic (sometimes referred to as a '' loft'') is a space found directly below the pitched roof of a house or other building. It is also known as a ''sky parlor'' or a garret. Because they fill the space between the ceiling of a building's t ...

plaque of a wild boar, all dating to the late 6th century BC. More ornithomorphic

fibulae The fibula (: fibulae or fibulas) or calf bone is a leg bone on the lateral side of the tibia, to which it is connected above and below. It is the smaller of the two bones and, in proportion to its length, the most slender of all the long bones. ...

of bronze swans were found in Mojsinje. Prehistoric

tumuli A tumulus (: tumuli) is a mound of Soil, earth and Rock (geology), stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, mounds, howes, or in Siberia and Central Asia as ''kurgans'', and may be found through ...

have been unearthed in

Mrčajevci Mrčajevci ( sr-cyrl, Мрчајевци, ) is a village in the city of Čačak, Serbia. It is located in Central Serbian region of Šumadija Šumadija ( sr-Cyrl, Шумадија, ) is a geographical region in the central part of Serbia. The ar ...

. The Triballi and

Scordisci The Scordisci (; ) were an Iron Age cultural group who emerged after the Celtic settlement of Southeast Europe, and who were centered in the territory of present-day Serbia, at the confluence of the Savus (Sava), Dravus (Drava), Margus (Morav ...

tribes lived in this area by the time of Roman conquest.

Roman era

The town was inhabited in Roman times, with traces of the Roman settlement still visible today, like Roman

Thermae In ancient Rome, (from Greek , "hot") and (from Greek ) were facilities for bathing. usually refers to the large Roman Empire, imperial public bath, bath complexes, while were smaller-scale facilities, public or private, that existed i ...

built in the 2nd to 4th century period. These still stand behind a secondary school in the center of Čačak. Nearby, in the village of Gradina at the foot of the Jelica mountain, a Roman compound (

fort A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from La ...

) with a martyrium and

necropolis A necropolis (: necropolises, necropoles, necropoleis, necropoli) is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The name stems from the Ancient Greek ''nekropolis'' (). The term usually implies a separate burial site at a distan ...

has been excavated, with three churches, one of which produced a pentanummion for the late Roman Emperor

Justinian Justinian I (, ; 48214 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was Roman emperor from 527 to 565. His reign was marked by the ambitious but only partly realized ''renovatio imperii'', or "restoration of the Empire". This ambition was ...

in the 526–537 period. Justinian is also believed to have founded the fort in the 530s. The presence of burnt layers on the sight could be evidence that the settlement was destroyed in the conflict that characterized the region following the

barbarian invasions The Migration Period ( 300 to 600 AD), also known as the Barbarian Invasions, was a period in European history marked by large-scale migrations that saw the fall of the Western Roman Empire and subsequent settlement of its former territories ...

of the late Roman Empire. In the same region, in the 6th century, four other forts were built.

Middle Ages

Slavs The Slavs or Slavic people are groups of people who speak Slavic languages. Slavs are geographically distributed throughout the northern parts of Eurasia; they predominantly inhabit Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, and ...

settled the area during the reign of the

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Heraclius Heraclius (; 11 February 641) was Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641. His rise to power began in 608, when he and his father, Heraclius the Elder, the Exarch of Africa, led a revolt against the unpopular emperor Phocas. Heraclius's reign was ...

(610–641). From 1168 to 1189, after incorporation into the

First Bulgarian Empire The First Bulgarian Empire (; was a medieval state that existed in Southeastern Europe between the 7th and 11th centuries AD. It was founded in 680–681 after part of the Bulgars, led by Asparuh of Bulgaria, Asparuh, moved south to the northe ...

and then various

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...

states,

Stefan Nemanja Stefan Nemanja (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: , ; – 13 February 1199) was the Grand Prince (Grand Župan#Serbia, Veliki Župan) of the Grand Principality of Serbia, Serbian Grand Principality (also known as Raška (region), Raš ...

's brother

Stracimir Zavidović Stracimir Zavidović ( sr-cyr, Страцимир Завидовић) was a 12th-century Serbian prince (Župan#Serbia, Župan) of West Morava, an administrative division (appanage) of the Grand Principality of Serbia, from 1163–1166. He was a ...

controlled the West Morava region, including the city, then known as Gradac. Stracimir, a Serbian ''

župan Župan is a noble and administrative title used in several states in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe between the 7th century and the 21st century. It was (and in Croatia still is) the leader of the administrat ...

,'' raised the Church of Our Lady of Moravian Gradac at the highest point of the town. In 1459, the Turks completed their conquest of the area, incorporating it into the

Sanjak of Smederevo The Sanjak of Smederevo (, ), also known in historiography as the Pashalik of Belgrade (, ), was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman administrative unit (sanjak) centered on Smederevo, that existed between the 15th and the outset of the 19th centuries. It ...

and converting Stracimir's church into a mosque. The town's name was changed from Gradac to the current Čačak.

16th century–present

Evliya Çelebi Dervish Mehmed Zillî (25 March 1611 – 1682), known as Evliya Çelebi (), was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman explorer who travelled through his home country during its cultural zenith as well as neighboring lands. He travelled for over 40 years, rec ...

, an Ottoman explorer of the 16th and 17th centuries, described Čačak as the main place in the local ''

kadiluk A kadiluk (, ) was the jurisdiction of a kadi, an Islamic judge under the Ottoman Empire. They typically consisted of a major city and its surrounding villages, although some kadis occupied other positions within the imperial administration. ...

''. In 1717, Čačak became a part of the

Habsburg Empire The Habsburg monarchy, also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm (), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities (composite monarchy) that were ruled by the House of Habsburg. From the 18th century it is ...

after the

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defeated

Ottomans Ottoman may refer to: * Osman I, historically known in English as "Ottoman I", founder of the Ottoman Empire * Osman II, historically known in English as "Ottoman II" * Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empir ...

, signing the

Treaty of Passarowitz The Treaty of Passarowitz, or Treaty of Požarevac, was the peace treaty signed in Požarevac ( sr-cyr, Пожаревац, , ), a town that was in the Ottoman Empire but is now in Serbia, on 21 July 1718 between the Ottoman Empire and its ad ...

. Austrian rule was short-lived, and 21 years later Čačak would again become a part of the

. Most of Čačak's Serb residents at the time of reconquest had deserted the town, migrating north safety in the Habsburg Empire. In their stead were settlers from

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and

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from the countryside nearby. Čačak has two years on its coat of arms. The first is 1408, in which Ragusan archives first name the town. The second is 1815, the year the

Second Serbian Uprising The Second Serbian Uprising ( / ''Drugi srpski ustanak'', ) was the second phase of the Serbian Revolution against the Ottoman Empire, which erupted shortly after the re-annexation of the country to the Ottoman Empire in 1813. The occupation was ...

began and the year the Battle of Ljubić was fought in the hills near Čačak. This battle is famous for one of the greatest Serbian rebel victories. Then a small group, the rebels defeated a much stronger Ottoman army numbering 5,000–12,000 men. Soon after, the

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, one of the first nations liberated from Ottoman rule, secured its independence. In 1837, one of the first Serbian grammar schools was completed. In the 1837–1941 period Čačak gradually modernized, with its town center modeled in a

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style popular at the time and standing to this day. During

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, Čačak was part of the short-lived

Republic of Užice The Republic of Užice ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Užička republika, Ужичка република) was a short-lived liberated Yugoslav territory and the first liberated territory in World War II Europe, organized as a military mini ...

, which, while the first liberated territory in Europe, was cut off by German forces shortly after it was founded. On 4 December 1944 Čačak was finally liberated by the

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. It has since evolved into a large town and a regional center, later being given the official status of a city within today's

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Settlements

Aside from the urban area of the city, the administrative area includes the following 58 settlements: * Atenica * Baluga (Ljubićska) * Baluga (Trnavska) *

Banjica Banjica (, ) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It's divided between Belgrade's municipalities of Savski Venac (western half) and Voždovac (eastern half). Location Banjica is located 5–6 kilometers south of the ce ...

Beljina Beljina ( sr-cyr, Бељина) is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Barajevo. Beljina is a small rural settlement with 775 inhabitants as of 2011, located on the northeastern tip of the Kosmaj mou ...

* Bečanj * Brezovica * Bresnica * Vapa * Vidova *

Viljuša Viljuša is a village in the municipality of Čačak, Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map ...

* Vranići * Vrnčani * Vujetinci *

Goričani Goričani may refer to the following places: * Goričani, Čačak Goričani ( sr-cyrl, Горичани) is a village in the municipality of Čačak, Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image ...

Gornja Gorevnica Gornja Gorevnica ( sr-cyrl, Горња Горевница) is a village in the Municipalities of Serbia, municipality of Čačak, Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 1,299 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava ...

* Gornja Trepča *

Donja Gorevnica Donja Gorevnica ( sr-cyrl, Доња Горевница) is a village in the Municipalities of Serbia, municipality of Čačak, Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 877 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Sta ...

* Donja Trepča *

Žaočani Žaočani is a village in the municipality of Čačak, Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map ...

* Zablaće * Jančići * Ježevica * Jezdina * Katrga *

Kačulice Kačulice ( sr-cyrl, Качулице) is a village in the municipality of Čačak in the Moravica District of Serbia. The village is approximately 15 km east of the city of Čačak, and has a population of less than 700. References Exter ...

* Konjevići *

Kukići Kukići ( sr-cyrl, Кукићи) is a village in the municipality of Čačak, Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem ...

* Kulinovci * Lipnica *

Loznica Loznica ( sr-cyrl, Лозница, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city located in the Mačva District of western Serbia, on the right bank of the Drina river. In 2022 the city had a total population of 19,515, while the administrative area had a ...

* Ljubić * Međuvršje *

Milićevci Milićevci ( sr-cyrl, Милићевци) is a village in the municipality of Čačak, Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthe ...

* Miokovci * Mojsinje *

* Mršinci *

Ovčar Banja Ovčar Banja ( sr-cyr, Овчар Бања) is a village and a spa located in the city of Čačak, Serbia. Located near the Ovčar-Kablar Gorge in the valley of the West Morava, it is known as the "Serbian Mount Athos" because of the numerous mona ...

* Ostra * Pakovraće * Parmenac *

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Preljina Preljina () is a village located in the municipality of Čačak Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley ...

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* Pridvorica * Prijevor * Prislonica * Rajac * Rakova * Riđage * Rošci * Slatina *

Sokolići Sokolići is a village in the municipality of Čačak, Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map ...

* Stančići * Trbušani *

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Demographics

As of 2011 census, the city's administrative area or municipality has 115,337 inhabitants, with 73,331 living in Čačak proper. As of 2022 census, the city proper has a population of 69,598, while the administrative area has 106,453. The city of Čačak has 38,590 households with 2.99 members on average. The number of homes is 51,482. The city's religious structure is predominantly

Serbian Orthodox The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches. The majority of the populat ...

(110,281), with minorities including

atheists Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no ...

(577),

Catholics The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

(168),

Muslims Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

(73),

Protestants Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

(21) and others. Virtually the entire population speaks the

Serbian language Serbian (, ) is the standard language, standardized Variety (linguistics)#Standard varieties, variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Serbs. It is the official and national language of Serbia, one of the three official languages of ...

(112,505). The composition of population by gender and average age: * Male – 55,995 (41.42 years) and * Female – 59,342 (43.95 years). A total of 53,543 citizens older than 15 have a

secondary education Secondary education is the education level following primary education and preceding tertiary education. Level 2 or ''lower secondary education'' (less commonly ''junior secondary education'') is considered the second and final phase of basic e ...

(54.01%), while 14,823 citizens have some sort of

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(14.95%). Of those with a tertiary education, 9,386 (9.47%) have university education.

Ethnic groups

The city is mostly inhabited by Serbs (95.3%), followed by minorities of

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and other ethnic groups. Being located on a crossroads between the

and

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during the 19th century, Čačak was home even to people of ethnicities that were not common in Čačak's region. One such example was a small Armenian community which began to settle from 1885, fleeing the forcible draft into the Ottoman army and the general oppression against the Armenians in the empire. Most members of this community worked in the coffee business. By the 1950s most of them had emigrated as the new Communist authorities, in the massive process of nationalization after World War II, confiscated Armenian businesses. The ethnic composition of the city is given in the following table (as of 2011 census):

Society and culture

This city traversed a long and thorny road from an anonymous settlement to a modern city in the 21st century. The very face of the city, as seen in the facades, monuments, and cultural establishments, is the reflection of the artistic spirit of its inhabitants. During the theatrical season there are numerous theatrical ensembles on tour from all of Serbia at cultural centre Dom kulture Čačak. Centre is home to "Drama Studio" and schools of ballet, fine art and sculpture. The exhibitions and performances, cultural and literary evenings are held at numerous places such as: "City Library Čačak", "Nadežda Petrović" and "Risim" galleries, "National Museum" in Čačak, "Salon of Photography" and " Intermunicipal Historical Archive of Čačak" among many others. The current artwork production in the city can be followed through the auspices of groups and associations, private galleries, colonies and numerous enthusiasts. Fine art and sculpture colonies are most often held at the

spa resort. There are numerous cultural, musical, entertainment and tourist manifestations within the city and close surroundings, which attract multitudes of followers of ethno-culture, original folk music, like the "Dis spring", Memorial to

Nadežda Petrović Nadežda Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Надежда Петровић; 11/12 October 1873 – 3 April 1915) was a Serbian painter and one of the women war photography pioneers in the region. Considered Serbia's most famous expressionist and fauvis ...

and the "Flute festival" in the nearby village of Prislonica. Also, newly established festivals "DUK Festival" and rock festival "Priča" attract younger population from the city and its region. Čačak is also home to events such as "Pitijada", "Kupusijada", "Fijakerijada" and other festivals that celebrate old traditions belonging to

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. In

Guča Guča (Serbian Cyrillic: Гуча, pronounced ) is a small town near the city of Čačak, located in the Lučani municipality, Moravica District, in the Dragačevo region of western Serbia. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 3,185 inhabitan ...

, south from Čačak, every year the

Guča trumpet festival Guča (Serbian Cyrillic: Гуча, pronounced ) is a small town near the city of Čačak, located in the Lučani municipality, Moravica District, in the Dragačevo region of western Serbia. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 3,185 inhabitan ...

is held, one of the most popular festivals in the

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, alongside the

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festival (in

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Education

There are two faculties located in Čačak, which are a part of the

University of Kragujevac The University of Kragujevac () is a public university in Kragujevac, Serbia. It is the oldest and the largest higher education institution in Šumadija and Western Serbia The Šumadija and Western Serbia () is one of the five statistical reg ...

: * Faculty of Agronomy * Faculty of Technical Sciences There are seven secondary schools: * Čačak's Grammar School (one of the oldest grammar schools in Serbia, 1837) * High School of Economics * Technical High School * Medicine High School * Machine High School * Musical High School * F&C School There are many primary schools and childcare centers. File:Tehnički_fakultet_Čačak.jpg, '' Faculty of Technical Sciences'' File:Čačak's high school.jpg, ''Čačak's Grammar School'' File:Economic school.jpg, ''High School of Economics'' File:Техничка школа у Чачку.JPG, ''Technical High School'' File:Музичка школа Чачак 30.jpg, ''Musical High School''

Sports

The "Mladost Sports Center" which is located on the coast of

River, next to the

Čačak Stadium Borac Stadium ( sr-cyr, Стадион Борца), colloquially known as the Stadion kraj Morave, is a multi-purpose stadium in Čačak, Serbia. It is the home stadium of football club Borac 1926. History The Borac Stadium was opened in 1958. ...

, two faculties and numerous other important buildings, offers many sports venues for locals. The whole area where the Sports Center is located is the town's most important entertainment area. Čačak is nationally famous for its clubs in various team sports; the most popular ones are

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and

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. The basketball club

Borac Čačak Borac may refer to: * FK Borac Banja Luka, a football club from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina ** RK Borac Banja Luka, an affiliated team handball club ** OK Borac, an affiliated volleyball club * FK Borac Čačak, a football club from Čač ...

and football club

have been participating in the top-tier leagues of Serbia for many consecutive years with much success. Women's handball is also very successful and popular.

Tourism

In the vicinity of Čačak there are more than 20 churches and monasteries, the largest number found on such a small area in Serbia. They represent cultural and historic monuments of great significance. The most important ones are the Church of the Ascension of Jesus, a church on Ljubić hill dedicated to Saint

Tsar Lazar Lazar Hrebeljanović ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Хребељановић; – 15 June 1389) was a medieval Serbian ruler who created the largest and most powerful state on the territory of the disintegrated Serbian Empire. Lazar's state, referre ...

, as well as the Vujan Monastery located on a nearby mountain of the same name. Special value is attributed to the monasteries of the

, which as a cultural and historic whole date back to the Middle Ages and represent the particularity of the region's cultural and artistic heritage created over the centuries. There are 12 monasteries and churches in the gorge: * Uspenje * Vavedenje * Jovanje * Nikolje * Blagoveštenje * Vaznesenje * Preobraženje * Sretenje * Sveta Trojica * Ilinje * Savinje * Kadjenica Thermal and mineral springs with medicinal properties provide the basis for the development of recreational tourism. There are three spa resorts within the territory of the city of Čačak: Gornja Trepča,

and Slatinska Banja. There are also picnic sites: Gradina and the "Battle and victory" park (also called "Spomen" (remembrance) park) on the Jelica mountain, the Memorial complex on Ljubić hill, Grujine fields, rafts on West Morava river in

, Parmenac, Međuvršje and Ovčar Banja, and picnic sites on the tiny rivers called Dičina, Kamenica, Čemernica and Banja.

Image gallery

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na Kljaić brdu'' File:Bridges on Zapadna morava river and Borac hall.jpg, ''Most na

rijeci i Šimunić jezeru'' File:Stepa Stepanović monument in Čačak.jpg, Monument to Stepa Stepanović File:Zimska panorama - panoramio (1).jpg, ''View on Ljubić from West Morava in winter'' File:Meandri Zapadne Morave, Pogled sa Ovčara 01.jpg, ''West Morava meanders in Ovčar-Kablar Gorge'' File:Meandri Zapadne Morave, Pogled sa Ovčara 02.jpg, ''West Morava meanders in Ovčar-Kablar Gorge'' File:Хала КК "Борац" Чачак.JPG, ''KK Borac Sports Hall'' File:Wiki Šumadija X Spomen kosturnica u Čačku 180.jpg, ''The monument to the fallen soldiers of the

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Architecture and Urbanism

Čačak is one of those cities with a long, continuous history of habitation. Various cultures have developed on this land, leaving lasting influences on the city’s urban structure and enriching it with archaeological artifacts.Слободан Ђорђевић: ''О настанку урбанистичке структуре Чачка.'' Народни музеј Чачак. 1977. Among these, the Roman baths are the earliest material evidence of the city’s history, dating back to the

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, when this area was part of the

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. These baths highlight the cultural development of the region in the centuries prior to the arrival of the Serbs.Делфина Рајић: ''Архитектонско наслеђе Чачка.''Народни музеј Чачак. 1997. The earliest written mention of a building in today’s Čačak appears in the ''Studenica typikon'' (1207-1215), which references the Church of Our Lady of Gradac, built by Stracimir and dedicated to the

Ascension of Christ The Ascension of Jesus (anglicized from the Vulgate ) is the Christian and Islamic belief that Jesus ascended to Heaven. Christian doctrine, as reflected in the major Christian creeds and confessional statements, holds that Jesus ascended afte ...

(the site of the current church in Čačak). Čačak’s urban structure reveals an unplanned, organically developed layout, shaped by both natural conditions and human influences over time. Findings from

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and

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periods do not define the city’s structure, but they suggest the approximate extent of its early expansions. Trougaoni blok

The current urban structure of Čačak took shape during the

19th century The 19th century began on 1 January 1801 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM). It was the 9th century of the 2nd millennium. It was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was Abolitionism, ...

in two main phases. The first phase occurred under the rule of Prince Miloš Obrenović, when the city core developed around the church, with a square on the southeastern corner of a triangular block. During the second phase, in the latter half of the century, Čačak expanded further as its economy strengthened. The first industrial buildings emerged, and older public structures built in traditional styles were replaced with more durable,

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. Representative examples from these phases include the '' Gospodar Jovan’s Konak'' from the first phase, and the District Head Office building, a

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structure, from the second. However, most 19th-century buildings were constructed with weaker materials, limiting their longevity. By the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries, many of these early buildings were replaced by sturdier structures, though the established urban pattern was largely respected. This period saw a rise in shops and artisan workshops in the center, with residential buildings surrounded by

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and gardens on the outskirts. Čačak’s first comprehensive Town Regulation Plan was created in

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by engineer Dragoljub Urgičić, though it has not been preserved. The second regulatory plan, completed in

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by engineers Svetozar Jovanović and Stanislav Kučevski, marked the city’s first complete urban arrangement plan. This plan is a valuable resource for understanding the evolution of both Čačak and Serbian urbanism from the late 19th century. It exemplifies a conservative approach to

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, aiming to respect the existing layout while facilitating the city’s orderly growth. Early 20th-century postcards depict Čačak as an open, sprawling silhouette within a scenic basin, harmonizing its irregular forms with road directions and strips of varied greenery.Зденка Радовановић: ''Читање и тумачење амбијенталних приказа Чачка са старих фотографија и разгледница eading and Interpretation of Old Photographs and Picture Postcards of Cacak; Lecture et explication des quartiers de Tchatchak d'après des photos et des cartes illustrées d'autrefois'' 2003. Народни музеј Чачак. In conclusion, the streets of Čačak in the first half of the 20th century possessed a valuable ambiance, with potential for future transformations that would continue to shape the Serbian urban landscape.

Economy

The structure of the economy of the city of Čačak is composed of services and

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industry Industry may refer to: Economics * Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity * Industry (manufacturing), a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery * The wider industrial sector ...

and

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

. The main processing industries are paper production, electric home appliances, blade tools for the processing of metal, non-metals, chemical industry products, thermal technical appliances, metal and combined carpentry, parts and kits for the pharmaceutical industry and products for medical needs. Also, well developed are wood, lumber industry and agriculture. Many companies with more than 250 employees have deteriorated due to the sanctions in the 1990s. Since 2000, more than 40 government-owned companies have gone through the privatization process. Private enterprise, which has its tradition from back in the 19th century, is the primary characteristic of the economy of the city. As of January 2017, 98.65% of all business enterprises are small and micro companies. A large number of private companies grew into middle-size companies with 80 to 270 employees offering a wide variety of products. Today, on the territory of the city of Čačak, among the largest employers are

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, Technical Overhaul Military Institute (Remont), Hospital Čačak, Fabrika reznog alata and P.S. Fashion. Čačak also has the prestigious and country's unique ''Fruit Research Institute'' located in city center zone. For the 2017 calendar year, business enterprises in Čačak imported the goods in value of 269 million euros, and exported goods in value of 171 million euros. The coverage of imports by exports was 64%. ;Economic preview The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2022):

Transportation

Due to its geographical position, Čačak is the main road transportation center in Western Serbia. As of August 2019, Miloš the Great motorway, which is projected to run from Belgrade to border with

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, is in service from

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to Čačak with several other sections currently under construction. Also, the A5 motorway is planned and it will run from Čačak to Pojate, thus connecting two main motorways in Serbia. Čačak also lies on State Road 22 and State Road 23, two main highways in Western Serbia. A railway from

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to Požega passes through Čačak, thus connecting the city with

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(one of country's main railways). The

Morava Airport Morava Airport (/''Aerodrom Morava'') , also known as Lađevci Airport (/''Aerodrom Lađevci''), is a mixed public and military airport in Lađevci, Serbia – some from Kraljevo, from Čačak, and from Kragujevac. The airport has been divid ...

, one of country's three international airports, was opened in 2019 for civil airplanes and is located between Čačak and Kraljevo. File:High Road Ljig Preljina.jpg,

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Notable people

Milica Dačić Milica Dačić ( sr-Cyrl, Милица Дачић; born 11 November 1988) is a politician in Serbia. She has served as deputy mayor of Čačak and was elected to the National Assembly of Serbia in the 2020 parliamentary election. Early life and ...

, politician *

Boban Dmitrović Boban Dmitrović (; born 2 April 1972) is a Serbian Association football, football manager and former player. Club career Born in Konarevo, a village near Kraljevo, Dmitrović started out at local club Budućnost Konarevo, before joining FK Slog ...

, football player *

Bora Đorđević Borisav "Bora" Đorđević ( sr-Cyrl, Борисав, Бора Ђорђевић; 1 November 1952 – 4 September 2024), also known as Bora Čorba ( sr-Cyrl, Бора Чорба), was a Serbian singer-songwriter and poet. He was best known as th ...

, rock musician *

Branko Jelić Branko Jelić ( sr-Cyrl, Бранко Јелић, ; born 5 May 1977) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Biography Club career Jelić was born in Čačak. He started his playing career with Borac Čačak bef ...

, football player *

Danica Marković Danica Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Даница Марковић; 12 October 1879 – 9 July 1932) was the first modern Serbian woman lyric poet. She was also important for her feminist writings. Her pseudonym was Zvezdanka. Biography Danica M ...

, poet and writer * Darko Lazović, football player *

Dragan Kićanović Dragan Kićanović (; born 17 August 1953) is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired professional basketball player. A tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is considered to be one of the best European players and scorers ...

, former basketball player and coach, Olympic, World and European champion *

Dragomir Čumić Dragomir "Drago" Čumić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгомир "Драго" Чумић; 8 May 1937 in Sirač near Daruvar, Kingdom of Yugoslavia – 10 November 2013 in Belgrade, Serbia) was a Serbian actor. His credits includes roles in the TV seri ...

, actor *

Dragutin Gavrilović Dragutin Gavrilović ( sr-cyr, Драгутин Гавриловић; 25 May 1882 – 19 July 1945) was a Serbian and Yugoslav military officer, best known for his heroic defense of Belgrade during the First World War. Biography Dragutin Gavril ...

, military officer († 1945) *

Dušan Markešević Dušan Markešević (born 13 February 1986) is a Serbian long-distance running, long-distance runner who specialized in the various long-distance track and cross country disciplines. Running career Youth career At the age of 15, Markešević set ...

, athlete *

Hadži Prodan Gligorijević Hagi, Hadži, or Hadzhi (Хаджи) is a name derived from either hajji, an honorific title given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca, which was later adopted by Christian peoples as a word for ''pilgrim''. Or from t ...

, leader of the Hadži Prodan's Revolt († 1825) *

Ivan Stambolić Ivan Stambolić (; 5 November 1936 – 25 August 2000) was a Serbian politician who served as the president of the League of Communists of Serbia (SKS) from 1984 to 1986. A prominent member of SKS, he also served as prime minister of Serbia from ...

, politician († 2000) * Ivan Stevanović, football player *

Ivica Dragutinović Ivica Dragutinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ивица Драгутиновић, ; born 13 November 1975) is a Serbian former professional footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also operate as a defensive left back. After nearly one decade ...

, football player * Filip Filipović, mathematician, revolutionary, first secretary of Communist party of Yugoslavia *

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, football player *

Lazar Marković Lazar Marković ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Марковић, ; born 2 March 1994) is a Serbian professional association football, footballer who plays as a winger (association football), winger for UAE Pro League club Baniyas Club, Baniyas. He start ...

, football player *

Luke Black Luka Ivanović ( sr-Cyrl, Лука Ивановић; born 18 May 1992), known professionally as Luke Black ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Лук Блек, separator=" / ", Luk Blek), is a Serbian singer and songwriter. Born in Čačak, he became the first Serb ...

, pop singer *

Marko Lomić Marko Lomić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Ломић; born 13 September 1983) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Club career Lomić started out at his hometown club Borac Čačak, before transferring to Že ...

, football player *

Marko Marinović Marko Marinović ( sr-cyr, Марко Мариновић, ; born 15 March 1983) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. Professional career On 12 July 2013, Marinović signed with Radnički Kragujevac for the 2013–14 seas ...

, basketball player * Milan Jovanović, Montenegrin football player *

Milan Stojadinović Milan Stojadinović ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Стојадиновић; 4 August 1888 – 26 October 1961) was a Serbs, Serbian and Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav politician and economist who was the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia from 1935 to 1939. ...

, politician († 1961) *

Milivoje Vitakić Milivoje Vitakić (; born 16 May 1977) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a defender. Club career Vitakić started out at his hometown club Borac Čačak, making his senior debut in 1995. He was acquired by Čukarički in 1997. In ...

, football player * Miloš Minić, politician († 2003) * Miloš Ristanović, Serbian professional footballer *

Milovan Destil Marković Milovan DeStil Marković ( sr-Cyrl, Милован ДеСтил Марковић; born 9 November 1957 in Čačak, Yugoslavia, today Serbia) is a Serbian visual artist, who began his career in the early 1980s. Active for over two decades, he is r ...

, artist *

Milovan Rajevac Milovan Rajevac (Serbian: Милован Рајевац; born 2 January 1954) is a Serbian Manager (association football), football manager and former professional player. Playing career Born in Čajetina, Rajevac played as a Defender (associat ...

, football coach *

Miroslav Ilić Miroslav Ilić ( sh-Cyrl, Мирослав Илић; born 10 December 1950) is a Serbian singer. Born in the village of Mrčajevci near Čačak, he made his recording debut whilst still in elementary school. Ilić came to prominence upon the rel ...

, folk singer * Mladomir Puriša Đorđević, film director and screenwriter *

Momčilo Perišić Momčilo Perišić ( sr-Cyrl, Момчило Перишић; born 22 May 1944) is a Serbian former general and politician who served as the Chief of the General Staff (Serbia and Montenegro), Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Serbi ...

, general *

, painter († 1915) * Nemanja Kojić, athlete * Serbian Patriarch Irinej, head of the

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(† 2020) *

Petar Stambolić Petar Stambolić (;; 12 July 1912 – 21 September 2007) was a Yugoslav-born Serbian communist politician who served as the President of the Federal Executive Council of Yugoslavia from 1963 to 1967 and as President of the Presidency from 1982 ...

, politician († 2007) *

Predrag Koraksić Corax Predrag Koraksić Corax (; born 15 June 1933) is a Serbian political caricaturist. Name signature He writes his signature Corax using Latin characters and spelling. Biography Koraksić was born on 15 June 1933 in Gornja Gorevnica, near Čačak. ...

, caricaturist *

Radisav Ćurčić Radisav Ćurčić (, , ; born September 26, 1965) is a Serbian-Israeli former professional basketball player. Standing at and weighing , he played Center (basketball), center position. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team inter ...

, Serbian-Israeli basketball player, 1999

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Radmila Bakočević Radmila Bakočević ( sr-Cyrl, Радмила Бакочевић, ; born January 5, 1933), is a Serbian operatic soprano who had a major international opera career that began in 1955 and ended upon her retirement from the stage in 2004. During h ...

, soprano *

Radojko Avramović Radojko "Raddy" Avramović ( sr-Cyrl, Радојко Аврамовић; born 29 November 1949) is a Serbian retired football coach and player. A goalkeeper, Avramović most notably played for Croatian club Rijeka and English club Notts Count ...

, football coach *

Radomir Mihailović Točak Radomir may refer to: People * Radomir (given name), a Slavic male given name * Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria (died 1015), Tsar of Bulgaria Places * , a village in Cetinje Municipality, Montenegro * Radomir (mountain), a mountain peak on the Bulgaria ...

, rock guitarist *

Robert Kišerlovski Robert Kišerlovski (born 9 August 1986) is a Croatian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the , , , , , , and squads. Career At the 2011 Paris–Nice, Kišerlovski crashed on a slipper ...

, road bicycle racer *

Sonja Savić Sonja Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Соња Савић; 15 September 1961 – 23 September 2008) was a Serbian actress, famous for her husky voice and series of impressive roles in some of the most memorable Yugoslav films of 1980s and 1990s. She was born ...

, actress († 2008) *

Stepa Stepanović Stepan "Stepa" Stepanović ( sr-Cyrl, Степан Степа Степановић, ; – 29 April 1929) was a Serbian military commander who fought in the Serbo-Turkish War, the Serbo-Bulgarian War, the First Balkan War, the Second Bal ...

, general from Balkan Wars and World War I († 1929) *

, 12th-century Serbian noble who ruled West Morava († after 1189) *

Tadija Dragićević Tadija Dragićević ( sr-cyr, Тадија Драгићевић; born 28 January 1986) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played the power forward (basketball), power forward position. Professional career Dragi� ...

, basketball player *

Tanasko Rajić Atanasije Rajić ( sr-cyr, Атанасије Рајић; 31 January 1754 – 6 June 1815), known by his nickname Tanasko (Танаско), was a Serbian ''vojvoda'' (commander) and revolutionary, the ''barjaktar'' (flag-bearer) in the First Serbi ...

, captain in Second Serbian Uprising († 1815) *

Tatomir Anđelić Tatomir P. Anđelić (Serbian Cyrillic Татомир П. Анђелић ) was a Serbian mathematician, academic and an expert in mechanics. Biography Tatomir P. Anđelić was born on November 11, 1903, in a small village Bukovica, near Mrcajevci ...

, mathematician († 1993) *

Uroš Tripković Uroš Tripković ( sr-cyr, Урош Трипковић; born September 11, 1986) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He represented the Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he played as a shooting guard ...

, basketball player *

Velimir Ilić Velimir "Velja" Ilić ( sr-cyr, Велимир "Веља" Илић, ; born 28 May 1951) is a Serbian politician and founder and president of the New Serbia party. He served as the Minister of Capital Investments from 2004 to 2008, Ministry of ...

, politician * Vera Matović, folk singer *

Vlada Jovanović Vladimir "Vlade" Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Владимир "Владе" Јовановић; born 4 July 1973) is a Serbian professional basketball coach. He currently serves as the head coach for Spartak Subotica of the Serbian League (KLS) and t ...

, basketball coach * Vladan Vasilijević, politician and specialist in criminal law *

Vladislav Petković Dis Vladislav Petković Dis ( sr-cyr, Владислав Петковић Дис; 10 March 1880 – 30 May 1917) was a Serbian impressionist poet. He died in 1917 on a boat on the Ionian Sea after being hit by a torpedo making him also remembered as ...

, poet († 1917) *

Željko Obradović Željko Obradović ( sr-cyrl, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach and former professional player who is the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ...

, former basketball player and coach, Olympic silver medalist, World, European and nine-time Euroleague champion * Zoran Kostić (footballer), football player *

Petar Krsmanović Petar Krsmanović ( sr-cyrl, Петар Крсмановић; born 1 June 1990) is a Serbian professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Ural Ufa Ural Ufa (, ) – is a Russian professional men's volleyball club, based i ...

, volleyball player, European champion

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