Čačak is located in the central part of Serbia, 144 km south of Belgrade. The city has a population 0f 73,000 and lies at an altitude of 242 meters, with its bigger part lined along the right bank of the West Morava river. Čačak has developed industrial, business and services sectors and is a true economic, cultural, sport and tourist centre of the region.
City at night
The beginnings of the city are lost in the haze of time. Its prominence in the days of the Roman Empire is evident through the remnants of the old settlement that used to exist at the very site of the modern city’s centre, such as the foundations of a large Roman bath, monuments to Jupiter, Serapis and Isida. The name of Čačak itself was mentioned for the first time in a manuscript dated 1408. The city’s architectural core contains valuable architectural monuments, built between 12th and 19th centuries.
The main square
The city’s western gate, the Ovčar and Kablar gorge is a protected nature reserve, and an area of primary cultural importance - because of the importance of its ten medieval monasteries, people like to call it ‘the Serbian Holy Mountain’, drawing a parallel with one of the most sacred places of the Orthodox Christians at the Mount of Athos in Greece.
Ovčar and Kablar gorge
The rich collections of the “Nadežda Petrović” art gallery and the National Museum regularly attract large numbers of visitors and tourists.Within a walking distance from the central square is the city’s "green belt", with the beach on the Morava, and the sports complex "Mladost".
