Zlatibor

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Zlatibor is a very popular and famous mountainous tourist site at the south-western Serbia. It is bounded on the north by another mountain, called Tara, on the east by the river of Veliki Rzav, on the south by the Uvac River, and on the west by Bosnia and Herzegovina.

	zlatibor Travel Guide : 1 Regions 2 Towns and villages 3 Other destinations 4 Understand 4.1 Climate 4.2 Relief 4.3 Hydrography 4.4 Plant and animal life 4.5 History 4.6 People 5 Talk 6 Get in 7 Get around 8 See 8.1 Itineraries 9 Do 10 Eat 11 Drink 12 Sleep 13 Stay safe 14 Stay healthy 15 Get out 16 External links

Regions

• Branesko polje (Branesci Plain) -- the biggest Zlatibor's plain and industrial zone
• Murtenica -- southern part of Zlatibor, famous as a hiding place for Zlatibor's ajduci (singular ajduk), a sort of special forces who fought the conquering Turkish army. In Murtenica there is one of three Zlatibor's old wooden small churches, in the village of Kucani.
• Eastern Zlatibor -- its capital is Sirogojno, a village famous by a special kind of a museum - a museum under the open sky. It's called The Old Village Museum (Zlat. Staro selo), and it collects the old houses from all over Zlatibor making a small village of them. At the northern part of this region there is Mackat, a village famous by meat products, such as very popular Zlatiborian prsuta (sort of very delicious dry meat).
• Western Zlatibor -- agriculture and friendly people, two of three Zlatibor's old wooden small churches are situated here, in the villages of Jablanica and Dobroselica. There is also the monastery of Uvac at the northern bank of the Uvac River.
• Northern Zlatibor -- its centres are Kremna, a village where the famous prophets from the Tarabic faimly lived, and Mokra Gora, a famous village tourist site with an old railway. There is so-called the Sargan Eight (Zlat. Sarganska osmica), the old railway that looks like the number eight, which was built in that way so the train could get up on the Sargan hill.

Towns and villages

• Kraljeve Vode (The King's Waters) -- modern town with a lot of good places to go out and spend some great time, it's Zlatibor's centre, and has some historical monuments

• Cajetina -- administrative centre of Zlatibor, it has some historical monuments
• Sirogojno -- village tourist site, includes the Old Village Museum and some historical monuments - for those who prefer slower lifestyle
• Mokra Gora -- village tourist site, including the old railway, the artefact wooden town of Medjavnik, etc.
• Mackat -- village tourist site famous by meat products, such as very popular Zlatiborian prsuta (sort of very delicioud dry meat)
• Dobroselica -- a village with a wonderful nature and one old small wooden church
• Gostilje -- a tourist village with a wonderful big waterfal. Near by there is also a big and beautiful cave, called Stopica pecina (Eng. The cave of the Stopic family)

Other destinations

• Tornik -- the highest peak of Zlatibor with a ski centre
• Ribnica -- village tourist site, more popular during the history than now
• Oko -- village tourist site, more popular during the history than now
• Vodice -- a smaller tourist site with a wonderful nature

Understand

Climate

Warm and pleasant summers and not so cold winters. Zlatibor's air is very clean and healthy and going to Zlatibor is recommended for those who have tyroide gland-related and breathing issues.

Relief

Medium hills and a lot of fields. Highest peak is Tornik at 1496 meters (4908 feet), and other peaks are Brijac, Cigota, Vijogor, Konjoder, Liska, Gruda... Branesko polje (the Branesci Plain) is the biggest Zlatibor's plain.

Hydrography

Zlatibor has a lot of very pure and clean water. There are many smaller and bigger rivers, but there are no natural lakes. There are only a couple of artefact lakes. Zlatibor's waters have good infuence on human health because they contain some minerals.

Plant and animal life

Many animals inhabit Zlatibor's woods and pastures. More than 120 plant species can be found in Zlatibor's fields.

History

The first inhabitants of Zlatibor were the Illyrians. All over Zlatibor they left their small tombs. Romans conquered Zlatibor in 4th century BC and the Illyrians were romanized.

Slavs came in 7th century from what is today Poland.

From 1463 to 1804, Zlatibor was a part of the Ottoman Empire.

Beginning of tourism in Zlatibor dates from August 1893, when Alexander I Obrenovic, king of Serbia, came to Kulasevac, as Kraljeve Vode were called back then. However, the real tourism started in 1905, when king Peter I Karageorgevic visited Kraljeve Vode.

People

The Zlatiborians (Zlat. Zlatiborci) are famous by their smartness and literacy. They are very friendly and hospitable people. They like to make jokes and trick somebody, especially the tourists, but never because they want to hurt them, but because of fun. They like to help others.

Talk

In formal situations, Zlatiborians use the literary Serbian language. In unformal situations, however, languages that are used are the Traditional Zlatiborian, and the Neo-Zlatiborian.

The Traditional Zlatiborian is a dialect of the Serbian language. It is quite similar to the standard Serbian, but there are many differences. Knowing standard Serbian could be useless if you speak with a Zlatiborian villager, but not always. The Neo-Zlatiborian is a mixture of the Traditional Zlatiborian and the literary Serbian language.

English is not spoken in Zlatibor's rural areas, but in urban areas (in Kraljeve Vode and Cajetina) many people just know some words of it, or speak it well. However, entering a hotel or a restaurant where English isn't spoken could be very possible.

Get in

The best way to get to Zlatibor is to get to Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, and then to look for a direct bus line to Zlatibor. You can also come to Zlatibor by a train from Belgrade and other bigger cities (if you're using a train, you'll end in Semegnjevo, Susica, or Sljivovica, Zlatibor's villages. Coming to Kraljeve Vode from there could be very hard, since there isn't a lot of people who speak English, so it would be better to leave the train in the neigbouring city of Uzice, and then use a bus to come to Zlatibor). Bus lines connect Zlatibor with all parts of Serbia and Montenegro.

Get around

When you come to Zlatibor, you will probably come to Kraljeve Vode. Kraljeve Vode is a small town, but it's very modern and urban (even more than Cajetina, the administrative centre of Zlatibor). It is connected with other Zlatibor's towns and villages.

See

• Old Wooden Churches (Zlat. crkve brvnare) in Jablanica, Dobroselica, and Kucani.
• Fountain of King Alexander I (Zlat. Kraljeva cesma) in Kraljeve Vode.
• Old Village Museum (Zlat. Staro selo) in Sirogojno.
• Waterfall in Gostilje.
• Old railway and the Sargan Eight (Zlat. Sarganska osmica) in Mokra Gora.
• The Home of Prophets (Zlat. Dom proroka) in Kremna.
• The Stopics' cave (Zlat. Stopica pecina) near Gostilje and Sirogojno

Itineraries

Staying in Kraljeve Vode is most recommended, but don't miss to go and see the Zlatibor's nature and attractions of the Zlatibor's villages. Use one-day tours or picnics to Mokra Gora, Sirogojno, Gostilje and other villages to do that. Many tourist agencies provide such tours.

Do

• Skiing in Kraljeve Vode or at Tornik, if you come to Zlatibor by winter.
• Hiking Zlatibor's hills, such as Sumatno brdo (smaller hiking) and Cigota (a great hiking for professionals), if you come to Zlatibor by summer.

Eat

• Zlatiborian prsuta, a sort of dry meat which is very delicious.
• Zlatiborian cheese (Zlat. kackavalj or sir), very delicious sort of cheese.

Drink

• Slivovitz (Zlat. sljivovica), a sort of plum brendy

Sleep

There are many nice hotels in Zlatibor. Some of the biggest are Palisad Hotel, Olimp Hotel, Suncani breg Hotel, Kraljevi konaci apartments, Stacionar Hotel (also called Cigota and The Institute, and by half is a medical institution). Many Zlatiborians have private rooms and apartments of big quality in their own houses. There are also some private apartment buildings.

• Note: In Zlatiborian apartment does not mean a place to live as in English, but a better-quality room for guests and tourists. While the common rooms have nothing but beds (maybe some rooms of a better quality have a TV set), the apartments have a kitchen, a TV, a couch, and some luxury ones even a computer.

Stay safe

Always lock your front door and never talk about the politics. ;) It was a joke.

Stay healthy

There is a big medical Institute in Kraljeve Vode (also called Stacionar or Cigota and is by half a hotel) and a small ambulance. In Cajetina there is a public medical institution called Dom zdravlja. The nearest hospital is in the neighbouring city of Uzice.

Get out

By bus or train.

External links

• Zlatibor (http://www.zlatibor.com)
• Zlatibor (http://www.zlatibor.co.yu)
• Zlatibor (http://www.zlatibor.org)
• Sirogojno (http://www.sirogojno.org.yu)
• Zlatibor (http://www.serbia-tourism.org/srpski/tekst.php?podaci=banje_e.txt&gde=zbr)
• Melissa Enderle's trip to Zlatibor (http://homepage.mac.com/melissaenderle/Serbia/zlatibor.htm)
• Hotels of Zlatibor (http://www.hoteli-srbije.co.yu/planinski/zlatibor/zlatibor-hoteli/zlatibor-hoteli.htm)
• Zlatibor (http://www.turizam.co.yu/klima/zlatib/zlatib.htm)
• Cajetina (http://www.cajetina.org.yu)
• Tornik (http://www.serbianmatrix.co.yu/zlatibor/zlatibor_pages/zlatibor_4.htm)
• Sargan Eight (http://www.yurail.co.yu/prezentacije/sargan/sarganrv.htm)

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