Gornja Crnuća Explained

Official Name:Gornja Crnuća
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Serbia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Serbia
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:175
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:44.0667°N 55°W

Gornja Crnuća (Serbian: Горња Црнућа) is a village located in Gornji Milanovac municipality of Serbia. In the 2002 census, it had 239 residents. There are several points of significance in the village. It is best known for the house of Miloš Obrenović in which the Second Serbian Uprising started. In fact, the village was the capital of what was then Principality of Serbia, from 1815 until 1818. The house was the official residence of the Sovereign, the Vraćevšnica Monastery which is one of the more significant Serbian monasteries. There also is a well-stocked hunting range and a scenic hiking path. The village was deemed an Ecological Village within the Ecological Municipality of Gornji Milanovac.

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