Radovanje Grove

Former grave of Karađorđe Petrović in Radovanjski Lug

Radovanjski Lug is an oak forest located near Velika Plana, Serbia. It is a natural memorial monument that covers 46 hectares. It was first marked during the reign of Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, and a memorial church dedicated to Karađorđe was built in 1936. It was categorized as Historic Landmark of Exceptional Importance in 1979.

Returning from exile in Russia in 1817, Karađorđe Petrović as leader of the First Serbian Uprising, and his companion Naum Krnar stayed at a field hut owned by Dragić Vojkić in Radovanjski Lug. However, Miloš Prince who had come to an arrangement with the Ottoman Turks as a semi-autonomous leader, ordered for Karađorđe and Krnar to be assassinated.

The place of the assassination is marked by a large wooden cross with marble slab with text.

See also

• First Serbian Uprising
• Historic Landmarks of Exceptional Importance

References

• Regional Chamber of Commerce Požarevac, prepared by Dr. Novakovic Radmila Kostić, 2005.
• Radovanjski Lug at spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs Template:Sr icon