Turist organization of the Municipality of Raca is established in 2002.

with the aim of the

development and improvement of turism on the territory of the Municipality of Raca.
With support from the Municipality of Raca and cooperation with tourist organizations
from the region Turist organization of the Municipality of Raca accomplishes defined aims and
through the Fairs of Toursim and with the development of tourist potentials and manifestations
represents the Municipality of Raca.
Since January 2013., director of the Tourist organization of the Municipality of Raca is
Davor Timotijevi. In 2013. Tourist organization of the Municipality of Raca has initiated a
hydrogeological, geological and geophysical studies on the location "Miraevac Spa" regarding
the determination of the quality and yield of underground mineral and drinking water. Also, in
2013. preparation of the strategy for tourism development in the Municipality of Raca for the
period 2014-2019 years has been launched.

Welcome to Raa!

RACA IN THE HEARTH OF SUMADIJA

Raca is the seat of the municipality with the same name which is, in 16 settlements, on the area
of 216 square kilometers, populated by 4.196 households with 11.503 inhabitants. Important
industrial, commercial and tourist centers are in its neighborhood. With its capacity Raca is very
convenient for guests in transit, school excursions, hunters and sportsmen. With a rich hunting
ground, sport courts, Olympic swimming-pool, sports hall, modern cafes and bars, gas stations,
hunting house and hotel B category guests are able to visit one specially important range of
cultural - historical monuments and jaunts. In the surrounding of the Municipality of Raca, at the
distance up to 50 km there is a range of special cultural and artistic monuments with museums
and galleries that guests with longer retaining can visit: Topola with Oplenac, Bukovika Spa and
Orasac, The Monastery of Koporin, The Grove of Radovanje and The Church of Pokajnica, The
Monastery of Manasija and Memorial park dedicated to the victims of fascism in Kragujevac.

History
The Municipality of Raca and Borough of Raca
Raca has always belonged to the District of Lepenica, in the heart of umadija, whose undulating
relief descends towards the river Morava, traffic and economic backbone of Serbia. The area of
the Municipality of Raca represents the low part of relief where only the hill Visak (396 m)
stands out, from its top a large area from Rudnik and Leva mountains, and over the valley of the
Morava river, to Beljanica and Homolje, can be seen. This whole area gravitates towards Raca
which is the administrative, religious, economic, trade, craft, cultural, educational, health,
transportation and sports center with 4.000 inhabitants. Raca was developed at the crossroads of
Kragujevac - Smederevo Palanka and Markovac - Topola. The municipality consists of 15 rural
communities: D. Raca, Vucic, Popovic, Miraevac, Bonjane, Vievac, Reed, Sipi, urevo
Borci, D. Jaruice, Malo Krmare, Veliko Krmare, Sepci and Saranovo and borough Raca.
Gravitating towards Pomoravlje, the main Balkan highway and railway destination, which is
only 10km away, Raca has good connected with all major centers in Serbia: Belgrade and Nis.
Over Raca, also, pass transversal important roads that connect it with the internal parts of the
Central and the Eastern Serbia: Kragujevac, Topola, Arandjelovac Smederevo Palanka, Svilajnac
and Despotovac.
These areas have been populated by humans since the Stone Age, and an larger settlement in the
Roman era was on the area of the halmet Adrovac, that was, allegedly, called Ara. The first
written mention of Raca is in an Turkish census from 1489-91, and then in 1718. it was talked as
brigand settlement of Constantinople road where an inn will be built. In 1784. Raca has only 43
Christian homes, two inns, caravanserai, cafe, tavern, built source and wooden bridge on the
river.
At that time, in the village Vievac near Raca, a future leader of the First Serbian Uprising of
Liberation from the Turks, on the 3rd / 16th November 1762 ., Djordje Petrovic Karadjordje was
born. Only after the First Serbian Uprising Raca develops faster so that it becomes the seat of the
Lepenica Principality and then of the Lepenica District that extended from Mladenovac to
Jagodina and Morava to Topola. In 1855, residents of Raca and surrounding villages built one of
the largest and most beautiful churches south of the rivers Sava and Danube.
By tha Law of 1866., Raca was proclaimed as borough, the first doctor came, the first reading
room was established, and a post office got a telegraph. Soon one of the first large steam mills in
Serbia was built. In 1890, first bank - Raa savings was established, state fruit vine nursery
garden, pharmacy was opened, a vocal group "Visnjic" and amateur theater were formed.
Primary school, in that time modern school, near the church was built. In 1915. the old borough
received the power station and city lightening, in 1920 the lower High School was formed, and
near inn and restaurant "Europe" with the hotel part was built. The first theater was in the
restaurant "National". During this time, in 1928. advanced youth founded Football Club
"Karadjordje". Its final, today the old image, Raca got by the building of the Karadjordjes house
in which an orphanage was placed for children of Danube Banovina of the Kingdom of
Yugoslavia.

KARAORES HOUSE
Imitating the monumental medieval castles, Karadjordjes house in Raca was built, in 1932., by
the architect Dusan Mievi from Belgrade in the neo-renaissance style and Art Nouveau as a
monument to the restorer of the Serbian state. The two-storey building with five toothed towers
and jagged facade attracts with its beauty and as such is unique in Serbia. This memorial
building, in whose construction was involved and even Queen Mary Karadjordjevi had a
humanitarian purpose. It was intended to be a house for orphan children of the former Danubian
provinces.

RACA TODAY
Raca is a modern town with a preserved old city architecture but also with a modern facilities:
Hotel B category, Olympic swimming pool, sports courts and a hall, a modern gas station,
attractive tourist objects ...
Important rads pass through Raca and connect it with other municipalities and cities: main road
M4 Markovac-Raca-Topola and regional road R 109 Cerovac-Raca-Smederevska Palanka.
CENTER FOR THE MITHOLOGICAL STUDY OF SERBIA
It was founded in 1996. by the Racas academician ivojin Andrejic and a large number of
Serbian scientists with the aim of studying mythological matrices and history of the Serbs and
Balkan peoples, within the scientific meetings and works in the journal "Mithological
collection." So far 25 conferences were organized in Serbia and the Republic of Serbian and the
same number of Mithological collections" was printed. On the basis of the achieved scientific
standards the Collection is set by the Ministry of Education and Science of Serbia on the list of
national importance. Over forty books of very important members of the Center were published.

HOTEL "UMADIJA"
Moderan hotel umadija is designed in Sumadija stile, built in 1981. and renovated in 2004.
Hotel "B" category has 54 beds, restaurant with halls for 300 guests, banquet hall and terrace.
The hotel has a modern and large kitchen with an abundant and diverse menu Sumadijas food
and drink. Closeness to the highway allows the accommodation of guests in transit and school
excursions.
NATIONAL LIBRARY "RADOJE DOMANOVI"

In 1868., Raas reading room was founded by the poet and painter Djura Jaksic with a group of
teachers and priests. Today the library has a diverse fond of over 30,000 books.
RESTAURANTS AND BARS
Travelers and tourists who want to visit the sights of Karadjordjes homeland and enjoy in the
unspoiled nature in the evening can enjoy in rich menu and nightlife in the restaurants and bars,
Lipov cvet, Vidovdan, San Marino, umadijski raj and Argentina. Young people can
have fun also in modern cafes, "Poseidon", "In", "Art", "Alkatraz", "Soba", and "Jet Set."
Tourists and travelers can take on all kinds of fuel on a modern and well equipped service station
"Lukoil" and station for filling a gas for car "Universal gas".
HUNTING HOUSE
Hunting association "Gradiste" was founded still in 1894. Extremelly rich hunting ground with
small game and birds (deer, rabbit, pheasant, ducks, pigeon, partridge) allows hunting turism
during the year. The most suitable accommodation for hunters is in the Hunting House in Raca
with stay over night in double and triple rooms (22 beds). Hunting house has even a capacity to
accommodate dogs. Also modern restaurant with 70 seats and a kitchen with a variety of
Sumadija and hunting specialties are available to all the guests.

POOLS AND SPORTS COURTS

Besides the great Olympic swimming pool with extremelly clear, filtered water, with dimensions
50 x 25 meters for 2,000 swimmers, there is also a children's pool with dimensions 15 x 10
meters. Swimmers can use also a summer garden with a buffet and volleyball courts. During the
evening entertainment takes place on the water and night swimming. A new, modern sports hall
with 1,000 seats on the stands, is available for the guests, as well as for the sportsmen. The hall
has specified grounds for handball, football, basketball, volleyball and recreational sports, as
well as the buffet with restaurant, modern dressing rooms and bathrooms. Besides the hall there
are illuminated and open playgrounds for all sports, as well as two new tennis courts.

RAAS AMATEUR THEATER

With a smaller interruptions Raas theater works diligently since 1896. In earlier periods it has
successfully toured in Sumadijas boroughs, and throughout Serbia since 1994, with a

remarkable accomplishments, results and rewards. Actors and directors Dragoljub Jovanovi
(1897-1978) and Dejan Cicmilovi (1971) originate from this teater.
DEJAN CICMILOVIC
He was born 21. 7. 1971. High School of Acting he finished in Nis, and the Faculty of Arts in
Pristina, where he graduated in 1997. He played more than seventy roles in the theaters of
Belgrade, Kragujevac, Nis and as well as in film, television and radio. He has directed more than
twenty amateur performances. He was awarded at theater festivals. Permanent member of the
National Drama Theatre Nis. He is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Arts at Kosovska
Mitrovica, and teaches acting.
RAAS CHURCH LOG CABIN
This church is dedicated to the St. Archangel and built in 1726. The Leader - Karadjordje was
baptized in this church. The church is restored by Prince Milos Obrenovic in the first half of the
nineteenth century. According to stylistic features of construction and beautifully decorated
carved doors it is one of the most harmonious and the most beautiful buildings of this kind in
Serbia.
CHURCH IN IPI
An older church of St. Kuzma and Damjan in Sipi was demolished because of deterioration, its
iconostasis is from 1892, and the new church was built in 1928-29. It was consecrated by the
Auxiliary Bishop of Srem Irinej. The church was built on the model of Lazarica. The iconostasis
was made by Jovan Jovanovic
CHURCH IN MALO KRMARE
The Temple of the Birth of Virgin Mary in Malo Krcmare was built in 1930., and consecrated by
the Bishop of Timok Emilijano. It was built according to the project of the Nikola Nastasovi,
son of the Sipic's priest and the first parish priest of the church, Milutin. The Church is the trefoil
with a big dome. The iconostasis, from 1928., is the work of an unknown artist from Kragujevac.
The bell is a gift from the King Aleksandar Karadjordjevi.

CHURCH OF ST. PETER AND PAUL

The church of St.Peter and Paul in Raca was built and began to work in 1855. It was designed by
the Czech architect Jan Nevole in the monumental romantic style according to the model of The
Cathedral Church in Belgrade. It is painted in romatnic style, and the highest value has its
impressive and extremely artistic valuable multi-storey iconostasis which was painted by Milija
and Nikola Markovic, in 1859. The Icon "The Annunciation to Zacharias" reaches the highest
artistic achievements of Serbian church painting in the period of Romanticism.
CHURCH IN SARANOVO
The church of The Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary in Saranovo was built in 1886., and
consecrated by the Srbian Metropolitan Mihajlo. The construction is a trefoil, vaulted and with
gabled roof. In the western part of the church there is two-storey bell tower. The old iconostasis
painted in 1825. and in 1834. From Gorovia, was in this church. The old iconostasis was
replaced with with a new iconostasis, in 1993., which was donated by Ljubomir Ivanovic from
the United States. New iconostasis is the work of the academic painter Misa Mladenovic from
Belgrade.

CHURCH LOG CABIN IN SEPCI

Church log cabin in Sepci is one of the smallest of this kind in Serbia. It is shaped like a regular
house with a porch. It was built at the end of the eighteenth or at the beginning of nineteenth
century. It is thought that this was an outbuilding of Erakovic, the first settlers in the village. The
church worked util 1895. when it was abandoned. Later it was transferred under the braches of
the old oak holy tree. The church is dedicated to Trnova Petka, and it was restored in 2002.
CHURCH IN DONJE JARUICE
The village Donje Jaruice has still existed in 1476, and probably in the time of Serbian
despotism. Legend says that the church of St. Archangel was built in the time of Nemanjii, and
it is mentined for the first time in the XVI century. It was destroyed, and when its remains were
discovered it was rebuilt by Prince Milos Obrenovic in 1824.
CHURCH IN VUIC
Since 1998. the construction of the temple of the St. Mark the Evangelist in the village Vucic has
began. The project for the church has been done by architect Radoslav Prokic from Kragujevac.
The church has a single nave with two shallow rectangular side apses. It has a dome, vaulted and
covered with a gable roof. In the western part it has a high bell tower. It has been built of brick
and covered with yellow stone.

CHURCH IN UREVO
The temple of Virgin Mary in urevo was completed in 1997. It is consecrated by Bishop of
Sumadija Dr. Sava. It was built according to the project of architect Radoslav Prokia from
Kragujevac. The church was built of white brick. It is of cruciform basis with a dome. In the
western part it has a bell tower. In 1943. citizens of the village urevo began to build the
church, but it was demolished in 1948. at the order of the authorities.
CHURCH IN VIEVAC
Only in 1994. the church of the St. George in Vievac was built, the native village of the Leader
of the First Serbian Uprising. The church was built as an endowment of the Bishop of Sumadija
Dr Sava - "With a wish of the Father and with enhancing of the Son and with the perfection of
the Holy Spirit, holly and sacred temple of Christ's Martyred Georgie was built in Vievac, the
birth place of Karadjordje, began in summer 1989., and in 1994. it was finished. God mention
the founder Bishop of Sumadija Sava. To serve for the soul of father Vasilije and mother Milica."
The church was built of stone by the project of the architect Radoslav Prokia from Kragujevac.
The basis of the church is in the form of a cross with two side, rectangular apses of Raska's type.
At the intersection of roof there is the dome. It has a small narthex and eksonarteks with bell
tower. The iconostasis was done by the engineer Branislav Nikolic from Kragujevac, and icons
by the Adonis Stergiu. Mosaic image of St. George above the entrance door is the work of the
academic painter Misa Mladenovic from Belgrade. The church was painted in 2004. under the
trust and effort of the Bishop of umadija Jovan. The painting was done by the studio "Minic"
(Mateja Minic) from Belgrade.
DJORDJE PETROVIC KARADJORDJE
The birthplace village Visevac and neighboring Raca are, actually the part of, the narrowest
homeland of ore Petrovic-Karaore, the Leader of the First Serbian Uprising and the restorer
of Serbia, on th econtrary from Topola whose undisputed significanace has one another meaning
and symbolism. Vievac, certainly, more than Topola, although with the construction of the
mausoleum at the Oplenac in Topola, there is established royal dynastic cult, represents an
affective symbolic ruler medium of Karaorevi in which the history, statehood, nation and as
individual as categories of Serbhood stronger connects in a single unit. Latent anachronism of
monuments of Karaore in the birthplace, built in 2004., does not diminish his value, but, on
the contrary, represents that insufficient link in the historical consciousness of people and the
glorification of the Karadjordjevic dynasty and provides opportunity for the identification in
reality that is constantly changing. In this way, monumental heritage of " Karadjordje's cradle "
created for future talks mostly about the past. Vievac is also another example of a late negative
deflection of the negative consciousness of previous time so that, in the consciousness of the

people from this area, sense of Karadjordje being born again was created. In this way,
monuments of Vievac and Topola become rounded and final, highest mythical value of nation in
the middle of a profane religion, creating in Serbia light of dynastic numinous aura. But the roots
of the national consciousness that is established in Vievac, Topola and Orasac are located,
primarily, in the cradle of Djordje Petrovic and Serbian liberation war which he organized and
led.
In the village Vievac, nearby Raca where he was born, in 1762, Karaore Petrovi, the leader
of the First Serbian Uprising, are the monuments and ethno-complex built in his honor . There is,
also, a hill Gradiste, the rest of the former large estate of Karadjordje's father Peter, natural and
hunting reserve, with magnificent linden trees which air and peace refresh soul and strengthen
the body. Healthy rural environment of Vievac with a traditional cuisine and proven Serbian
hospitality even today is the same birthplace, with that same milk and bread with which its
heroes were fed.
PETARS YARD
The complex of the yard of Karadjordje's father Peter, with wooden buildings from the early
nineteenth century, was built in 2004. with the dislocation of authentic national constructions in
this region. The yard was restored according to the preserved testimonies of the contemporaries
of the First Serbian Uprising. "Peter's yard" constitues of a large log cabin house, outbuilding,
cellar, dairy, storage space and apiary with hives near the source.

THE MONUMENT OF KARADJORDJE

On the 3rd / 16th November 1762. Karadjordje Petrovic was born in the village Visevac. On the
occasion of celebrating 200 years of the First Serbian Uprising, according to the sculpture of the
academic sculptor Stanimir Pavlovic from Belgrade, the monument in bronze is cast. Karadjordje
is presented in stout standing position with an appearance of younger days, when he kept his
flock with his rifle and was an brigand in his hometown.
Pavle Cuki
A great hero and Karadjordje's Duke of upa and one of the major leaders of the Second Serbian
Uprising, was born in Veliko Krcmare near Raca, in 1782. Pavle's son Uros Cuki was the Head
of the District of Lepenica with the seat in Raca, 1842-1854. year.
Milorad Petrovic Seljanica

The teacher in Veliko Krcmare from Velika Ivana, where he was born in 1875. year. Significant
poet dedicated to romantic life of umadija's village with whose lyrics were composed many
popular folk songs.
Dragoljub Filipovic
He was born in the village of Lepenica, Lunica, but the most part of his life he spent as a
teacher and school director in Raca. He is one of the greatest Serbian patriotic poets from the
time of wars of the first half of the twentieth century.
Academician Anthonije Isakovi
One of the greatest post-war writers, Antonije Isakovi was born in Belgrade in 1923., but Raca
and birthplace of his mother and his grandfather, until his death, called his native land about
which the much he spoke and wrote about. The writer, a regular member and vice president of
Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences.
ura Jaksic
One of the greatest Serbian poets and painters was a teacher in Raca from 1868. until 1869.
During his stay in Raca he wrote two plays and several poems, and painted significant portraits.
In the history of Raca, ura Jaksic remained recorded as the founder Raa's library.
Radoje Domanovi
The greatest Serbian satirist was born in 1873. His parents were from the Donje Jarusice and
Veliko Krcmare. In Jarusice, where his father was teaching Radoje spent his childhood and very
often stayed in this village and Raca.
Pantelija Sreckovic
Pantelija Sreckovic was born in Veliko Krcmare, in 1834. The most important Serbian historian
of the age of romanticism, professor of the High School and one of the first Serbian
academicians.
Academician Vojislav Djuric
Dr Vojislav Djuric, was born in Malo Krcmare near Raca, in 1912. Professor of Theory of
Literature, a regular professor and dean of the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade, secretary and
vice president of Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences.

A WINE CELLAR PAVLOVIC

A small cellar "Pavlovic", in the hearth of Sumadija District, in Serbia is established in 2002.
They have started their production with small amounts. With the increase of their production,
they became serious wine producers. The processing of grapes into wine they are working in the
way to maintain their tradition in manufacture and to preserve "soul" of vineyards area.
Life is beautifull because of the small things, because of that this small wine cellar, in the hearth
of Sumadija District, wants that his customers discover the truth and life happiness at the bottom
of the bottle.

THE FIRST MAY REVEILLE

This event is celebrated each year on the Gradite in Vievac, with music, good food and
excellent mood.
SUMADIJA'S FLOWER FAIR
A particular brand of Raa represents its large and high-quality producers of flowers and honey.
For these reasons, on 25th and 26th May, flower fair is organized in Raca with the participation
of producers from all over of umadija, as well as other parts of Serbia. During the event, the
cultural program is organized dedicated to flowers and honey, consultations, lectures, and
selection the best decorated garden.

KARADJORDJE'S DAYS - VISEVAC-RACA

Center for the mythological study of Serbia, Cultural Center "Radoje Domanovi" and Cultural
Association "Filip Visnjic" organize this event in honor of Karadjordje in his home village
Vievac and Raca, each year, from 26th July until 16th November. An integral part of the event
includes: Assembly of folk dances and original songs of cultural and artistic associations of
Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro, exhibitions, book presentations, scientific meeting and
publication of Mythological collection.
FOAM PARTY
Traditional foam party with DJ music is an unforgettable experience. Namely, Raca's people
have each summer the opportunity to enjoy in this highly popular form of entertainment.
STREET BASKET TOURNAMENT

IN THE VISIT TO THE CHURCH UNDER THE HOLLY TREE SEPCI

On every 8th August, one great national assembly under the tremendous holly tree and by the log
cabin church, and cultural program of whole Jesenica and Lepenica, is organized in Sepci.
UNDER THE WALNUT TREE - VUI
Every year, on the Transfiguration of Jesus, on the 19th August, an cultural manifestation with a
variety of contents: original singing and dance, folk and serious music, poetry and prose,
exhibition, presentation of the book of significant artists and historians of Serbia, is organized
under the centuries-old walnut tree in the village Vucic.
RACA, HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT