Mountain Jelica

Jelica is a mountain from the Dinaric group of mountains south of Čačak and stretches for 30 km. It continues to the mountain Ovčar, and its highest peak is Crna stena at 929 m. Gradina, Stjenik, Vetrinja, Neboš stand out from the peaks with their beauty, and from each of them there is an incredible view of the Ovčar-Kablar gorge, the Čačak valley and Dragačevo.

The northern part of the mountain is extremely wooded and is crossed by numerous streams and rivers. The mountain was named after the girl Jelica, who, wanting to escape from the Turkish enslavement, jumped from the ruins of the old town of Gradina, which dates back to the reign of Emperor Justinian.