Cer
Cer Mountain is located in the northwestern part of Serbia. It is only 35 km away from Sabac. Cer lies at 687 meters above sea level, and it is about 15 km long. The mountain is named after the many cer trees. The mountain is quite wooded, uninhabited, has mostly beech, oak and elm trees, which are responsible for the fresh and clean air.
Cer is rich with blueberry, forest strawberries, mushrooms and medicinal plants, and in the spring one can see many different colors of the valley flowers. If you're in the mood for walking and hiking, as well as tours of the monastery, the whole trip will be guided by an amazing history and a reminder of the glorious past.
On the mountain Cer originated the legend of the king Trojan, and his five daughters Kosana, Koviljka, Vida and Soka. Cities Soko-city, Koviljaca, Vidin city and Kosanin city (on Cer) were given names after them. Name of the fifth daughter is unknown, therefore it is unknown which city is named after her. There are four very important monasteries on Cer: Monastery Cokesina, Monastery Krivaja, Monastery Radovasnica, and Monastery Petkovic. Milos Obilic originates from this area, more specificaly from the village of Milosevo. It is believed that he built the monastery (Cokesina) church dedicated to Virgin Mary.
During the World War I the famous Cerska battle took place on this mountain. It lasted from 12th to 24th of August. It started at the night of 15th and 16th August, as the Austro-Hungarian army had previously crossed Drina in order to cross into Serbia, and it lasted till 20th of August. From 21st to 24th August Sabac was being released, and after that the Austro-Hungarian army definitely left Serbia.