Mounds from the early Stone Age are evidence of prehistoric life in the territory Nova Varos, and there are archaeological remains of the Celts, Illyrians and Romans.In the XII and XIII century, in Nemanjic period, this territory was experiencing rapid growth. Under its present name Nova Varos was first mentioned in the notebook, list of village and district taxpayers of Barc, at the end of the sixteenth century as Skender-Pasha Palanka, named after its founder, the vizie, Skender-Pasha Djenoljaninu or Nova Varos (Jena Kasaba), established to provide roads in the area.

The most significant cultural and historical monuments:

• Church of Sveta Trojica (1869)
• Mosque (1894)
• Church in Kucani (1832)
• Church in Bistrica (1833)
• Church in Stitkovo (1867)
• Monastery Dubnica (XVIII century)
• Kajmakama – building of the city library (1909)

Famous events:

• International youth sports games
• Zlatar’s chase on wolf (February)
• Regatta of the river Uvac caynon (June)
• Rural Olympics (July)
• ‘Zlatarska sirijada’ (August)
• ‘Zlatarska dzipijada’ (September)

Picnic points near Nova Varos

Mountain Zlatar is unexplored paradise. It is featured by clear lakes surrounded by pine and birch, and has beneficial air-Mediterranean mountain climate. It is located between four extremely clear rivers Lim, Uvac, Milesevka and Bistrica. The entire mountain and these rivers are very attractive to hunters and fishermen. On the river Uvac there are three artificial lakes: Zlatar, Radonjsko lake, and Sjenica lake. All three lakes are very beautiful and suitable for picnics and camping.