On this day, October 14th, 2026, the Day of Remembrance for the victims of fascist terror of October 1941 in Kraljevo is commemorated. German soldiers of the 749th Regiment of the 717th Garrison Division of the Wehrmacht carried out a mass reprisal against the inhabitants of Kraljevo between October 15th and 20th, in which at least 2,255 people of different origin, gender, and age lost their lives.
Colonies are distinct urban neighborhoods planned by the state or a company to address the housing needs of people sharing the same occupation or profession. By the early 1950s, ten such colonies had been built in Kraljevo. In this article, we present three of them: the French Colony, the Agricultural Colony, and the Civil Servants’ Colony.
Love for football reached Kraljevo at the dawn of the 20th century. The sport was popularized by local students educated in larger cities, workers who came seeking employment, and officers stationed in the town. The first football was brought to Kraljevo in 1909 by cavalry captain Delić.
Did you know that Kraljevo’s “Abrašević” is celebrating a full century of existence this year? Founded in 1926 at the initiative of Dragan Tešić, “Abrašević” has, despite occasional interruptions, left a significant mark on the cultural life of Kraljevo over the past century. In addition to its folklore and drama sections, it also includes choirs, singing groups, and a folk orchestra.
Did you know that a wooden church dedicated to the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul is located in Mrsać? The original church was built before the time of Karađorđe, while the patron of the current church was Nikola Krstić, who later became the knez of the Požega nahija It is unique for its painted ornamentation, both inside and out, which was intended to somewhat compensate for its simple construction
On this day, July 5th, 2026, it has been 85 years since the establishment of the Banjica concentration camp. The first prisoners, 87 men and 12 women, arrived on July 9th, among them Slobodan Luković from Kraljevo, a philosophy student and communist. The Banjica camp operated until October 1944.
Guardian of the Nemanjić sanctuaries of Žiča and Studenica, often shrouded in the mist from which it takes its name, Maglič rises on a hill on the right bank of the Ibar, about twenty kilometers south of Kraljevo. The fortress overlooked the old road through the Ibar valley leading to Kosovo, as well as nearby mining sites, in Gokčanica and further south in Plana.
According to Vuk Karadžić, an estate in Serbia was called a village that, besides the sipahi, had another master known as the čitluksahibija, while the people living on his estate were tenant farmers or (as in Bosnia) serfs, and he was their aga or master. The estate system completely dominated Serbia before the First Serbian Uprising and provoked it. The position and life of an individual tenant farmer is illustrated in detail by the case of the suffering of Miloš Radulović from Šutanovina in the Jošanička captaincy of Filip Pribaković.
Petar Bogavac was a merchant, banker, and politician from Kraljevo, as well as a benefactor and philanthropist. He was elected several times as a member of parliament in Serbia and later in Yugoslavia, and in 1938 he was elected senator. As he had no children, he left his house in Tsar Lazar Street to the Trade Youth of Kraljevo.
On this day, April 14th, 2026, it is the 85th anniversary of the German occupation of Kraljevo in the Second World War. Soldiers of the 6th Bosnian Regiment, led by reserve lieutenant Žarko Tomić, dug a trench near the post office. The first occupation administration was formed by members of the 60th Motorized Division, and later garrison troops of the 717th Infantry Division arrived.