Knjaževac is the memorial park of Andrijevica, on a terrace above the Lim next to the primary school. It commemorates more than 600 Partisan fighters and nearly 900 civilian victims from the Andrijevica area in the Second World War. Its main monument, by Vojislav Vujisić, is a 22 m tower of white marble made of six joined pillars with an eternal flame, unveiled on 17 July 1967, the 26th anniversary of the local uprising. Around it stand older memorials and the church of St Michael the Archangel of 1887, so the park gathers the town's history from the Balkan Wars to 1945 in one walk.
Getting there
The park is about 0.6 km from the centre of Andrijevica, some 7 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car. Andrijevica lies on the Lim where the Zlorečica joins it, between Komovi, Bjelasica and Prokletije. By car the park is 15.4 km and about 19 minutes from Berane, 25.9 km and about 37 minutes from Plav, 47.9 km and about 55 minutes from Kolašin over the Trešnjevik pass, and 104.5 km (about 1 hour 50 minutes) from Podgorica. The times are free-flow driving times.
What is in the park
- The main monument (1967): six joined pillars of white marble rising 22 m, with an eternal flame, by Vojislav Vujisić.
- The obelisk (1931): about 7 m of black marble topped by an eagle, to the fallen of the Upper Vasojevići Brigade in the Balkan Wars and the First World War.
- A monument to the citizens killed in 1941 and 1943.
- Three concrete pillars with bronze plaques.
- The church of St Michael the Archangel, built in 1887 by Prince Nikola.
History
Andrijevica grew only in the mid-19th century, around the church (Andrijevna) that gave the town its name, and from 1878 it was the main political centre of northern Montenegro. Prince Nikola built the church of St Michael the Archangel on Knjaževac in 1887. The 1931 obelisk remembers the men of the Upper Vasojevići Brigade who fell between 1912 and 1918. On 17 July 1941 the first shot against the Italian occupation in the area was fired at Crvene prle; the date is the municipal day, and 26 years later, on 17 July 1967, the marble tower to the fallen of 1941-1945 was unveiled here.
Events
A traditional people's gathering (narodni sabor) is held at Knjaževac on 1 May. On 17 July, the day of the municipality, flowers are laid at the memorial at Crvene prle and the municipal assembly holds a formal session in town.
Nearby
- Andrijevica: the town, the Lim and the roads to the mountains.
- Monument to Freedom on Jasikovac in Berane, Bogdan Bogdanović's memorial down the Lim.
- Trešnjevik, the 1,573 m pass on the old road to Kolašin.
- Komovi and Prokletije National Park.
Questions
What does the park commemorate?
More than 600 Partisan fighters and nearly 900 civilians from the area killed in the Second World War, plus, on the 1931 obelisk, the fallen of the Balkan Wars and the First World War.
How tall is the main monument?
22 m: six joined pillars of white marble with an eternal flame, by Vojislav Vujisić, unveiled on 17 July 1967.
How far is it from the centre?
About 0.6 km, some 7 minutes on foot.
History
1887
Church of St Michael the Archangel
Built by Prince Nikola.
1931
Obelisk
A black marble obelisk of about 7 m with an eagle, to the fallen of the Upper Vasojevići Brigade in the Balkan Wars and the First World War.
17 July 1941
The uprising
The first shot against the Italian occupation in the Andrijevica area was fired at Crvene prle. The date is the municipal day.
17 July 1967
Main monument
Vojislav Vujisić's 22 m white marble tower of six joined pillars with an eternal flame, unveiled on the 26th anniversary of the uprising.
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Sources
Spomenik Database, Andrijevica (secondary) · Municipality of Andrijevica, Day of the municipality, 17 July (uprising of 1941 at Crvene prle) · Municipality of Andrijevica, history of the municipality · Tourist Organisation Andrijevica, events (1 May gathering at Knjaževac) · Tourist Organisation Andrijevica, basic information (position between Komovi, Bjelasica and Prokletije) · OSRM routing (car and foot, OpenStreetMap data, ODbL; times without traffic)
