Donji Milanovac is a town in eastern Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

. It is situated in the Majdanpek

Majdanpek

Majdanpek is a town and municipality in Bor District of Serbia. According to 2011 census, the municipality of Majdanpek has a population of 18,179 people, while the town of Majdanpek has a population of 7,367....

 municipality, in the Bor District

Bor District

Bor District is a district of Serbia with seat in Bor. It has a population of 123,848 .-History:...

. It is located on right bank of Lake Đerdap on Danube

Danube

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. The population of the town is 3,132 people (2002 census).

Management office of Đerdap National Park is located in the town.

History

In antiquity, the then Roman-town was called Taliata.

From its founding, Donji Milanovac city was moved twice. Milanovac was founded in the 19th century on its original site on an island in the Danube River. In 1830, due to frequent flooding, Prince Miloš ordered the city moved to the right bank. It became the first city in Serbia built by city planning. After construction of hydroelectric power station Đerdap I in 1970, the city was moved again to its present location. Near this site is the 8000 year old Mesolithic settlement, Lepenski Vir

Lepenski Vir

Lepenski Vir is an important Mesolithic archaeological site located in Serbia in the central Balkan peninsula. It consists of one large settlement with around ten satellite villages. The evidence suggests the first human presence in the locality around 7000 BC with the culture reaching its peak...

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