Sights
Spas, lakes, monasteries, archaeology and the cultural heritage of Palanka and the surrounding area.
Spa
Banja Palanački Kiseljak
Banja Palanački Kiseljak (Palanka Spa) has healing mineral (naturally carbonated) water in the Jasenica valley; the water is bottled as Karađorđe.
Smederevska Palanka (eastern part of town)
Lake
Jezero Kudreč
Jezero Kudreč (Kudreč Lake) — two artificial lakes about 2.5 km from the centre, a favourite spot for a day out and for fishing.
≈2.5 km from the town centre
Monastery
Manastir Koporin
Manastir Koporin (Koporin Monastery) — a medieval monastery, the endowment of Despot Stefan Lazarević (~1402), near Velika Plana.
near Velika Plana
Archaeology
Arheološko nalazište Medvednjak
Arheološko nalazište Medvednjak (Medvednjak archaeological site) — a Neolithic Vinča culture site near Grčac, with a unique large Vinča altar.
the village of Grčac, ≈3 km from the centre
MuseumNarodni muzej
Founded in 1966; a collection of Serbian painting plus Vinča finds (Medvednjak) and a Gallery of Contemporary Art.
Trg heroja 5
Church
Crkva Svetog Preobraženja (Stara crkva)
A cultural monument (1982); the iconostasis was painted by Steva Todorović and his school (1902–1903).
Karađorđeva bb
Monument
Kamenita ćuprija (Stari kameni most)
Kamenita ćuprija (the old stone bridge) in the Stara čaršija, built in 1730.
Stara čaršija (the old market quarter)
Church
Crkva brvnara Svetog Ilije
One of the largest surviving log churches in Serbia; built in 1827–1828.
Town cemetery
Monastery
Manastir Pokajnica
Manastir Pokajnica (Pokajnica Monastery) — a log church (1818) raised by Vujica Vulićević, connected with the end of Karađorđe.
Staro Selo, near Velika Plana
Church
Crkva brvnara Svete Trojice (Selevac)
The largest log church with a porch in Serbia; built in 1827–1832.
the village of Selevac
Culture
Ustanova Kulturni centar
The town theatre and the cinema under one roof — two halls on Trg heroja.
Trg heroja 1
Culture
Narodna biblioteka „Milutin Srećković“
Roots going back to 1869; a local heritage department and a branch in Azanja.
10. oktobra 16
Monument
Spomenik palim borcima u Selevcu
A memorial from 1981 (sculptor Slavomir Miletić) dedicated to the victims of both world wars.
the centre of the village of Selevac
Church
Crkva Sv. Kuzmana i Damjana (Azanja)
A masonry village church in Azanja, built in 1884/85 (completed by 1889); a cultural monument.
the village of Azanja
Church
Crkva Svete Petke
A more recent town church dedicated to Sveta Petka, in the Kolonija neighbourhood.
Kolonija (Jasenička street)
Monastery
Manastir Pinosava (Kusadak)
The only monastery in the municipality — dedicated to the Holy Archangel Gabriel, in an oak forest near Kusadak.
the village of Kusadak
Monument
Grob i spomenik Stanoja Glavaša (Baničina)
The grave of a commander (vojvoda) of the First Serbian Uprising in the churchyard in Baničina; he was killed in 1815.
Baničina (the churchyard)
Church
Crkva Sv. Trojice i stara škola (Cerovac)
A log church from ~1822 together with the old school — a vernacular architecture ensemble and a cultural property.
the village of Cerovac (Lipovac)
Church
Crkva Sv. Arhangela Gavrila (Baničina)
A masonry village church from 1892, richly frescoed, with a large iconostasis.
the village of Baničina
Church
Crkva Rođenja Presvete Bogorodice (Glibovac)
A village church from 1903 in Glibovac — the birth village of vojvoda Stanoje Glavaš.
the village of Glibovac