The best traffic-free bike rides in Nacionalni Park Fruska Gora

It was founded between 1509 and 1514 by Saint Maksim Brancović. It was originally planned to be converted into a mausoleum for the Branković family.

After this climb from Bešenovačko jezero towards Bešenovo, you will be able to enjoy a nice downslope ride all the way to Veliki Radinci. Low traffic, nice asphalt.

The building is a good example of modernist architecture that was dominant in Yugoslavia between the two world wars. Although the author of the hotel was Marjan Ivačić, the original project was adapted by Đorđe Tabaković, one of the leading architects of Yugoslav modernism. The hotel was erected in 1935 on the initiative of the Mountaineering Society "Fruška Gora." The society was founded in 1924 to popularize and develop local tourism, mountaineering, and re-connection with nature. Among the founders was the lawyer Ignjat Pavlas (1886-1942), a pre-war Yugoslav patriot and leader of anti-Axis demonstrations held in Novi Sad on the 27th of March 1941, as well as Vasa Stajić, a famous Serbian intellectual, politician, and anti-fascist. In the Youth Organization of the Mountaineering Society "Fruška Gora," some prominent communist and anti-fascist activists were active, such as Branko Bajić (1911-1942), a member of the Regional Committee of KPJ for Vojvodina. He used this organization as a cover to organize camping meetings of Communist Youth from the Vojvodina province on Fruška Gora before the war started. During the war, Hotel "Venac" and its surroundings were one of the most important fascist strongholds in the Fruška Gora hills, and the hotel was occupied by German and Croatian military units throughout the conflict. Iriški Venac region was liberated by the 7th Vojvodina Brigade in the middle of October 1944. After the war, the hotel was renovated and used for tourist accommodation until the civil war in Yugoslavia in the 1990s, when the hotel was transformed into a refugee center for Serbian people from Bosnia and Croatia. After their resettlement, the hotel was closed down and left to decay, which remains the case to this day. [This site is part of the Liberation Routes cycling tour "The Danube to Victory Route" (58km)] https://www.komoot.com/tour/1933369594?share_token=aRc7kQYJ01cywoOlRPXzWvplRxrDI3K22D17Rs90xCFiVo5TvF&ref=wtd

Before World War II, Iriški Venac was one of the central points of Fruška Gora, located at the intersection of Grebenski Put (Ridge Road), today called the Partizanski Put, and the road between Irig and Sremska Kamenica. As an important communication center, Iriški Venac was under the armed control of the occupiers throughout the war and was only liberated in October 1944 by the units of the 7th Vojvodina Brigade. The monument known as "Freedom", dedicated to the fallen fighters and the National Liberation Movement (NOP) of Vojvodina, is one of the first more representative monuments erected in the territory of Vojvodina, and it is also among the most impressive monuments erected in the first decade after liberation across the entire territory of Yugoslavia. Even though Iriški Venac was not of major importance for the Fruška Gora partisans, it was chosen for the location of this monument, being the tourist and traffic center of the mountain. It was unveiled on July 7th, 1951, on the 10th anniversary of the Uprising in Serbia, in the presence of around 100,000 citizens. The author of the monument is the renowned sculptor Sreten Stojanović. "Freedom" belongs to the group of figurative-architectural monuments. The monument is built of Belovac stone and paved with Motajnica granite. The total height of the monument is 36 meters, and the figure of a woman - the personification of the ideal of freedom - at the top of the obelisk is 7 meters high. By some accounts, the figure of the woman is oriented towards Bosnia, because that is where most of the partisans from Srem and the entire Vojvodina province went to combat. In front of the obelisk, on a high pedestal, there is a composition made up of six figures, symbolizing the people of Srem and Vojvodina who rose up in revolt. The base of the monument is framed by a bronze relief 50 meters long, which, through several chronological and thematic units, presents the development and course of the People's Liberation Struggle (NOB) in the area of Srem. Among other things, the relief depicts the entry and terror of the occupiers, the beginning of the uprising, the cooperation between the common people and the partisans, armed conflicts with the occupiers, and the final victory. [This site is part of the Liberation Routes cycling tour "The Danube to Victory Route" (58km)] https://www.komoot.com/tour/1933369594?share_token=aRc7kQYJ01cywoOlRPXzWvplRxrDI3K22D17Rs90xCFiVo5TvF&ref=wtd

[There are two historical monuments. The more visible one is a large stone block surrounded by smaller stones, but there is also another, smaller memorial nearby.] - Monument to Three Fallen Partisans This location was one of the important reconnaissance points for the Danube Partisan Detachment, known as “Lipa” (which means Linden tree). On the first day of the Great enemy offensive, 25th of August 1942, two prominent fighters of the 3rd Company of the Danube Detachment, Svetozar Golubović Mitraljeta and Paja Zarić King, as well as courier Vasa Vojnović Crni, were killed here after encountering German units. The rest of the 3rd Company successfully broke through the enemy encirclement and retreated to the Čortanovci forests near the Danube shores. - Monument of the 4th Company of the Danube Partisan Detachment The Danube Detachment was formed in February 1942, initially consisting of groups of fighters from Irig and Krušedol. While the Fruška Gora Detachment operated in the western part of the mountain, the Danube Detachment focused its activities on the eastern part of Fruška Gora. Both detachments grew in numbers by the summer of 1942, expanding to five companies, which operated mainly in the area between Iriški Venac and Sremski Karlovci, but also established contacts with other Danube locations in eastern Srem. At the height of its activity, the Danube Detachment's companies would raid villages, burn archives, drive out occupying forces, carry out sabotage, and seize weapons and food. The further growth of the Danube Detachment was halted by the Great Enemy Offensive in August 1942, which did not result in many casualties among the partisans but temporarily severed the ties between the local population and the partisans due to brutal fascist terror in the villages. After most fighters were sent to Bosnia in November 1942, where the first Vojvodina brigades were formed, the remaining fighters of the Fruška Gora and Danube Detachments formed the First Srem Detachment in 1943. Throughout Fruška Gora, along the Partizanski put, during the 1970s and 1980s, memorials were erected. These are large stone blocks marking the locations of the partisan detachments and their companies. [This site is part of the Liberation Routes cycling tour "The Danube to Victory Route"] https://www.komoot.com/tour/1933369594?share_token=aRc7kQYJ01cywoOlRPXzWvplRxrDI3K22D17Rs90xCFiVo5TvF&ref=wtd

The building is a good example of modernist architecture that was dominant in Yugoslavia between the two world wars. Although the author of the hotel was Marjan Ivačić, the original project was adapted by Đorđe Tabaković, one of the leading architects of Yugoslav modernism. The hotel was erected in 1935 on the initiative of the Mountaineering Society "Fruška Gora." The society was founded in 1924 to popularize and develop local tourism, mountaineering, and re-connection with nature. Among the founders was the lawyer Ignjat Pavlas (1886-1942), a pre-war Yugoslav patriot and leader of anti-Axis demonstrations held in Novi Sad on the 27th of March 1941, as well as Vasa Stajić, a famous Serbian intellectual, politician, and anti-fascist. In the Youth Organization of the Mountaineering Society "Fruška Gora," some prominent communist and anti-fascist activists were active, such as Branko Bajić (1911-1942), a member of the Regional Committee of KPJ for Vojvodina. He used this organization as a cover to organize camping meetings of Communist Youth from the Vojvodina province on Fruška Gora before the war started. During the war, Hotel "Venac" and its surroundings were one of the most important fascist strongholds in the Fruška Gora hills, and the hotel was occupied by German and Croatian military units throughout the conflict. Iriški Venac region was liberated by the 7th Vojvodina Brigade in the middle of October 1944. After the war, the hotel was renovated and used for tourist accommodation until the civil war in Yugoslavia in the 1990s, when the hotel was transformed into a refugee center for Serbian people from Bosnia and Croatia. After their resettlement, the hotel was closed down and left to decay, which remains the case to this day. [This site is part of the Liberation Routes Hiking Tour "The Liberation Walk" (6km)] https://www.komoot.com/tour/1881448190?share_token=aQX2irH9OHv16zbghqkWFCaaumiVA4C634I6ri4nXXDKLs8eSK&ref=wtd

The Jovičić family from Jazak joined the People's Liberation Movement (NOP) in early 1941. The most prominent member of this family was Dušanka (1923-1998). From the very beginning of the uprising, Dušanka, her parents, and her brothers supported the activities of the Fruška Gora Partisan Detachment, and from the spring of 1942, they participated in combat operations with partisan units. Dušanka initially served as a courier and later as a fighter in the Fruška Gora Detachment. From September 1943, she was the political commissar of the 4th Battalion of the 3rd Vojvodina Brigade. She fought with Vojvodina units in Bosnia, Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia, and was wounded three times during the final operations for the liberation of Yugoslavia. Dušanka's father, Sava, was killed in the basement of the Vrdnik Monastery Mala Ravanica, while her mother and two sisters perished in Jasenovac concentration camp. Her older brother, Milan, died in the battles for the liberation of Šabac. In 1951, Dušanka and her two surviving brothers, Georgije and Branko Jovičić, erected a memorial in the form of a gravestone dedicated to all the fallen members of their family. After the war, Dušanka married People's Hero Kosta Nađ, a volunteer in the Spanish Civil War, prominent partisan commander and general of 3rd Yugoslavian Army. [This site is part of the Liberation Routes cycling tour "Fruška Gora Liberation Circuit"] https://www.komoot.com/de-de/tour/1870928931?share_token=arNOGj2dKOO605JTe2ZpbVW7s7N624smYsy5No7bVl78oCzjv4&ref=wtd

The monument dedicated to the victims of fascism and the fallen fighters of the People’s Liberation Movement (NOP) in Jazak was erected in 1956. The monument is constructed from stone blocks arranged in the shape of a truncated pyramid, with a red star on top. Embedded in it are marble plaques with the names of 200 fallen fighters and civilian victims. This monument is a typical example of the early memorials erected in the first decade after the war. Its form is similar to the older monuments erected in the Balkan region following previous wars. As is the case here, these monuments were usually placed in the center of settlements, near churches and other important buildings, such as post offices, municipal offices, cultural centers, or local shops. Most of these monuments were later replaced with more modern, artistically and architecturally designed memorials. In the 1980s, newer metal inscriptions were added around the monument, highlighting key events from the village’s history during World War II. [This site is part of the Liberation Routes cycling tour "Fruška Gora Liberation Circuit"] https://www.komoot.com/de-de/tour/1870928931?share_token=arNOGj2dKOO605JTe2ZpbVW7s7N624smYsy5No7bVl78oCzjv4&ref=wtd