Topola Travel Guide

 Zvrlj Says:  Inside the walls of Karadjordjev grad, dominating the nicely landscaped surrounding with historical buildings – the Church of Holy Mother of God, the residence and the old school – stands the bronze Monument of Karadjordje. This sculpture, erected in 1938 is the artwork of... 

 Zvrlj Says:  […] The primary idea of King Petar I Karadjordjevic, concerning the interior decoration of the Church of Saint George, was to carve into the walls the names of all soldiers and officers who lost their lives in the Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913. But, after WWI in which Serbia... 

 Zvrlj Says:  Crkva Presvete Bogorodice – the Church of Holy Mother of God, mostly known as Karadjordjeva crkva – Karadjordje's Church, is endowment of Karadjordje Petrovic, leader of the First Serbian Uprising. This modest single nave church was erected in 1811 and the works of... 

 Zvrlj Says:  Crkva Svetog Djordja – the Church of Staint George is the endowment of King Petar I Karadjordjevic. This beautiful five-domed church covered in white marble from nearby Vencac quarry stands on Oplenac hill, near Topola. In may of 1903, immediately upon the arrival on the... 

 Zvrlj Says:  House called Petrova kuca – Petar's house – house of King Petar I Karadjordjevic is modest but beautiful edifice designed by Kosta J. Jovanovic, the very same architect who designed Church of St George. The house had been building between 1910 and 1912, along with the church... 

 Zvrlj Says:  Vinogradareva kuca – Winegrower’s house is located by the north gate of Oplenac park. It was built in 1911 and enlarged and restored many times after that. It was housing building and it owes its name to the winegrower of Karadjordjevic’s vineyards in Topola – Sava Brkic.... 

 Zvrlj Says:  Oplenac, hill covered with oak forest, overlooks the town of Topola. "Cutting wood was done without restrictions in the 18th century. This area was surrounded by oak trees, and these tree trunks, all branched and curved, were very suitable to make oplen, wooden parts of ox... 

 Zvrlj Says:  Karadjordjev grad – Karadjordje's fortified town was built by Karadjordje Petrovic, leader of the First Serbian Uprising, between 1805 and 1813. Karadjordje himself took part in the construction of the fortress carrying the building material together with the builders. Today... 

 Prasnjavi Says:  "Those "balls" as you say, are heads of local heroes from the world war 2. Also, in comunist time, art gallery was the museum from world war 2."Comment by Topolac, 15th January 2006. Thanks Nikola! 

 Prasnjavi Says:  Memorial home, today a hotel "Oplenac" was built and dedicated in 1934. Internal decoration of the hotel was done in a simple, modern way with a good taste. It has a shape of Byzantine castle with a style characteristics of typical Sumadija,s houses. Heating and installation... 

 Prasnjavi Says:  The residence, which is also called Karadjordjes Palace or Karadjordje's Manor, stretched from the bell tower to the tower situated at the most southwesterly point of the fortified town. The residence had seven rooms, a room in which equipment for the horses was kept, a... 

 goga4444 Says:  Taking pics inside of the church in Oplenac is strictly forbiden. You can secretly take a photo but that is a cript, aplace where royal family is buried and I guess we should respect that.You can take pic of the outside of the church. 

 topolac Says:   Sta drugo mogu reci o svom gradu, nego da je to grad sa posebnim mestom u mom srcu.Znam da sam subjektivan kada govorim o Topoli, ali cu pokusati da Vam predstavim Topolu, na neki svoj nacin. Svi koji prvi put dolazite, pored obilaska znamenitosti, pokusajte da osetite...