Gornji Milanovac

Gornji Milanovac Горњи Милановац (Serbian) Despotovica
Town and municipality
From top: Town center, The Old Court building, Takovski ustanak gymnasium, "Takovski grm" Memorial Complex, Church of Holy Trinity
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  "Време и моје право (Time and my right)"
Location of the municipality of Gornji Milanovac within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°01′27″N 20°27′36″E / 44.02417°N 20.46000°E / 44.02417; 20.46000
Country	Serbia
Region	Šumadija and Western Serbia
District	Moravica
Founded	1853
Settlements	63
Government
• Mayor	Dejan Kovačević (SNS)
Area [1]
• Rank	21st in Serbia
• Town	16.84 km2 (6.50 sq mi)
• Municipality	836 km2 (323 sq mi)
Elevation	310 m (1,020 ft)
Population  (2022 census)[2]
• Rank	32nd in Serbia
• Town	23,109
• Town density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
• Municipality	38,985
• Municipality density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	32300 32301
Area code	+381(0)32
Car plates	GM
Website	www.gornjimilanovac.rs

Gornji Milanovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Гoрњи Милановац, pronounced [ɡôːrɲiː mǐlanoʋats] ^ⓘ) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of central Serbia. The population of the town is 23,109, while the population of the municipality is 38,985 (2022 census data).

The town was founded in 1853. Before 1859 the original name of the town was Despotovica (Serbian Cyrillic: Деспотовица), after the Despotovica river passing by the town. In 1859 the name was changed to Gornji Milanovac at the request of the Prince of Serbia Miloš Obrenović. Its name means Upper Milanovac (there is a Lower Milanovac as well, while Milanovac stems from the name Milan in Serbian).