Museums & History
The 1900 hydroelectric plant & the Partisan museum
Užice · Šumadija & Western Serbia
QUICK INFORMATION
- CATEGORY
- Museums & History
- COUNTRY
- Serbia
- REGION
- Užice · Šumadija & Western Serbia
- DURATION
- 1–2 days
ABOUT THIS ATTRACTION
Two museums, one town’s pride: the 1900 hydro plant on the Đetinja — built on Tesla’s system when Europe was still burning gas — whose original generators still turn on demonstration days; and the National Museum’s exhibition on the 1941 “Užice Republic”, the 67 days when the Partisans ran the town as the first liberated territory of occupied Europe, printing their own newspaper and running the arms works by night.
HISTORY & BACKGROUND
The story behind it
The power station (1900) was the work of the town’s industrialists and Tesla’s patents — the Đetinja’s fall drove the turbines; it lit Užice before many European capitals. The Partisan republic (autumn 1941) was the first liberated territory in occupied Europe — its newspaper Borba, its arms works, its 67 days ended in the November offensive; the museum keeps the printing press and the weapons.
WHAT TO SEE
What to see here
The 1900 turbine hall — the original generators and the Tesla story.
The Partisan republic exhibition — the printing press and the arms works.
The Đetinja walk between the two — the promenade is the town’s living room.
GOOD TO KNOW
Facts & Curiosities
The 1900 plant is among the first alternating-current hydro plants in Europe — Tesla’s system at work a decade after Niagara.
The “Užice Republic” (24 September – 29 November 1941) ran its own newspaper (Borba, still the name of Serbia’s paper) and minted money.
The Partisan arms works repaired rifles by night during the 67 days — the museum keeps the lathes.
The original 1900 generators still turn on demonstration days — a working museum.
MAP & LOCATION
The 1900 hydroelectric plant & the Partisan museum
The 1900 hydroelectric plant & the Partisan museum, Užice, Šumadija & Western Serbia, Serbia
43.8480, 19.8360
THINGS TO DO
Things to do nearby
FOOD & DRINK
Where to eat nearby
Grill houses on the promenade — pljeskavica and the Užička pršuta
The kafanas by the Đetinja for the evening rakia and the river
HOTELS & STAYS
Where to stay nearby
Town hotels and apartments on the promenade; villages above town for the quiet
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