Nature
Crna Reka waterfall & the Kađenica cave
Divčibare · Šumadija & Western Serbia
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- Divčibare · Šumadija & Western Serbia
- DURATION
- 1–2 days
ABOUT THIS ATTRACTION
Below the plateau the Crna Reka drops 20 metres through the beech gorge — the region’s best waterfall after the spring melt; the Kađenica cave above the villages holds the ossuary of the 1815 uprising’s dead — the mountain’s memory in stone.
HISTORY & BACKGROUND
The story behind it
The Kađenica (the “smoked one”) is the cave where the people of the villages hid during the 1815 fighting — the Ottomans smoked them out; the ossuary is kept, and the small chapel stands at the entrance. The waterfall’s gorge is the locals’ summer swim.
WHAT TO SEE
What to see here
The Crna Reka waterfall and the gorge walk (40 min return).
The Kađenica cave, ossuary and chapel.
The villages’ roadside stands — honey, raspberries, mushrooms in season.
GOOD TO KNOW
Facts & Curiosities
The Kađenica cave keeps the ossuary of 1815 — the uprising’s dead in one chamber.
The Crna Reka falls 20 m through the beech gorge — best in May–June.
The gorge pools are the villages’ swimming holes — cold, clear and local.
The cave-chapel combination makes Kađenica Serbia’s most unusual small memorial.
MAP & LOCATION
Crna Reka waterfall & the Kađenica cave
Crna Reka waterfall & the Kađenica cave, Divčibare, Šumadija & Western Serbia, Serbia
44.2100, 20.0100
THINGS TO DO
Things to do nearby
FOOD & DRINK
Where to eat nearby
The plateau’s grill houses — mountain kajmak and the river trout
Roadside stands for honey, raspberries and the September chanterelles
HOTELS & STAYS
Where to stay nearby
Plateau hotels and villas (the classic air-spa stay); village rooms below for the quiet
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