Petnica

Петница Petnica

Country:	Serbia
Subdivision:	Kolubara District, Valjevo municipality
Location:	5 km southeast from Valjevo
Population: (2002)	614
Area code:	014
Postal code:
License plates:	VA

Petnica (Serbian pronunciation: [pětnitsa]) is a small village near Valjevo, Serbia. According to the census of 2002, there were 614 inhabitants (according to the census of 1991, there were 483 inhabitants).

Petnica was founded at the beginning of the 15th century. The oldest known written document is Petnica Psalms from 1488, which mentions not only the existence of the village of Petnica, but also the monastery and school there. The Turks burned the monastery in the 18th century, but the church, last renovated in 1864, is still standing. When digging foundations for building stations, excavators discovered the remains of the old cemetery in Petnica ("Bobija") that were transferred to today's church. Today, in the back yard of a large research station in Petnica, there are still two of the three school buildings raised in 1925.

The village is notable for:

Petnica (Петница)

Petnica cave (Петничка Пећина)

Weekend cottage in Petnica (Викендица)

Petnica Science Centre

Petnica cave

Coordinates: 44°14′50″N 19°55′51″E / 44.24722°N 19.93083°E / 44.24722; 19.93083

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