Bela Voda

Bela Voda - The most important information

Bela Voda or White Water is a village located 205 km south of Belgrade, and belongs to the town of Krusevac, which is 14 km away. It was named after the water that came out of the spring that was located on the place where the Sculpture Park is today, and thus created white foam. According to the 2002 census, White Water had 1387 inhabitants.

History of White Water

White Water became part of the Principality of Serbia after the Second World War, and in 1954 an industrial railway was built that leads to the Maidans of White Water, which also contain the sandstone of White Water, for which the village is famous. Since 1975, the "Rosette of White Water", a cultural event, has been held in White Water in mid-July, when the Stone Rosette Award is presented. The first winner of this award was Desanka Maksimovic.

What to visit in White Water

Museum of Masonry and Sculpture - opened on July 18, 2009 and contains numerous sculptural exhibits, photographs of rosettes at the Church of St. Prince Lazarus in Birmingham, made of sandstone from White Water, as well as photographs of the Church of St. Mark in Belgrade. In this museum, you can also see all the natural colors of the White Water stone.
Sculpture Park - this is actually an amphitheater that was built in 1987, and which also contains sculptural details from 2001. The "Rosette of White Water" is held in the Sculpture Park.
Large fountain - located in the amphitheater and is the center of the village and a place where people gather. It is actually a stone house, and on one wall there is a plaque on which it is written that the fountain was built during the time of Prince Aleksandar Karadjordjevic.

How to get to White Water

You can reach White Water from Krusevac from the bus station Jugoprevoz Krusevac, and the journey takes about half an hour. For information on departures, you can contact the Krusevac Bus Station at +381 37 425 805.