Mokra Gora
Mokra Gora is the part spreading over the most western part of Municipality of Užice, the space between southeast slopes of Tara and northwest slopes of Zlatibor Mountain, in Mokra Gora – Rzav valley. It belongs to the group of mountain Zlatibor villages of dispersed Old-Vlach type, in which houses are scattered on the hills and mountain slopes. It stretches over 10.713 acres, with average altitude of 1000 m.
Mokra Gora has been inhabited in early times, thanks to the natural resources of forests and rivers, as well as many other natural resources. The remains of early settlements are represented in burial mounds at the bottom of Šargan and Karasalija, and the remains of the old stone-paved road across Šargan, graves and the inscription on one monument are of Roman culture.
Because of its geographical position, Mokra Gora had to pay its tributes to the Turks and Argonauts and Germans respectively. It undergone migrations, uprisings, arsons, captures and attacks of brigands. Being at the very border with watchtowers, with quarantine, Mokra Gora has been a guard of the frontier for a long time. Thanks to Šargan, across which for many centuries the important roads were routed between Serbia and Bosnia, the most important roads went through Mokra Gora, which emphasized the geographical significance of this village.
The positive geographical position of Mokra Gora showed best when the narrow-gage railroad connecting Belgrade – Čačak – Užice – Višegrad – Sarajevo was opened, passing through Mokra Gora. After the railroad stopped to be used, the road has been asphalted and the road transport of goods and people took its place in both directions- through Užice, far from Mokra Gora about 45 km, and Višegrad, which is 15 km far.
The highway Belgrade – Sarajevo passes through Mokra Gora, which enables connecting of Mokra Gora as a tourist resource well. There are several buses of public conveyance from Užice daily, and there are numerous other busses routes passing through Mokra Gora, because the bus touring to Višegrad and Bosnia.
Turističko geografski položaj Mokre Gore najpovoljniji je u odnosu na afirmisane turističke centre, koji se nalaze u njenoj neposrednoj blizini: Zlatibor, Tara, Perućac.
At the session of the General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Madrid in 2021, Mokra Gora was declared one of the best tourist villages in the world. It was chosen among more than 170 applications from 75 countries of the world, which is a clear demonstration of its exceptional values make the best of its favourable natural characteristics.