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Iriški Venac TV tower memorial – Fruška Gora TV Tower loop from Fruska Gora National Park
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Iriški Venac TV tower memorial – Fruška Gora TV Tower loop from Fruska Gora National Park
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Iriški Venac TV tower memorial – Fruška Gora TV Tower loop from Fruska Gora National Park
03:26
50.2km
820m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: November 3, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 39.3 km for 52 m
Waypoints
A
Start point
Bus stop
1
3.03 km
View of the Valley from Fruška Gora National Park
Highlight • Viewpoint
Beautiful ridge riding with multiple spots for lunch and rest.
Tip by
2
6.14 km
Descent from Crveni Čot to Beočin via Partizanski Put
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
This path is now open and completely new.
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Tip by
3
38.6 km
Hotel Iriški Venac
Highlight • Historical Site
The building is a good example of modernist architecture that was dominant in Yugoslavia between the two world wars. Although the author of the hotel was Marjan Ivačić, the original project was adapted by Đorđe Tabaković, one of the leading architects of Yugoslav modernism.
The hotel was erected in 1935 on the initiative of the Mountaineering Society "Fruška Gora." The society was founded in 1924 to popularize and develop local tourism, mountaineering, and re-connection with nature.
Among the founders was the lawyer Ignjat Pavlas (1886-1942), a pre-war Yugoslav patriot and leader of anti-Axis demonstrations held in Novi Sad on the 27th of March 1941, as well as Vasa Stajić, a famous Serbian intellectual, politician, and anti-fascist.
In the Youth Organization of the Mountaineering Society "Fruška Gora," some prominent communist and anti-fascist activists were active, such as Branko Bajić (1911-1942), a member of the Regional Committee of KPJ for Vojvodina. He used this organization as a cover to organize camping meetings of Communist Youth from the Vojvodina province on Fruška Gora before the war started.
During the war, Hotel "Venac" and its surroundings were one of the most important fascist strongholds in the Fruška Gora hills, and the hotel was occupied by German and Croatian military units throughout the conflict. Iriški Venac region was liberated by the 7th Vojvodina Brigade in the middle of October 1944.
After the war, the hotel was renovated and used for tourist accommodation until the civil war in Yugoslavia in the 1990s, when the hotel was transformed into a refugee center for Serbian people from Bosnia and Croatia. After their resettlement, the hotel was closed down and left to decay, which remains the case to this day.
[This site is part of the Liberation Routes Hiking Tour "The Liberation Walk" (6km)]
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The hotel was erected in 1935 on the initiative of the Mountaineering Society "Fruška Gora." The society was founded in 1924 to popularize and develop local tourism, mountaineering, and re-connection with nature.
Among the founders was the lawyer Ignjat Pavlas (1886-1942), a pre-war Yugoslav patriot and leader of anti-Axis demonstrations held in Novi Sad on the 27th of March 1941, as well as Vasa Stajić, a famous Serbian intellectual, politician, and anti-fascist.
In the Youth Organization of the Mountaineering Society "Fruška Gora," some prominent communist and anti-fascist activists were active, such as Branko Bajić (1911-1942), a member of the Regional Committee of KPJ for Vojvodina. He used this organization as a cover to organize camping meetings of Communist Youth from the Vojvodina province on Fruška Gora before the war started.
During the war, Hotel "Venac" and its surroundings were one of the most important fascist strongholds in the Fruška Gora hills, and the hotel was occupied by German and Croatian military units throughout the conflict. Iriški Venac region was liberated by the 7th Vojvodina Brigade in the middle of October 1944.
After the war, the hotel was renovated and used for tourist accommodation until the civil war in Yugoslavia in the 1990s, when the hotel was transformed into a refugee center for Serbian people from Bosnia and Croatia. After their resettlement, the hotel was closed down and left to decay, which remains the case to this day.
[This site is part of the Liberation Routes Hiking Tour "The Liberation Walk" (6km)]
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Tip by
4
39.3 km
Freedom Monument (Spomenik Slobode) at Iriški Venac
Highlight • Monument
Before World War II, Iriški Venac was one of the central points of Fruška Gora, located at the intersection of Grebenski Put (Ridge Road), today called the Partizanski Put, and the road between Irig and Sremska Kamenica. As an important communication center, Iriški Venac was under the armed control of the occupiers throughout the war and was only liberated in October 1944 by the units of the 7th Vojvodina Brigade.
The monument known as "Freedom", dedicated to the fallen fighters and the National Liberation Movement (NOP) of Vojvodina, is one of the first more representative monuments erected in the territory of Vojvodina, and it is also among the most impressive monuments erected in the first decade after liberation across the entire territory of Yugoslavia.
Even though Iriški Venac was not of major importance for the Fruška Gora partisans, it was chosen for the location of this monument, being the tourist and traffic center of the mountain. It was unveiled on July 7th, 1951, on the 10th anniversary of the Uprising in Serbia, in the presence of around 100,000 citizens.
The author of the monument is the renowned sculptor Sreten Stojanović. "Freedom" belongs to the group of figurative-architectural monuments. The monument is built of Belovac stone and paved with Motajnica granite. The total height of the monument is 36 meters, and the figure of a woman - the personification of the ideal of freedom - at the top of the obelisk is 7 meters high. By some accounts, the figure of the woman is oriented towards Bosnia, because that is where most of the partisans from Srem and the entire Vojvodina province went to combat.
In front of the obelisk, on a high pedestal, there is a composition made up of six figures, symbolizing the people of Srem and Vojvodina who rose up in revolt. The base of the monument is framed by a bronze relief 50 meters long, which, through several chronological and thematic units, presents the development and course of the People's Liberation Struggle (NOB) in the area of Srem.
Among other things, the relief depicts the entry and terror of the occupiers, the beginning of the uprising, the cooperation between the common people and the partisans, armed conflicts with the occupiers, and the final victory.
[This site is part of the Liberation Routes cycling tour "The Danube to Victory Route" (58km)]
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The monument known as "Freedom", dedicated to the fallen fighters and the National Liberation Movement (NOP) of Vojvodina, is one of the first more representative monuments erected in the territory of Vojvodina, and it is also among the most impressive monuments erected in the first decade after liberation across the entire territory of Yugoslavia.
Even though Iriški Venac was not of major importance for the Fruška Gora partisans, it was chosen for the location of this monument, being the tourist and traffic center of the mountain. It was unveiled on July 7th, 1951, on the 10th anniversary of the Uprising in Serbia, in the presence of around 100,000 citizens.
The author of the monument is the renowned sculptor Sreten Stojanović. "Freedom" belongs to the group of figurative-architectural monuments. The monument is built of Belovac stone and paved with Motajnica granite. The total height of the monument is 36 meters, and the figure of a woman - the personification of the ideal of freedom - at the top of the obelisk is 7 meters high. By some accounts, the figure of the woman is oriented towards Bosnia, because that is where most of the partisans from Srem and the entire Vojvodina province went to combat.
In front of the obelisk, on a high pedestal, there is a composition made up of six figures, symbolizing the people of Srem and Vojvodina who rose up in revolt. The base of the monument is framed by a bronze relief 50 meters long, which, through several chronological and thematic units, presents the development and course of the People's Liberation Struggle (NOB) in the area of Srem.
Among other things, the relief depicts the entry and terror of the occupiers, the beginning of the uprising, the cooperation between the common people and the partisans, armed conflicts with the occupiers, and the final victory.
[This site is part of the Liberation Routes cycling tour "The Danube to Victory Route" (58km)]
komoot.com/tour/1933369594?share_token=aRc7kQYJ01cywoOlRPXzWvplRxrDI3K22D17Rs90xCFiVo5TvF&ref=wtd
Tip by
5
41.8 km
Iriški Venac TV tower memorial
Highlight • Monument
Further up the road, not far away from the TV tower, there is Hotel Norcev, and a public water tap next to it, where you can replenish your water supply.
Tip by
6
41.9 km
Fruška Gora TV Tower
Highlight • Monument
Remnants of a TV tower damaged during NATO bombing campaign of '99.
Tip by
45.5 km
Иришки венац
Mountain Pass
8
49.9 km
Bust of Đorđe Šunduković Šune
Highlight • Monument
Đorđe Šunduković Šune (1907-1942), a farmer from the nearby town of Irig, was one of the older and more experienced fighters among the first partisans on Fruška Gora and one of the few who had served in the army before the war. Šunduković played a significant role in organizing the uprising in the Irig district and became the first commander of the Irig Company, formed in November 1941. He was later elected as the commander of the Danube Partisan Detachment.
On March 24, 1942, the local Ustasha gendarmerie noticed the movement of the Danube Detachment around the Rakovac village and set up an ambush near the mountain lodge in the Zmajevac area. In the attack on the detachment, four fighters were killed, sixteen were captured, and six were wounded.
Among the wounded was Commander Šunduković. In a panicked retreat, the wounded commander was hidden by his comrades in the bushes with the intention of returning for him later. Not wanting to be discovered by the Ustasha, Šunduković crawled away from the hiding spot on his own, and it took his comrades five days to locate him. By the time they found him, he was in critical condition. They transported him to Vrdnik, where he passed away shortly afterward.
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death, a bust of Đorđe Šunduković was unveiled at Zmajevac in 1972, created by sculptor Pavle Radovanović. The mountain lodge at Zmajevac, where massive partisan ceremonies were held annually, was also named after the first commander of the Danube Detachment.
[This site is part of the Liberation Routes cycling tour "Fruška Gora Liberation Circuit"]
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On March 24, 1942, the local Ustasha gendarmerie noticed the movement of the Danube Detachment around the Rakovac village and set up an ambush near the mountain lodge in the Zmajevac area. In the attack on the detachment, four fighters were killed, sixteen were captured, and six were wounded.
Among the wounded was Commander Šunduković. In a panicked retreat, the wounded commander was hidden by his comrades in the bushes with the intention of returning for him later. Not wanting to be discovered by the Ustasha, Šunduković crawled away from the hiding spot on his own, and it took his comrades five days to locate him. By the time they found him, he was in critical condition. They transported him to Vrdnik, where he passed away shortly afterward.
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death, a bust of Đorđe Šunduković was unveiled at Zmajevac in 1972, created by sculptor Pavle Radovanović. The mountain lodge at Zmajevac, where massive partisan ceremonies were held annually, was also named after the first commander of the Danube Detachment.
[This site is part of the Liberation Routes cycling tour "Fruška Gora Liberation Circuit"]
komoot.com/de-de/tour/1870928931?share_token=arNOGj2dKOO605JTe2ZpbVW7s7N624smYsy5No7bVl78oCzjv4&ref=wtd
Tip by
9
50.2 km
Zmajevac Viewpoint, Fruška Gora National Park
Highlight • Viewpoint
This viewpoint offers a view of the southern slopes of Fruška Gora, with the Vrdnik Tower visible on a nearby hill. The tower is a remnant of a 14th-century fortification destroyed during the Turkish conquests in the 16th century.
Although no extensive archaeological research has been conducted, indications suggest that the medieval fortress may have been built on older foundations, possibly dating back to the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Probus (3rd century AD), who was originally from this region.
Beyond the foothills of Fruška Gora, the plains of Srem stretch southward for about 30 kilometers to the Sava River, which marked the boundary between the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) and occupied Serbia during World War II. Although the anti-fascist movement had significant support in most villages of Srem, and despite the villages being well connected with alternative route networks, the plain presented challenging terrain. The greatest threats came from larger cities like Ruma and Sremska Mitrovica, as well as key roads and the heavily guarded Belgrade–Zagreb railway, where fascist units, bunkers, and armored trains were stationed.
[This site is part of the Liberation Routes cycling tour "Fruška Gora Liberation Circuit"]
komoot.com/de-de/tour/1870928931?share_token=arNOGj2dKOO605JTe2ZpbVW7s7N624smYsy5No7bVl78oCzjv4&ref=wtd
Although no extensive archaeological research has been conducted, indications suggest that the medieval fortress may have been built on older foundations, possibly dating back to the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Probus (3rd century AD), who was originally from this region.
Beyond the foothills of Fruška Gora, the plains of Srem stretch southward for about 30 kilometers to the Sava River, which marked the boundary between the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) and occupied Serbia during World War II. Although the anti-fascist movement had significant support in most villages of Srem, and despite the villages being well connected with alternative route networks, the plain presented challenging terrain. The greatest threats came from larger cities like Ruma and Sremska Mitrovica, as well as key roads and the heavily guarded Belgrade–Zagreb railway, where fascist units, bunkers, and armored trains were stationed.
[This site is part of the Liberation Routes cycling tour "Fruška Gora Liberation Circuit"]
komoot.com/de-de/tour/1870928931?share_token=arNOGj2dKOO605JTe2ZpbVW7s7N624smYsy5No7bVl78oCzjv4&ref=wtd
Tip by
B
50.2 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
40.2 km
7.28 km
2.37 km
245 m
171 m
Surfaces
47.7 km
1.62 km
609 m
177 m
104 m
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