Kraljevo is a city located in Serbia built beside the river Ibar, 7 km. W. of its confluence with the Serbian Morava; and in the midst of an upland valley, between the Kotlenik Mountains, on the north, and the Stolovi Mountains, on the south.

History and sights

By far its most interesting feature is the Coronation church belonging to Žiča monastery. Here six or seven kings are said to have been crowned. The church is Byzantine in style, and has been partially restored; but the main tower dates from the year 1210, when it was founded by St. Sava, the patron saint of Serbia.
The famous monastery of Studenica, 39 km. S. by W. of Kraljevo, stands high up among the south-western mountains, overlooking the Studenica, a tributary of the Ibar. It consists of a group of old-fashioned timber and plaster buildings, a tall belfry, and a diminutive church of white marble, founded in 1190 by King Stephen Nemanya, who himself turned monk and was canonized as St. Simeon.