The World War I is also remembered for the battle on nearby Cer mountain where the Serbian army under general Stepa Stepanović won an early victory against Austria-Hungary in August 1914, the first Allied victory in the war.
Družina Obrenović je pustila pečat na mestu kot stalno prebivališče presvetljenega Jevrema Obrenovića, ki je bil brat princa Miloša Obrenovića, kateri je moderniziral in urbaniziral mesto po drugi srbski vstaji.