Avala is a mountain in Serbia. It has an altitude of 511 m. It is considered one of the most popular destinations for longer stay in nature and in clean air, away from the center of Belgrade 17 km. It is grown in October in the central part and coniferous forest. The natural complex of Avala has been protected since 1859.
In the Middle Ages on the top of the Avala there was the city of Zrnov, which also controlled the approach to Belgrade. Turks conquered it in the 15th century and rearranged it for its needs. It was abandoned in the ruins of the 18th century, and in 1934 the remains of the city were demolished in order to build a monument to the Unknown Hero in its place.
The name Avala originates from the 14th century Avali (arap.) "Golo brdo" in the 19th century is a forested Avala mountain. On the top of the mountain, a mausoleum was built in 1938, a Monument to the Unknown Hero, the work of Ivan Mestrovic dedicated to Serbian heroes from the First World War.
Before the very summit of Avala, there is another monumental monument to the tragically dead Russians on October 19, 1964. In the accident of the Russian Ilyushin-18 plane that crashed in Avala, all passengers were killed, including a six-member delegation of the Soviet Army with Marshal Sergei Birjuzov forehead. The delegation was sent to Belgrade to participate in the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade.
