Rijeka Crnojevića bridge

Rijeka Crnojevića bridge
Crosses Crnojević River
Locale Rijeka Crnojevića, Montenegro
Official name Most na Rijeci Crnojevića
Characteristics
Total length 43m
History
Opened 1853

Rijeka Crnojevića bridge (Montenegrin: Most na Rijeci Crnojevića) - also known as Danilo's bridge (Montenegrin: Danilov most) - is a bridge in Rijeka Crnojevića, Montenegro. The bridge spans the Crnojević River and is one of the most important historical monuments and tourist attractions in the municipality of Cetinje.

History

The bridge was built in 1853, by the Montenegrin Prince Danilo, who erected the bridge in memory of his father Stanko Petrović. On the left side of the river, next to the bridge, Danilo I also built a one-storey house, popularly called Mostina.[1]

Danilo's bridge replaced the previous wooden bridge across the river, which was built by his predecessor Petar II Petrović-Njegoš.[2]

Characteristics

Danilo's bridge is a double-arched limestone bridge. Its total length is 43 meters.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ethnogastro-balkan.net/mne/p/2074/stara_crna_gora/rijeka_crnojevica/o_mjestu
  2. ↑ http://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/najljepsi-mostovi-crnoj-gori-jaci-nemara-zuba-vremena-clanak-84947

Coordinates: 42°21′21″N 19°01′28″E / 42.355801°N 19.024326°E / 42.355801; 19.024326

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