Rijeka Crnojevića Bridge ( cnr-Latn-Cyrl, Most na Rijeci Crnojevića, Мост на Ријеци Црнојевића, separator=" / "), also known as Danilo's Bridge ( cnr-Latn-Cyrl, Danilov most, Данилов мост, separator=" / ", link=no), is a bridge in

Rijeka Crnojevića Rijeka Crnojevića ( cnr-Cyrl, Ријека Црнојевића, lit=River of Crnojević noble family, Crnojević) is a town in Montenegro on the eponymous Rijeka Crnojevića (river), Rijeka Crnojevića River, near the shore of Lake Skadar lake, ...

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. The bridge spans the Rijeka Crnojevića River and is one of the most important historical monuments and tourist attractions in

Cetinje Municipality The Old Royal Capital Cetinje (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: Prijestonica Cetinje / Пријестоница Цетиње) is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. Due to its former status as the capital of the old Kingdom of Montenegro, ...

. The bridge connected Rijeka Crnojevića with the medieval town of Obod, located on a hilltop across the river, which was the location of the first South Slavic printing house.

History

Building of the bridge was commissioned in 1853 by the Montenegrin Prince Danilo, who erected the bridge in memory of his father Stanko Petrović. On the left bank of the river, adjacent to the bridge, Danilo also built a one-story house, popularly called Mostina ( cnr-Cyrl, Мостина).Bogata istorija: Rijeka Crnojevića kao crnogorska Venecija
/ref> Danilo's Bridge replaced the previous

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across the river, which was built by his predecessor

Petar II Petrović-Njegoš Petar II Petrović-Njegoš ( sr-cyrl, Петар II Петровић-Његош, ; – ), commonly referred to simply as Njegoš (), was a List of rulers of Montenegro, Prince-Bishop (''vladika'') of Montenegro, poet and philosopher whose ...

Characteristics

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

References

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