Based on a protection study carried out by the Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, the Government of the Republic of Serbia declared the “Kalemegdanski Rt” in Belgrade, located south of the confluence of the Sava and the Danube, between the Upper and Lower Belgrade Fortress, a monument of nature. The boundaries of this natural monument include a unique natural geological rarity on the territory of Serbia – the seashore profile from the oldest stage in the history of the former Pannonian Sea.

In the area of the “Kalemegdanski rt” Monument of Nature, which covers 14 hectares and 7 acres, the protection regimes of the 2nd and 3rd degree have been established, as published in a Decree in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia. According to the Rulebook on evaluation criteria and the procedure of categorization of protected areas, the Natural Monument “Kalemegdanski rt” was declared a 1st category area of international, national and exceptional importance, with the aim of preserving the sediments of the Miocene age.

“Kalemegdski rt” also has its historical significance for Belgrade, because this limestone rock is probably responsible for the name that our capital has borne since the arrival of the Slavs in the Balkans at the beginning of the seventh century.

The whiteness of the limestone ridge with the remains of an early Byzantine fortress, which had to have stood out clearly in the surrounding landscape, with ramparts and towers built of stone of the same geological composition and colour, undoubtedly determined the new name of the city, White City – Belgrade.

Thus, “Kalemegdanski rt”, in addition to its geological value, also has historical significance and as such represents an inseparable part of the identity of our capital.

The natural monument “Kalemegdanski rt” has now been entrusted to the management of the PE Belgrade Fortress.

Every year, on 11 April, the Nature Conservation Day is marked in order to point out the importance of improving the protection of nature and its monuments.