Bukovička Banja (Aranđelovac)

Bukovička Banja is a distinguished natural mineral spa resort in Aranđelovac, the administrative centre of the Šumadija District in central Serbia, where naturally carbonated bicarbonate mineral waters — still and sparkling variants — emerge from multiple spring sources and have been bottled commercially as Knjaz Miloš mineral water, one of Serbia's most beloved and widely consumed brands, since the late 19th century when Prince Miloš Obrenović developed the resort under the patronage of the Serbian royal family. The spa park at Bukovička Banja, a protected natural reserve of oak and lime forest with elegantly designed mineral water drinking pavilions, is one of the finest examples of Balkan spa park heritage — a tradition of curative walking, mineral water drinking, and therapeutic pavilion design inherited from the Central European Kurbad tradition of the Austro-Hungarian era. Aranđelovac's association with the Obrenović dynasty, Serbia's 19th-century rulers who built the country's major institutions and infrastructure, gives Bukovička Banja a direct connection to the formative period of the modern Serbian state.