Observation Tower Fruška Gora

Only a few kilometers from Fruška Gora, across the Danube River, lies Novi Sad, the largest city in the Vojvodina province. After the April War in 1941, Novi Sad and the entire Bačka region were annexed by Hungary, while the Srem region, including the Fruška Gora mountains, became part of the Independent State of Croatia.
The Danube River became the natural border between the two allies of Nazi Germany. Across from Novi Sad, on the Srem side of the Danube, lies the Petrovaradin Fortress, an important stronghold built in the 18th century. During World War II, it held a strong garrison of a few thousand soldiers.
During the first year of the war, there were many anti-fascist activists in the Bačka region and Novi Sad, but a lot of them were killed or imprisoned. Unlike the hills and woods of Fruška Gora, the flat terrain of the Pannonian plain in Bačka was not suitable for partisan warfare. As a result, many anti-fascists hoped to reach Fruška Gora and Srem to join the partisans, but crossing the Danube was very risky, as its coastline was heavily guarded on both sides.
The first illegal connections between Srem and Bačka were established by the end of 1942, and by 1943, permanent lines were organized.
The main crossings cannot be seen from the viewpoint, as they were further to the west, near the Croatian border, particularly between Bačka Palanka and Neštin. An impressive monument in Neštin commemorates one of these crossings.[This site is part of the Liberation Routes Hiking Tour "The Liberation Walk" (6km)]
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