Zlatibor () is a town located at the namesake mountain in the municipality of ÃÂajetina, western Serbia. As of 2011, the population of the town is 2,821 inhabitants.
It is a popular tourist resort in Serbia. By road and rail it is connected with Uà ¾ice and Nova Varoà ¡. It lies on the road linking Belgrade with the Montenegrin coast and off the BelgradeâÂÂBar railway.
The city's name means "golden pine" coming from the words "zlati/÷ûðÃÂø" meaning golden, and "bor/ñþÃÂ" meaning pine
The town's original name was Kulaà ¡evac. In August 1893, King Aleksandar Obrenoviàcame to Kulaà ¡evac (), and built a fountain called Kraljeva ÃÂesma (ÃÂÃÂðÃÂõòð ÃÂõÃÂüð, "The King's Fountain"). In honor of King Aleksandar's contribution, Kulaà ¡evac was renamed to Kraljeva Voda (ÃÂÃÂðÃÂõòð ÃÂþôð, "The King's Water"). In 1903, King Petar KaraÃÂorÃÂeviàI built a villa on the site, helping strengthen the growing trend of turning the slopes surrounding Kraljeva Voda into a vacation spot. After World War II, Kraljeva Voda was renamed to Partizanske Vode (ÃÂðÃÂÃÂø÷ðýÃÂúõ ÃÂþôõ, "The Partisans' Waters") in 1946. The name change was out of respect for wounded Zlatibor Partisans who were murdered by Nazi Germany's army in November and December 1941, while they were recovering in the main hospital of Palisad in the northern part of Kraljeva Voda. In 1995, Partizanske Vode was renamed to Zlatibor, recognizing the mountain upon which the town rests.
The town lies roughly 10 kilometers from Tornik, a mountain summit popular with skiing enthusiasts. A gondola lift which spans over and connects the town center of Zlatibor with Tornik ski resort was opened in December 2020.