ajić, who died a brave death
while protecting the city. After that Serbia was given autonomy in the Ottoman
Empire in 1817. Sixty one years later Serbia became an independent
country. After 1882 Čačak was a part of the Kingdom of Serbia, then from
1918 to 2003 part of Yugoslavia. From 2003 to 2006 Čačak was a part of Serbia
and Montenegro. Since 2006 it has been a part of the Republic of Serbia.
Also, in 1941, during World War II Čačak was the eastern settlement
in the short-lived Užička republika state which was cut off by Nazi
Germany shortly after it was founded
