Long-term cooperation of our institutions, the Institute for Balkan Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the National Museum in Kraljevo, has brought another fruit. This book, is formed from the joint conference held with in the manifestation Žica Spiritual Assembly, from August 14 to August 16, 1997, in Belgrade and Kraljevo, titled "Rudo polje - Karanovac - Kraljevo" and subtitled "From the first written mentioning in 1476 to the occupation in 1915". This as well as scientific meetings held before, is directed towards a single goal, writing the history of Kraljevo from ancient times to today. The application of this methodology is gradually conquering knowledge about the long history of life on the territory of the city, complemented by new treatment research, archival searches of documents, literary and other sources. This meeting and collection of papers created from it testifies to the fact of unequal exploration of several periods of city development.
