Rtanj (Boljevac)

Rtanj (Serbian Cyrillic: Ртањ) is a settlement in the municipality of Boljevac in Eastern Serbia. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 120 people. It lies in a valley under the eponymous mountain.

Rtanj was founded in the late 19th century by a wealthy Jewish family Minh (Münch) as a mining settlement, and prospered in the early 20th century. In 1929, its population was over 2,000, chiefly miners and their families who settled from across the region. German occupation in World War II and subsequent nationalization by Yugoslav communist authorities marked the beginning of the town's decline, and the coal mine was closed in 1967. Only in the 2000s the settlement saw a certain revival and attention of investors, catering for tourists seeking peaceful vacation and hiking over the mountain. As of 2020, it hosts a luxury hotel "Ramonda" and several guest houses.