ation ▁G orn ji ▁Mate jev ac ▁lies ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁M 1 . 1 2 ▁highway ▁which ▁connect s ▁Ni š ▁with ▁Sof ia ▁in ▁Bulg aria . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁connected ▁with ▁Ni š ▁by ▁several ▁p aved ▁roads . ▁ ▁Culture ▁and ▁recre ation ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁cultural ▁and ▁historic ▁monument ▁of ▁G orn ji ▁Mate jev ac ▁is ▁the ▁so - called ▁Latin ▁Church , ▁consec r ated ▁to ▁Saint ▁Nicholas . ▁The ▁Latin ▁Church ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁surv ived ▁buildings ▁in ▁Ser bia ▁which ▁preced e ▁the ▁N eman ji ć ▁dynast y ▁period . ▁The ▁church ▁is ▁small , ▁made ▁of ▁brick , ▁has ▁one ▁nave ▁and ▁an ▁ap se . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁hill ▁above ▁G orn ji ▁Mate jev ac . ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁that ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁citizens ▁of ▁Dub rov nik ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁and ▁pres umably ▁this ▁is ▁where ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Latin ▁Church ▁comes ▁from . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁the ▁church ▁under w ent ▁an ▁extensive ▁rest oration . ▁Since ▁October   2 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁it ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁Cultural ▁Heritage ▁Monument . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁when ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁precisely , ▁but ▁most ▁likely ▁it ▁happened ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁century . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Ni š ava ▁District