[citation needed] The ski resort area is ideally situated on the north and northwest-facing slopes of the Šar Mountains National Park.

It is situated in the northeastern part of the Šar Mountains, and in the drainage basin of the Lepenac river.

The Brezovica ski resort is situated between 900 m and 2,500 m above sea level, about 14 km south of the village.

In Medieval Serbia, the župa (province) of Sirinić (first mentioned in a charter of the 13th century, the second time in 1331, in a charter of Emperor Stephen Dušan) existed, covering the whole of modern Štrpce municipality, having the cities of Gradište (in Brezovica) and Zidinac (in Gotovuša).

[3] The fort is in ruins, of which a donjon tower, and outlines of other buildings, can be identified.