The Golijska Moravica or simply Moravica is a river in western Serbia. With a length of 98 km, it is the longer headstream of the Zapadna Morava, and thus, of the Velika Morava. Its name, Moravica, means "little Morava" in Serbian, and it also gives its name to the surrounding region and the modern Moravica District of Serbia.
The Golijska Moravica originates from the western slopes of the Golija mountain and flows straight to the north, between the Golija and Javor mountains, through the Stari Vlah region. Even though the area in the lower course is sparsely populated, there are many hamlets on the river, characteristically organized in clusters. More important are the villages of Sakovići, Gazdovići, Kumanica, Međurečje and Čitluk.
The Golijska Morava enters the Ivanjica depression, located between the mountains of Čemerno on the east, and Mučanj on the west. This is where it receives the Lučka reka from the right and Grabovička reka from the left and flows through the town of Ivanjica, its suburbs of Bedina Varoš and Šume, the satellite earth station of Prilike and the village of Dubrava. At the end of the depression, the Golijska Moravica passes next to the monastery of Sveti Arhanđeli, as it continues to the north.
From Ivanjica depression, the Golijska Moravica flows into the Arilje depression, located between the mountains of Golubac and Blagaja, where it receives the Trešnjevica from the right, and its major tributary, the Rzav from the right, near the town of Arilje, which itself used to be called Moravica in medieval period. In the final section, the Golijska Morava reaches the Tašti field, located between the mountains of Blagaja, Krstac and Crnokosa, east of the town of Požega. Near the village of Pilatovići, the Golijska Morava meets the Đetinja and together they form the Zapadna Morava, longer headwater of the Velika Morava. The Golijska Moravica drains an area of 1,513 km², belongs tothe Black Sea drainage area and it is not navigable. The river's potential for power production is not used.
