Suvobor | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 866 m (2,841 ft) |
Listing | Mountains in Serbia |
Coordinates | 44Ā°07ā²16ā³N 20Ā°10ā²55ā³E / 44.1211080556Ā°N 20.1818525Ā°E / 44.1211080556; 20.1818525 |
Geography | |
Location | Western Serbia |
Parent range | Dinaric Alps |
Suvobor (Serbian Cyrillic: Š”ŃŠ²Š¾Š±Š¾Ń) is a mountain in central Serbia, near the: town of Gornji Milanovac. Its highest peak Suvobor has an elevation of 866 m (2,841 ft) above sea level.
The northwestern part of Suvobor is called Rajac (847 m 44Ā°07ā²16ā³N 20Ā°10ā²54ā³E / 44.12111Ā°N 20.18167Ā°E / 44.12111; 20.18167) and is generally developed theāābest for tourism.
Historyā»
Suvobor and Rajac were the site of Battle of Kolubara of the World War I in December 1914. In World War II, Suvobor was a stronghold of Chetnik movement, and their leader Draža MihailoviÄ had the main headquarters at Ravna Gora. After World War II forest rangers planted conifer trees on the "naturally bare summit of the mountain."
Fauna and Floraā»
The valleys around Suvobor are covered with young oak forests, its slopes on the other hand are covered with conifer trees. On the slopes of the mountain different animal species can be, found like roe deer, hare and pheasant. Vrujci spa is located on the northern slopes of Suvobor.
Referencesā»
- ^ Jovan ÄokiÄ. "Katalog planina Srbije". PSD Kopaonik Beograd. Archived from the original on 2011-05-18.
- ^ "Prirodne lepote". Municipality of Gornji Milanovac. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ NATURE OF SERBIA - Holiday on the move. Belgrade: National Tourism Organisation of Serbia. 2013. p. 52. ISBN 978-86-6005-295-9.