Velika Rudoka
Velika Rudoka is the highest peak of the Rudoka Mountain, situated in the Šar Mountains range, exactly on the border between Kosovo and North Macedonia.Photo: Македонец, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Plateau with an elevation of 2,529 metres
- Description: highest peak of Kosovo
- Also known as: “Babašnica”
- Historically known as: “Rudok”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bogovinje Lake and Borislavec.
Bogovinje Lake
Lake
Photo: Македонец, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bogovinje Lake is situated in the Bogovinje municipality in the western part of the Republic of North Macedonia. It is one of 39 lakes on Šar mountains and like others boosts tourism in the local area. Bogovinje Lake is situated 3½ km northeast of Velika Rudoka.
Borislavec
Peak
Photo: anicapetkoska, CC BY 2.0.
Borislavec is a peak, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Velika Rudoka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Restelicë and Brod.
Restelicë
Village
Photo: Aljabakphoto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Restelicë is a Gorani village in the south of Kosovo, the largest in the municipality of Dragash, located in the Gora region. Restelicë is situated 9 km west of Velika Rudoka.
Brod
Photo: Aljabakphoto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brod is a village in the municipality of Dragash in southern Kosovo. It is part of the District of Prizren and of the region called Gora. The majority of people are Gorani. Brod is a big village with 900 houses.
Velika Rudoka
- Categories: plateau, peak, and landform
- Location: North Macedonia, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Swedish—“Velika Rudoka” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Maja e Njeriut”
- Albanian: “Rudoka e Madhe”
- Albanian: “Rudokë” (historical)
- Bulgarian: “Рудока”
- Cebuano: “Rudoka”
- Czech: “Rudoka”
- German: “Rudoka”
- Greek: “Βέλικα Ρούντοκα”
- Indonesian: “Velika Rudoka”
- Macedonian: “Rudoka Planina”
- Macedonian: “Rudoka”
- Macedonian: “Рудока” (historical)
- Persian: “ولیکا رودکا”
- Polish: “Rudoka”
- Romanian: “Marele Rudoka”
- Romanian: “Rudoka”
- Serbian: “Велика Рудока”
- Swedish: “Rudoka”
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