Venac

Venac is a peak in Opština Irig, Srem District, Vojvodina and has an elevation of 444 metres. Venac is situated nearby to the locality Staro Hopovo Monastery, as well as near Novo Hopovo Monastery.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Ledinci and Novo Hopovo Monastery.

Lake Ledinci

Lake

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Lake Ledinci is a small artificial lake on the mountain of Fruška Gora in Serbia, near the city of Novi Sad. The lake was created during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, when pumps in the abandoned trachyte quarry of Srebro were damaged and stopped pumping the water out of the quarry. Lake Ledinci is situated 2½ km northwest of Venac.

Novo Hopovo Monastery

Church

Photo: Ванилица, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Novo Hopovo Monastery is a Serb Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in northern Serbia, in the province of Vojvodina. According to tradition, the monastery was built by the Despots of the House of Branković. Novo Hopovo Monastery is situated 3 km southeast of Venac.

Staro Hopovo Monastery

Church

Photo: Jdjerich, CC BY 3.0.

The Staro Hopovo Monastery is a Serb Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the northern Serbia, in the province of Vojvodina. According to tradition, the monastery was founded by bishop Maksim. Staro Hopovo Monastery is situated 3 km southeast of Venac.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vrdnik and Popovica.

Vrdnik

Village

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Vrdnik is a village located in the municipality of Irig, northern Serbia, in the Vojvodina province of Serbia. It is located at southern slopes of Fruška Gora, at the border of the national park. Vrdnik is situated 4 km southwest of Venac.

Popovica

Neighborhood

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Popovica is a small neighborhood of Sremska Kamenica, Serbia. It is located on the edge of the urban area of Novi Sad and National Park of Fruška Gora. Popovica is situated 4 km north of Venac.

Paragovo

Neighborhood

Paragovo is a hamlet in the urban area of Novi Sad and one of the neighborhoods of Sremska Kamenica, in Serbia. It is located between three hills, Popovica on the west and Glavica and Čardak on the east; at the entrance of Sremska Kamenica, from Ruma and Fruška Gora. Paragovo is situated 4½ km north of Venac.

Venac

Type: Peak with an elevation of 444 metres
Category: landform
Location: Opština Irig, Srem District, Vojvodina, Serbia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

45.14856° or 45° 8′ 55″ north

Longitude

19.82584° or 19° 49′ 33″ east

Elevation

444 metres (1,457 feet)

Open location code

8FQX4RXG+C8

GeoNames ID

3187863

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Serbian: “Venac”

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