Velika Jastrebica
Velika Jastrebica is the highest summit of the Bijela Gora plateaux in the north of the Orjen range, and the second highest peak after Zubački kabao.Photo: Orjen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,865 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Orjen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Veliki Kabao.
Veliki Kabao
Peak
Photo: Orjen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Veliki Kabao, also known as Zubački Kabao, or simply Mount Orjen, is a mountain peak on the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. At 1,894 m, it is the highest summit of the Orjen Range in the Dinaric Alps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malov Do and Crkvice.
Malov Do
Hamlet
Malov Do is a village in Krivošije in southwestern Montenegro, located near the former settlement and Austro-Hungarian military base of Crkvice. According to the 2011 census, the village had 8 inhabitants. Malov Do is situated 8 km east of Velika Jastrebica.
Crkvice
Hamlet
Photo: Orjen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crkvice is a village in Krivošije, on the outskirts of Mount Orjen in Montenegro, and the wettest inhabited place in Europe. Despite the fact that it is nowadays virtually uninhabited, Crkvice was most notable the location of a large Austro-Hungarian military base which was active until the end of World War I, when Montenegro regained control of the area. Crkvice is situated 8 km southeast of Velika Jastrebica.
Kruševice
Village
Kruševice is a village in the municipality of Herceg Novi, Montenegro. Kruševice is situated 8 km southwest of Velika Jastrebica.
Velika Jastrebica
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Montenegro, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.5981° or 42° 35′ 53″ northLongitude
18.54359° or 18° 32′ 37″ eastElevation
1,865 metres (6,119 feet)Open location code
8FJWHGXV+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 1609238432OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Velika Jastrebica” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Velika Jastrebica”
- Dutch: “Velika Jastrebica”
- French: “Velika Jastrebica”
- German: “Velika Jastrebica”
- Ladin: “Velika Jastrebica”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Velika Jastrebica”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Velika Jastrebitsa”
- Serbian: “Велика Јастребица”
- Swedish: “Velika Jastrebica”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gnjila greda and Mala Jastrebica.
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