Velež

Velež, named after the Slavic pagan god Veles, is a mountain in , located in the south-central part of the Herzegovina region, overlooking the largest regional city of .
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  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,800 metres
  • Description: mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Also known as: Velez”, “Velež Mountain”, and “Velež Planina

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zijemlje.

Village
is a village and the seat of municipality in , . is situated 9 km north of Velež.

Velež

Latitude
43.33° or 43° 19′ 48″ north
Longitude
18.00444° or 18° 0′ 16″ east
Elevation
1,800 metres (5,906 feet)
Open location code
8FMW82H3+XQ
Geo­Names ID
3188299
Wiki­data ID
Q1291525
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Venetian—“Velež” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Վելեժ
  • Bosnian: Planina Velež
  • Bosnian: Velež
  • Cebuano: Velež
  • Chinese: 韦莱日山
  • Croatian: Velež
  • Czech: Velež
  • Dutch: Velež
  • French: Velež
  • German: Velež
  • Hebrew: ולז‘
  • Hungarian: Velež
  • Italian: Gruppo del Velež
  • Ladin: Velež
  • Polish: Velež
  • Russian: Вележ
  • Serbian: Velež
  • Serbian: Вележ
  • Serbo-Croatian: Velež
  • Spanish: Monte Velež
  • Swedish: Velež
  • Ukrainian: Вележ
  • Venetian: Monte Velež

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