Mount Lovcen
Lovćen is a mountain and national park in southwestern Montenegro. It is the inspiration behind the names Montenegro and Crna Gora, both of which mean 'Black Mountain' and refer to the appearance of Mount Lovćen when covered in dense forests.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,748 metres
- Description: mountain and national park in southwestern Montenegro
- Also known as: “Leone”, “Lovćen”, and “Stirovnik”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stirovnik and Mausoleum of Njegoš.
Mausoleum of Njegoš
Museum
The Mausoleum of Njegoš is a mausoleum interring Petar II Petrović-Njegoš located on the top of Mount Lovćen. The mausoleum is located twenty-one kilometres via asphalt road from near-by Cetinje and it was built on the idea of Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Špiljari and Škaljari.
Špiljari
Hamlet
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Špiljari is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Mount Lovcen.
Škaljari
Village
Photo: Martin Lopatka, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Škaljari is a small town in the municipality of Kotor, Montenegro. It is located just south of Kotor town. Škaljari is situated 5 km northwest of Mount Lovcen.
Kotor
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kotor is a coastal town in Montenegro with a population of 22,000. It is known for its beautiful architecture and natural setting in the deepest part of the Bay of Kotor.
Mount Lovcen
- Categories: mountain range, mountain, and landform
- Location: Old Royal Capital Cetinje, Montenegro, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Mount Lovcen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Mount Lovcen” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “لوفسين”
- Bosnian: “Lovćen”
- Bulgarian: “Ловчен”
- Catalan: “Lovćen”
- Cebuano: “Štirovnik”
- Chinese: “洛夫森山”
- Chinese: “洛夫欽山”
- Chinese: “洛夫琴山”
- Chinese: “洛夫钦山”
- Croatian: “Lovćen”
- Czech: “Lovćen”
- Dutch: “Lovcen”
- Dutch: “Lovćen”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل لوڤسين”
- Estonian: “Lovćen”
- Finnish: “Lovcen”
- Finnish: “Lovćen”
- French: “Lovcen”
- French: “Mont Lovcen”
- French: “mont Lovćen”
- French: “Mont Lovćen”
- Galician: “Lovćen”
- German: “Lovcen”
- German: “Lovćen”
- German: “Lovčen”
- German: “Nationalpark Lovcen”
- German: “Nationalpark Lovćen”
- Greek: “Λόβτσεν”
- Hebrew: “הר לובצ’ן”
- Hebrew: “לובצ’ן”
- Indonesian: “Lovćen”
- Irish: “Lovćen”
- Italian: “Lovcen”
- Italian: “Lovćen”
- Italian: “Monte Lovćen”
- Japanese: “ロヴチェン山”
- Japanese: “ロブチェン山”
- Ladin: “Lovćen”
- Lithuanian: “Lovčenas”
- Lombard: “Lovćen”
- Macedonian: “Ловќен”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lovcen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lovćen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lovćen nasjonalpark”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lovcen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lovćen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ловћен”
- Norwegian: “Lovćen”
- Polish: “Lovćen”
- Portuguese: “Lovćen”
- Russian: “Ловчен”
- Serbian: “Lovćen”
- Serbian: “Ловћен”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Lovćen”
- Slovak: “Lovćen”
- Slovenian: “Lovćen”
- Slovenian: “Lovčen”
- Spanish: “Monte Lovćen”
- Swedish: “Lovćen”
- Ukrainian: “Ловчен”
- Urdu: “لووچن”
- Venetian: “Monte Lovćen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Međuvršje and Kobilji Tori.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lovćen and Lovcen National Park.
Montenegro: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Podgorica, Cetinje, Kotor, and Nikšić.
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