Vrtijeljka
Vrtijeljka is a hill near Cetinje, in Montenegro, with the height of 871 m. It is located between the villages of Lipa and Pejakovići. It was the site of a battle between Bajo Pivljanin's band and advancing Ottoman forces of Suleiman, Pasha of Scutari, in 1685.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lipa Cave and Blue Palace.
Lipa Cave
Cave
Lipa Cave is a karst cave situated close to Cetinje, Montenegro. It has a system of about 2.5 kilometres of passages and halls, which makes it one of the largest caves in Montenegro.
Blue Palace
The Blue Palace was built as the heir's palace in Cetinje, Montenegro. Today the Blue Palace is the official residence of the President of Montenegro. It was built in 1894–1895 in late Empire style as the residence of Crown Prince Danilo of Montenegro, then heir-apparent to the throne.
Museum of King Nikola I Petrović
Museum
Photo: BuhaM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cetinje Royal Palace is located in Cetinje, Montenegro, and for more than 50 years served as the seat of the Montenegrin Royal family. In 1926, it became a museum and from 1980, it was one of the departments in the National Museum of Montenegro. Museum of King Nikola I Petrović is situated 2½ km northwest of Vrtijeljka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cetinje and Rijeka Crnojevica.
Cetinje
Photo: cheran, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cetinje is the historic capital of Montenegro. The city is of enormous historical and spiritual value to Montenegro. During the siege of the Ottoman empire, Montenegro itself had, at numerous times, been reduced to just Cetinje and its surroundings.
Rijeka Crnojevica
Photo: Darij & Ana, CC BY 2.0.
Rijeka Crnojevica is a small historical town in Central Montenegro on the ancient trading route through Montenegro. The city is very near the most beautiful part of Lake Skadar.
Vrtijeljka
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 871 metres
- Description: mountain in Montenegro
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Montenegro, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Vrtijeljka” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vrtijeljka”
- Dutch: “Vrtijeljka”
- Serbian: “Vrtijeljka brdo”
- Serbian: “Вртијељка брдо”
- Spanish: “Vrtijeljka”
- Swedish: “Vrtijeljka”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vrtijeljka”. Photo: Dirk.heldmaier, CC BY-SA 3.0.