Vučji zub
Vučji zub is at 1,805 metres one of the higher peaks in the Orjen massif in the Balkans in southern Europe. The boundary between the Ottoman Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire and the principality of Montenegro ran across Vučji zub until 1879.Photo: Orjen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,802 metres
- Description: mountain in Montenegro
- Also known as: “Vucji Zub”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Veliki Kabao and Velika Jastrebica.
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.
Velika Jastrebica
Peak
Photo: Orjen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crkvice and Malov Do.
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.
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.
Vučji zub
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.58031° or 42° 34′ 49″ northLongitude
18.55486° or 18° 33′ 18″ eastElevation
1,802 metres (5,912 feet)Open location code
8FJWHHJ3+4WOpenStreetMap ID
node 8165772893OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Vučji zub from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Vučji zub” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vučji Zub”
- Dutch: “Vučji zub”
- German: “Vučji zub”
- Ladin: “Vučji zub”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vucji zub”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vučji zub”
- Serbian: “Vučji Zub”
- Serbian: “Вучји зуб”
- Serbian: “Вучји Зуб”
- Swedish: “Vučji Zub”
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