Mausoleum of Njegoš
The Mausoleum of Njegoš is a mausoleum interring Petar II Petrović-Njegoš located on the top of Jezerski Vrh Peak on 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.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: mausoleum of Petar II Petrović-Njegoš
- Also known as: “Njegosev Mauzolej” and “Njegošev Mauzolej”
- Address: Cetinje - Lovćen
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lovćen National Park and Štirovnik.
Lovćen National Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lovćen National Park is in Central Montenegro, between Cetinje, Budva and Kotor.
Štirovnik
Peak
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Njeguši and Žanjev Do.
Njeguši
Village
Photo: trolvag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Njeguši is a village in the Cetinje Municipality of southern Montenegro, located on the slopes of Mount Lovćen, within the Lovćen national park. It is part of the historical territory of the Njeguši tribe. Njeguši is situated 3½ km north of Mausoleum of Njegoš.
Mirac
Village
Mirac is a settlement in Montenegro, three miles from Kotor. It was historically part of the Njeguši tribe. During the Ottoman period it was, together with Njeguši and Zalazi, commanded by Niko Rajkov of the Njeguši clan who had 480 men in arms. Mirac is situated 5 km west of Mausoleum of Njegoš.
Mausoleum of Njegoš
- Categories: mausoleum, building, tourism, tomb, and historic site
- Location: Montenegro, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.40001° or 42° 24′ northLongitude
18.83749° or 18° 50′ 15″ eastElevation
1,619 metres (5,312 feet)Open location code
8FJWCR2P+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1314651364OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
3341496Wikidata ID
Q13424615
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Serbo-Croatian—“Mausoleum of Njegoš” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ضريح نيغوش”
- Czech: “Njegošev mauzolej”
- French: “Mausolée de Njegoš”
- Greek: “Μαυσωλείο του Νιέγκος”
- Hebrew: “המאוזולאום של פטר השני פטרוביץ‘ נייגוש”
- Macedonian: “Његошев мавзолеј”
- Polish: “Mauzoleum Piotra II Petrowicia-Niegosza”
- Polish: “Mauzoleum Piotra Niegosza”
- Romanian: “mausoleul lui Petar al II-lea Petrović-Njegoš”
- Russian: “Мавзолей Негоша”
- Russian: “Негошев мавзолей”
- Serbian: “Његошев маузолеј”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Njegošev mauzolej”
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