Čegar

Čegar is a location in where the Battle of Čegar Hill took place. It was first marked on July 4, 1878 with the following inscription: Today's monument in the shape of a tower - a symbol of the soldiers' fortification - was erected for the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of from the Turks, on June 1, 1927.
Wikipedia
Photo: Majstor Mile, Public domain.
  • Type: Monument
  • Description: mountain in Kamenica, Serbia
  • Also known as: “Cegar”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Latin Church in Gornji Matejevac and Kamenica Monastery.

Church
Photo: FreelaNder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1½ km east of Čegar.

Church
Photo: Geograf208, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 2 km north of Čegar.

Monastery
Photo: Dekanski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a monastery, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Čegar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Donji Matejevac and Kamenica.

Village
is a village situated in municipality in .

Village
Photo: Драгољуб, CC BY-SA 3.0 rs.
is a village situated in municipality in . It was the site of the Battle of Čegar.

Village
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village situated in Pantelej municipality in the city of , . It is located to the north of the center of Niš, on the northern slope of the river valley.

Čegar

Latitude
43.36541° or 43° 21′ 56″ north
Longitude
21.94278° or 21° 56′ 34″ east
Open location code
8GM39W8V+54
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2579905430
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q3066255
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Serbo-Croatian—“Čegar” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Čegar”
  • Dutch: “Čegar”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سيجار”
  • French: “Mémorial du mont Cegar”
  • French: “mémorial du mont Čegar”
  • French: “Mémorial du mont Čegar”
  • Greek: “Τσέγκαρ”
  • Ladin: “Čegar”
  • Macedonian: “Чегар”
  • Russian: “Чегар”
  • Serbian: “Čegar”
  • Serbian: “Spomenik na Čegru”
  • Serbian: “Чегар - место из Првог српског устанка”
  • Serbian: “Чегар”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Čegar”

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Highlights include Црква Свете Петке and Црква Светог Николе.

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