Zlatibor
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 Zlatibor
Location in Serbia
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| Parent range | Dinaric Alps |
Zlatibor (Serbian Cyrillic: Златибoр, pronounced [zlǎtibɔr]) is a mountain region situated in the western part of Serbia, a part of the Dinaric Alps.
The mountain range spreads over an area of 300 square kilometres (120 square miles), 43 km (27 mi) in length, southeast to northwest, and up to 37 km (23 mi) in width. Its highest peak Tornik, has an elevation of 1,496 m. Zlatibor is situated between 43° 31' N, and 43° 51' N, and between 19° 28' E, and 19° 56' E.
Zlatibor is administratively divided into two municipalities within Serbia: Čajetina and Užice, in the Zlatibor District. The railroad Belgrade-Bar passes through Zlatibor.
The southern and the eastern border of Zlatibor are natural - the rivers Uvac and Veliki Rzav. In the west Zlatibor borders Bosnia - its villages of Mokra Gora, Semegnjevo and Jablanica mark the border. Zlatibor is located in the northern part of the Stari Vlah region, a historical border region between Raška, Herzegovina and Bosnia. The hill called Cigla near the village of Jablanica still has some borderline markings of the Kingdom of Serbia, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. In the Middle Ages, Zlatibor was known as Rujno, a župa that was part of Raška. The name Zlatibor started to be used in the 18th century, but its etymology is uncertain. It probably stems from the Serbian words zlatni (golden) and bor (pine) — a particular type of a pine originates from the mountain, whose Latin name is Pinus sylvestris var. zlatiborica, and today is endangered.
Tourism in Zlatibor
Situated at an elevation of just over 1,000 metres, Zlatibor is a climatic resort, characterized by a cool mountain climate, clean air, long periods of sunshine during the summer and a heavy snow cover in winter. Tourist facilities include modern hotels, holiday centers and cottages, sports grounds and skiing.
See also
- Zlatibor (a town at Mt. Zlatibor)
- Čajetina (administrative centre of Mt. Zlatibor)
- Mokra Gora (a village at Mt. Zlatibor)
- Sirogojno (a village at Mt. Zlatibor, in village there is also an open-air museum, or "ethno-village")
- Draglica (a village at Mt. Zlatibor)
- Ljubiš (a village at Mt. Zlatibor)
- Gostilje (a village at Mt. Zlatibor)
- Prophecy from Kremna
- Užice-Ponikve Airport (nearby airport)
- Zlatibor District
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for [[Wikivoyage:Zlatibor#Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Zlatibor]]. |
- Zlatibor in words and pictures Zlatibor.com
- MSN Map
- Everything about Zlatibor in one place Everything about Zlatibor in one place
- Zlatibor Mountain Travel Guide Zlatibor Info Web site
- Zlatibor Tourism Zlatibor Tourism
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