Pančić's Peak
Coordinates: 43°16′09.26″N 20°49′21.02″E / 43.2692389°N 20.8225056°E
Pančić's Peak (Serbian: Панчићев врх, Pančićev vrh) is the highest point in the Kopaonik mountain range. The peak is located on the border between Central Serbia[1] and Kosovo.[2] Next to the radio tower at its top is a memorial to Josif Pančić[3]. The peak is 2017 m high, and can be easily reached from the Konaci tourist complex by foot.[4] The Serbian portion of Pančić's Peak and the Kopaonik mountains are part of the Kopaonik National Park.[1]
The mountain peak was previously named Milan's Peak (Миланов врх, Milanov vrh) after the first king of modern Serbia, Milan Obrenović. On 7 July 1951 it was renamed after the Serbian botanist Josif Pančić, who is buried at the top in a small mausoleum[5] damaged during the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.[6][7][8]
The peak is on the Serbian side of the border to Kosovo and defines the border to South Central Serbia, the Mountain itself is split between the two regions.
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- ^ a b See:Pančićev vrh on Google Maps
- ^ Pančić's Peak (Milanov Vrh) is at the tripoint where the districts of Raška, Rasina, and Kosovska Mitrovica meet.
- ^ TRANSVERZALA "JOSIF PANČIĆ" NA KOPAONIKU (in Serbian. English translation:From KT-5, one can go on Pančić's Peak 2016m, where is mausoleum of Josif Pančić, which is inside of military object and can be visited only with a previous permission issued by the Military.)
- ^ summitpost.org: Pančićev Vrh, Mar 12, 2008
- ^ Josif Pančić i Kopaonik (in Serbian)
- ^ Gađali i mauzolej (They bombed mausoleum), Ilustrovana Politika (in Serbian)
- ^ Sempervivum kopaonikense in Kopaonik gora
- ^ House of Commons Hansard Debates for 26 Apr 1999 (pt 26)
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