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Gornje Lipovo

Coordinates: 42°52′17.1″N 19°25′23.8″E / 42.871417°N 19.423278°E / 42.871417; 19.423278
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Gornje Lipovo (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Липово) is a village in northern Montenegro, in Kolašin Municipality. It has a population of about 250 people.

Lipovo is well known in Montenegro for its cold-water springs, green forests and rivers which are full of fish.

History

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During World War II, Lipovo was an important place for The Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland, and for their leader Draža Mihailović,[1][2] as he used to hide in this Montenegrin village.

References

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  1. ^ Roberts 1973, pp. 92–93.
  2. ^ Pavlowitch 2007, pp. 166–167.

Sources

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  • Pavlowitch, Stevan K. (2007). Hitler's New Disorder: The Second World War in Yugoslavia. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-1-85065-895-5.
  • Roberts, Walter R. (1973). Tito, Mihailović and the Allies: 1941–1945. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-0773-0.

42°52′17.1″N 19°25′23.8″E / 42.871417°N 19.423278°E / 42.871417; 19.423278


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