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Rajac
Rajac is located in Serbia
Rajac
Rajac
Serbia
Highest point
Elevation847 m (2,779 ft)
Geography
LocationWestern Serbia
Parent rangeDinaric Alps

Rajac is a mountain in western Serbia. The summit of the mountain lies at 847 metres (2,779 ft).

The mountain is touristically the best developed and most accessible in the vicinity of Belgrade. On Rajac the battle of Kolubara was fought during World War I. Trenches dug by the Serbian army in November 1914 are still visible.[1]

Nature

The slopes of the mountain are covered by meadows, clearings and forest of beech, birch, ash, turkey oak, conifer, fir and pine. The meadows grow a large number of medicinal plants. The forests host pheasant, roe deer, fox, wild boar, hare and tortoise.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b NATURE OF SERBIA - Holiday on the move. Belgrade: National Tourism Organisation of Serbia. 2013. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-86-6005-295-9.