Nerodimka (mountain)
| Nerodimka | |
|---|---|
  Nerodimka Location | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,721 m (5,646 ft)[verification needed] |
| Coordinates | 42°18′35″N 20°59′07″E / 42.30972°N 20.98528°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kosovo |
| Parent range | 42.309626,20.985253 |
The Nerodimka (Serbian: Неродимка Планина, Nerodimka planina, Albanian: Mali i Nerodimës) is a mountain located in the south of Kosovo. It is named after the Serbian legend of the woman who cannot deliver a baby (Serbian: Неродимка, Nerodimka, meaning "woman who cannot give birth").[1][2][3] The mountain has two high peaks, Bukova Glava 1,721 m (5,646 ft) and Kurkulica 1,549 m (5,082 ft).[verification needed]
Geography
The Nerodimka mountain is just a few kilometres north of the Šar Mountains, only split by the Sirinić Valley. Nerodimka forms a continuous range with mountains of Žar planina and Jezerska planina. In the mountain originates the Nerodimka river, a left tributary of the Lepenac. Many small streams originate on the mountain and then flow downwards to meet the Lepenac.
Cities, towns and villages
Cities located near the mountain are:
- Uroševac (north-east)
Towns located near the mountain are:
Villages located near the mountain are:
- Gornje Nerodimlje (north-east)
- Jererc (north)
- Bukosh (west)
- Gaçkë (south-east)
- Brezovica (south)
References
- ^ http://sci.tech-archive.net/pdf/Archive/sci.lang/2007-12/msg00968.pdf
- ^ Nerodimka story, from the Politika newspaper. In Serbian.
- ^ Tale about Serbian royal Castle of Nerodimlje.
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