Mount Rajac

Rajac
Rajac

Serbia

Highest point
Elevation 847 m (2,779 ft)
Coordinates 44°07′16″N 20°10′54″E / 44.12111°N 20.18167°E / 44.12111; 20.18167Coordinates: 44°07′16″N 20°10′54″E / 44.12111°N 20.18167°E / 44.12111; 20.18167
Geography
Location Western Serbia
Parent range Dinaric 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. 1 2 NATURE OF SERBIA - Holiday on the move. Belgrade: National Tourism Organisation of Serbia. 2013. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-86-6005-295-9.
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