Pančić's Peak (Serbian: Панчићев врх, romanized: Pančićev vrh, Albanian: Maja Pançiq[1]) is the highest point in the Kopaonik mountain range, which straddles southern Serbia and northern Kosovo. The peak is 2,017 m high,[2] located in the Brus municipality in Serbia.[3][4][5][6] The Serbia–Kosovo demarcation line lies some 50 m south of the summit.[7][3] Pančić's Peak is part of the Suvo Rudište mountainous plateau and natural zone[8] of the Kopaonik National Park. The Kopaonik tourist center operates cable cars to Pančić's Peak and Suvo Rudište Peak.[9][10]
| Pančić's Peak | |
|---|---|
 Mausoleum of Josif Pančić on Pančić's Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,017 m (6,617 ft) |
| Coordinates | 43°16′05″N 20°49′33″E / 43.268056°N 20.825833°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | |
| Geography | |
  Pančić's Peak Location in Serbia | |
| Location | Brus, Serbia |
| Parent range | Kopaonik |
| Climbing | |
| Normal route | From Brzeće |
History edit
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, whose remains were buried at the top in a small mausoleum,[11] located next to the radio tower.[12] A memorial to Pančić was placed at the top already in 1897.[13] The site was damaged during the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.[14][15][16] The Serbian portion of the Kopaonik (including Pančić's Peak) is part of the Kopaonik National Park, and the only road access to the peak is via the park.[7] The peak can easily be reached on foot from the Konaci tourist complex.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Nazewnictwo Geograficzne Świata" (PDF) (in Polish). Warsaw: Komisja Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych poza Granicami Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. 2009. p. 116.
Maja Pançiq [alb.]; Pančićev vrh [serb.]
- ^ a b Summit Post 2008.
- ^ a b "Katastarske parcele iz digitalnog katastarskog plana 03.03.2010" (Document). Republički geodetski zavod.; "Initial geoportal". geoSerbia.
- ^ "Kultura". Opština Brus. Archived from the original on 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ "O Brusu". Turizam Opštine Brus.
- ^ "Жикина Шареница". RTS. 21 August 2011.
- ^ a b Pančićev vrh at Google Maps.
- ^ "Suvo Rudište". Nacionalni park Kopaonik.
- ^ "Plan naselja Suvo Rudište". Turistički centar Kopaonik.
- ^ "Kopaonik". Ski resorts of Serbia.
- ^ "Josif Pančić i Kopaonik" (in Serbian). Skijanje. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011.
- ^ "TRANSVERZALA "JOSIF PANČIĆ" NA KOPAONIKU" (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 2010-08-30.
[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.]
- ^ Budislav Tatič; Božidar P. M. Ćurčić (1998). Sabrana dela Josifa Pančića: Zoološki radovi. Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva. p. 421. ISBN 9788617345455.
- ^ "Gađali i mauzolej" [They even bombed the mausoleum] (in Serbian). Ilustrovana Politika. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012.
- ^ "Sempervivum kopaonikense in Kopaonik gora". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ^ House of Commons Hansard Debates for 26 Apr 1999 (pt 26), remarks of Tam Dalyell citing Kenneth Aitcheson of Rescue (British Archaeological Trust).
Sources edit
- Maletić, Mihailo (1968). Josif Pančić: Kopaonik i njegovo podgorje. Izdavačko odeljenje Istorijskog arhiva.
- Milićević, Jovan (1965). Srbija: Znamenitosti i lepote. Književne novine. p. 29.
- Naše Planine. Vol. 31. 1979. p. 274.
External links edit
- "Pančićev Vrh". Summit Post. 12 March 2008.
- "Pančićev vrh". Google Maps.