Zvijezda (mountain)

Zvijezda (Serbian Cyrillic: Звијезда) is a mountain on the border of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, between towns of Bajina Bašta and Višegrad. Its highest peak Veliki Stolac lies on Bosnian territory and has an elevation of 1,673 meters above sea level, followed by Kozji rid (1591m), Pivnice (1575m), Mrka kosa (1545m), and Lisnata glavica (1510m), on Serbian side. Zvijezda lies in a large bend of the Drina river, and presents a western extension of the Tara mountain. Serbian parts of the mountain belong to the Tara National Park.

Zvijezda
Highest point
Elevation1,673 m (5,489 ft)[1]
Listing
Coordinates43°54′50″N 19°17′08″E
Geography
Zvijezda
Location in Serbia, on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina
LocationSerbia / Bosnia and Herzegovina

A football club from neighbouring town of Višegrad bears its name, FK Zvijezda.[2]

References

  1. Jovan Đokić. "Katalog planina Srbije". PSD Kopaonik Beograd. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011.
  2. "Nacionalni park – Planina Tara". Serbia travel.


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