Bjelašnica
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Bjelašnica (, ) is a mountain in the Dinaric Alps in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is to the southwest of Sarajevo, bordering Mount Igman. Bjelašnica's tallest peak, by which the mountain group got its name, rises to an elevation of . Other notable peaks are Krvavac (), Mali Vlahinja (), and Hranisava (). The Bjelašnica range is bordered by the Rakitnica in the south, the Neretva in the west, Mount Igman in the north-east and Mount Ivan in the north-west. Only at 20 minutes distance of Sarajevo, it is a tourist attraction for hiking and skiing.
Key facts
- Mountain.range
- Dinaric Alps
- Mountain.location
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Bosnia
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- Location in BiH
- Mountain.name
- Bjelašnica
- Mountain.other_name
- Бјелашница
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- The ski resort at Bjelašnica
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- 2067
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- Instance of
- mountain range
- Named after
- white
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Located in
- Trnovo Municipality
- Elevation
- 2067
- Official website
- www.bjelasnica.ba
- Image
- Bjelašnica2.jpg
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- Dinaric Alps
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geology
- Climate and vegetation
- Weather station
- 1984 Winter Olympics
- Bosnian War (1992–95)
- Mine risks
- Gallery
- Bjelašnica Olympic Mountain Ski Centre
- Hiking
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- History
- Alpinism bibliography
- External links
Bjelašnica (, ) is a mountain in the Dinaric Alps in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is to the southwest of Sarajevo, bordering Mount Igman. Bjelašnica's tallest peak, by which the mountain group got its name, rises to an elevation of . Other notable peaks are Krvavac (), Mali Vlahinja (), and Hranisava (). The Bjelašnica range is bordered by the Rakitnica in the south, the Neretva in the west, Mount Igman in the north-east and Mount Ivan in the north-west. Only at 20 minutes distance of Sarajevo, it is a tourist attraction for hiking and skiing.
Bjelašnica was, in certain areas, the site of extensive combat during the 1992–95 Siege of Sarajevo and particular areas pose a high mine risk. There are numerous trails set up and maintained by local mountain clubs that lead to the bald peaks higher up. The mountain is also visited by mountain bikers and has become a base for some paragliders.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bjelašnica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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