Gjeravica
| Gjeravica Ђеравица / Đeravica |
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| height | 2656 m | |
| location | Kosovo | |
| Mountains | Prokletije | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 31 '58 " N , 20 ° 8' 26" E | |
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Gjeravica ( Albanian also Gjeravicë , Serbian Ђеравица Đeravica ) is at 2656 m. i. J. above sea level the highest point in Kosovo . The mountain is located in the Prokletije Mountains on the territory of the Junik municipality a little east of the border with Albania . In the valley of the river Lumbardh i Deçanit , which rises on the eastern slope of the mountain, lies the Visoki Dečani monastery .
geomorphology
The structure of the eastern Prokletije from metamorphic rocks (slate) enables a mature fluvial relief. The upper tributaries of the Lumbardhi i Deçanit, the Erenik and the Bistrica e Lloçanit arise from the multiple incised summit ridge. Three glacial lakes - Lake Gjeravica and another on the south and one on its north side as well as Lake Zemra in the south-west - lie in large kar tubs and are evidence of Pleistocene glaciation.
population
The eastern Prokletije, to which the Gjeravica belongs, is populated by Albanians. But there are also Roma and Montenegrins. The upper valleys of the Erenik (Gropa Erenekit, Stanista Kuc, Stanista Smail Ibraj) and the Locanska bistrica (Katun Zogaj Stanista) are mainly populated. Here are the summer pastures of the Metohic shepherds from Deçan. A road leads from Deçan through the valley of Lumbardhi i Deçanit, where a smaller hydroelectric power station (HE Koznja) is located.
Wildlife
The still densely forested mountain slopes are particularly locations for large predatory game (wolf, bear and lynx ). The eastern Prokletije is also a project area of the KORA lynx and Euronatur, which is intended to secure the remaining population of the subspecies of the Balkan lynx. This part of the Prokletije is also the main focus of the UNEP Program Enhancing Transboundary Biodiversity Management in South-Eastern Europe .
Remarks
- ↑ According to the view of the Kosovar government , Gjeravica is the highest mountain in Kosovo.
Web links
- Gjeravica on Summitpost.org (English)