Pashtrik

View of the highest point of the mountain range, the Mali i Pashtrikut at 1988  m above sea level. A.

The Pashtrik ( Albanian  also  Pashtriku , Serbian Паштрик Paštrik ) is a mountain range in the Albanian - Kosovar border area between Kukës , Kruma and Prizren . Its highest point also bears this name (Mali i Pashtrikut) and reaches 1988  m above sea level. A. The mountain range is the southern part of the mountains of Has (Malësia e Hasit) and is mostly in Albania.

The Pashtrik slopes steeply in the south and north. In between lies at over 1000  m above sea level. A. a high plateau up to four kilometers wide, which only loses height slightly to the north. At the foot of a pronounced steep slope on the northern edge lies the town of Kruma. The southern border of the mountain range is formed by the White Drin , which in this area was dammed in parts to Lake Fierza .

The pashtrik is worshiped as a holy place by several religions. Catholics , Bektashi and Orthodox celebrate festivals there.

Web links

Commons : Pashtrik  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Robert Elsie : Historical dictionary of Kosova . Scarecrow Press, 2004, ISBN 0-8108-5309-4 .

Coordinates: 42 ° 13 '  N , 20 ° 31'  E