Pashtrik
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.
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Individual evidence
- ^ Robert Elsie : Historical dictionary of Kosova . Scarecrow Press, 2004, ISBN 0-8108-5309-4 .
Coordinates: 42 ° 13 ' N , 20 ° 31' E