Pančić's Peak

Coordinates: 43°16′09.26″N 20°49′21.02″E / 43.2692389°N 20.8225056°E / 43.2692389; 20.8225056

Mausoleum of Josif Pančić on Pančić's Peak.

Pančić's Peak (Serbian: Панчићев врх, Pančićev vrh) is the highest point in the Kopaonik mountain range. The peak is located on the border between Central Serbia^[1] and Kosovo.^[2] Next to the radio tower at its top is a memorial to Josif Pančić^[3]. The peak is 2017 m high, and can be easily reached from the Konaci tourist complex by foot.^[4] The Serbian portion of Pančić's Peak and the Kopaonik mountains are part of the Kopaonik National Park.^[1]

The mountain peak was previously named Milan's Peak (Миланов врх, Milanov vrh) after the first king of modern Serbia, Milan Obrenović. On 7 July 1951 it was renamed after the Serbian botanist Josif Pančić, who is buried at the top in a small mausoleum^[5] damaged during the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.^[6][7][8]

The peak is on the Serbian side of the border to Kosovo and defines the border to South Central Serbia, the Mountain itself is split between the two regions.

See also

• List of mountains in Serbia
• List of mountains in Kosovo

Notes and references

1. ^ ^{a b} See:Pančićev vrh on Google Maps
2. ^ Pančić's Peak (Milanov Vrh) is at the tripoint where the districts of Raška, Rasina, and Kosovska Mitrovica meet.
3. ^ TRANSVERZALA "JOSIF PANČIĆ" NA KOPAONIKU (in Serbian. English translation:From KT-5, one can go on Pančić's Peak 2016m, where is mausoleum of Josif Pančić, which is inside of military object and can be visited only with a previous permission issued by the Military.)
4. ^ summitpost.org: Pančićev Vrh, Mar 12, 2008
5. ^ Josif Pančić i Kopaonik (in Serbian)
6. ^ Gađali i mauzolej (They bombed mausoleum), Ilustrovana Politika (in Serbian)
7. ^ Sempervivum kopaonikense in Kopaonik gora
8. ^ House of Commons Hansard Debates for 26 Apr 1999 (pt 26)