Titov Vrv (; ) is the highest peak of the
Šar Mountains at . It is located about northwest of the city of
Tetovo
Tetovo (, ; , sq-definite, Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena (river), Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of at above sea level, wit ...
in
North Macedonia
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, near the border with
Kosovo
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.
Name
The summit's original name is "Big Turk" (, ). In 1934, the peak was renamed to Mount Aleksandar, in honor of
Aleksandar I of Yugoslavia, after his assassination. During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, the Bulgarian authorities restored its original name. The peak was renamed in 1953 in honor of
Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito ( ; , ), was a Yugoslavia, Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who served in various positions of national leadership from 1943 unti ...
. The name has remained unchanged since Macedonian independence in 1991, however in other neighboring languages such as
Turkish,
Albanian
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**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
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, and
Bulgarian it is still known as the "Big Turk". Тhe smaller neighboring peak is known as "Small Turk" (, ).
Activity
Every year, on the last weekend of May, the Ljuboten mountain club holds a climb to this peak.
In December 2022, the inside of the tower at the top of the peak was vandalized.
Gallery
File:Кривошиско Езеро и врвот Шар (Титов).JPG, View of Titov Vrv, with Lake Krivošijsko in the foothills
File:Титов Врв (Шар) 10.jpg, View of Titov Vrv from Bakardan
File:Титов Врв и М.Турчин - Шар Планина.jpg, View of Titov Vrv from Mal Turčin
File:Титов Врв (Шар) 08.jpg, Tower at the top of the peak
See also
*
List of places named after Josip Broz Tito
*
Šar Mountains
*
Korab (mountain)
Korab ( or ''Mali i Korabit''; ) is the highest peak of the eponymous mountain range and the fourth-highest mountain located entirely in the Balkan Peninsula, standing at .
Situated on the border between the two countries, Korab is the highes ...
References
Two-thousanders of North Macedonia
Šar Mountains
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