The Valjevo Mountain Range (Ваљевске планине, Valjevske planine) is a highland in
Serbia
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, in the north-eastern part of the
Dinaric Alps
The Dinaric Alps (), also Dinarides, are a mountain range in Southern Europe, Southern and Southcentral Europe, separating the continental Balkan Peninsula from the Adriatic Sea. They stretch from Italy in the northwest through Slovenia, Croatia ...
. It stretches for about 50 km west of
Valjevo
Valjevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ваљево, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Kolubara District in western Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population of 56,145 while the city admini ...
towards
Mačva
Mačva ( sr-Cyrl, Мачва, ; ) is a geographical and historical region in the northwest of Central Serbia, on a fertile plain between the Sava (river), Sava and Drina rivers. The chief town is Šabac. The modern Mačva District of Serbia is nam ...
and forms a natural border between the north-western and southern Serbia.
Its major mountains include
Debelo Brdo
Debelo Brdo (Cyrillic: Дебело брдо) is a mountain pass on mountain Povlen in western Serbia, near the city of Valjevo. Its highest part ''Vinčine vode'' has an elevation of above sea level. Through Debelo brdo passes main road of the ...
(1,094m),
Magleš (1,036m),
Medvednik
Medvednik (Serbian Cyrillic: Медведник) is a mountain in western Serbia, near the town of Valjevo
Valjevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ваљево, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Kolubara District in w ...
(1,247m),
Jablanik
Jablanik (Serbian Cyrillic: Јабланик) is a mountain in western Serbia, near the town of Valjevo
Valjevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ваљево, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Kolubara District in we ...
(1,275),
Povlen
Povlen () is a mountain in western Serbia, located thirty kilometers west of Valjevo. It has several peaks, the three most important being Small Povlen (), Middle Povlen () and Big Povlen (), which is, ironically, the lowest.
Geography
It bel ...
(Mali Povlen: 1,347m),
Maljen
Maljen () () is a mountain in western Serbia, just south of the city of Valjevo. It is well known as a summer and winter resort. The highest peak is Kraljev Sto, at above sea level, followed by Crni Vrh at . On Maljen is situated resort Divčib ...
(Kraljev sto: 1,104m) and
Suvobor
Suvobor (Serbian Cyrillic: Сувобор) is a mountain in central Serbia, near the town of Gornji Milanovac. Its highest peak ''Suvobor'' has an elevation of above sea level.
The northwestern part of Suvobor is called Rajac (847 m ) and ...
(866m),
the latter including
Ravna Gora
Ravna Gora (Slavic meaning "flat hill") may refer to several places:
Serbia
* Ravna Gora (highland), a highland in Serbia known for its relation with the Chetnik movement
* Ravna Gora (Ivanjica), a village near Ivanjica
* Ravna Gora (Vlasotince), ...
highland and Rajac mountain. On Povlen lays the source of the Sušica river.
See also
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Mountains of Serbia
Serbia is mountainous, with complex Geology of Serbia, geology and parts of several mountain ranges: Dinaric Alps in the southwest, the northwestern corner of the Rila-Rhodope Mountains in the southeast of the country, Serbian Carpathians, Carpathi ...
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Mountain ranges of Serbia
Dinaric Alps
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