Treskavica

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In the Treskavica

The Treskavica ( Serbian Cyrillic Трескавица ) is a belonging to the Dinaric mountain range in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 25 kilometers south of Sarajevo. Its highest peak - the 2086 m high Dokin Toranj - is the highest elevation in the capital region and the seventh- highest point in the country.

Location

The Treskavica massif is located southeast of Trnovo and northwest of Kalinovik and extends over a length of about 20 kilometers. It is connected to the north by the ridge of Hojta with the Bjelašnica; in the southeast is the massif into the plateau of Šivolje. In the east, the Rogoj the connection to Jahorina massif represents only the west is the Treskavica sharply defined and separated by up to 850 m deep valley of the river Lyuta the neighboring Visočica massif.

Approximately in the middle of the mountain range runs since 1995 innerbosnische the border between the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.

Abundance of water

The Treskavica is one of the most water-rich mountains of Bosnia and situated on the watershed between the Adriatic and Black Seas. While the springing on the western edge of the Neretva rivers Rakitnica and Lyuta and thus the Adriatic accrue to drain the springing on the east side rivers Željeznica and Bistrica over Bosna and Drina into the Black Sea.

In the Treskavica there are also countless sources and several lakes; the best known include Crno Jezero ( " Black Lake " ), Veliko Jezero ( " Great Lake " ) and Bijelo Jezero ( " White Lake " ) at Trnovo.

Vegetation

While the high plateau of the Karst Mountains is covered only sparsely, especially the eastern and southern foothills of the Treskavica are covered with the typical karst - scree - fir forest.

Tourism

The Treskavica is a popular destination for hikers. Its main peaks are from the north and northeast marked paths accessible. The most popular route is from Trnovo out past the three mountain lakes up to Dokin Toranj. That part of the south of the Treskavica Dokin Toranj however, was in the Bosnian war immediate battle area. Here large areas are still mined and can not be entered.