Rudnik (mountain)

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A detail on Rudnik mountain
Elevation 1,132 m (3,714 ft)[1]
Rudnik is located in Serbia
Location Central Serbia
Coordinates 44°07′53″N 20°32′25″E﻿ / ﻿44.13139°N 20.54028°E﻿ / 44.13139; 20.54028Coordinates: 44°07′53″N 20°32′25″E﻿ / ﻿44.13139°N 20.54028°E﻿ / 44.13139; 20.54028

Rudnik (Serbian Cyrillic: Рудник, pronounced [rûːdniːk]) is a mountain in central Serbia, near the town of Gornji Milanovac. Its highest peak Cvijićev vrh, named after geologist and biologist Jovan Cvijić, has an elevation of 1,132 meters above sea level. It has several other peaks over 1000 m: Srednji Šturac, Mali Šturac, Molitve, Paljevine and Marijanac.[2]

The name translates literally to mine, as the mountain is rich in mining resources.

Ostrvica or Ostrovica hill (758 m, 44°10′08″N 20°27′37″E﻿ / ﻿44.16889°N 20.46028°E﻿ / 44.16889; 20.46028) is located on the northwest of the Rudnik massif, sharply rising above the surrounding terrain. It is of volcanic origin and made of magmatic rocks, chiefly andesite, suitable for masonry and road building. On the top of the hill lie the remains of a fortified city, whose exact origins are unknown. It was first mentioned in the fifth century CE, but is presumed to originate from the antic period. It was refortified by Serbian Despot Đurađ Branković around 1430, who used it as a summer retreat with his family. The popular legend attributed the city building to his wife Eirene Kantakouzene, already infamous for her role in building of the Smederevo Fortress, and it is also referred to as Jerinin grad (Eirene's city).[3]

Typical Serbian (Balkan) architecture in the mountains


  1. ^ Jovan Đokić. "Katalog planina Srbije". PSD Kopaonik Beograd. 
  2. ^ Mt Rudnik: Serbia on the palm of your hand, Tourist organization of Gornji Milanovac 
  3. ^ Ostrvica, Rudnik portal, retrieved 2010-10-21 

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