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Pljačkovica

Coordinates: 42°35′26″N 21°53′59″E / 42.59056°N 21.89972°E / 42.59056; 21.89972
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Pljačkovica
Highest point
Elevation1,231 m (4,039 ft)[1]
Coordinates42°35′26″N 21°53′59″E / 42.59056°N 21.89972°E / 42.59056; 21.89972
Geography
Pljačkovica is located in Serbia
Pljačkovica
Pljačkovica
Location in Serbia
LocationSouthern Serbia

Pljačkovica[2] (Serbian Cyrillic: Пљачковица, pronounced [pʎǎtʃkɔʋitsa]) is a mountain in southern Serbia, overlooking the city of Vranje. Its highest peak has an elevation of 1,231 meters above sea level.

Located over the city of Vranje, the peak of the mountain is the site of a TV tower and other telecommunication facilities. It was heavily bombed in the NATO bombing of FR Yugoslavia in 1999, and it is significantly contaminated with depleted uranium ammunition.[3]

References

  1. ^ Jovan Đokić. "Katalog planina Srbije". PSD Kopaonik Beograd. Archived from the original on 2011-05-18.
  2. ^ "Data on Vranje". Official website of Vranje. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  3. ^ S. Milačić, J. Simić, The Consequences of NATO Bombing on the Environment in Serbia (PDF), p. 6