Velež (Bosnia and Herzegovina) explained

Velež
Other Name:Вележ
Elevation M:1969
Map:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Map Size:250
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Range:Dinaric Alps
Coordinates:43.3334°N 18.0106°W

Velež (Serbian: Вележ), named after the Slavic pagan god Veles, is a mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the south-central part of the Herzegovina region, overlooking the largest regional city of Mostar.

The highest peak of Velež mountain is called Botin, and it is 1,969 meters high.[1]

Other large settlements in the Velež vicinity are Nevesinje, which is located in a secluded mountain valley, Blagaj, small historic settlement which is located near the source of the Buna river, and village of Podvelež which is situated immediately below the summit of the mountain.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Velez Mountain : Photos, Diagrams & Topos : SummitPost. 2021-11-09. www.summitpost.org.
  2. Web site: Bosnia and Herzegovina: The heart shaped land . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813071435/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1984/ . 2011-08-13 . dead .
  3. http://interceder.net/dashboard/VELEZ// Interceder: About Velez Mostar