Velika Rudoka Explained

Velika Rudoka
Other Name:Rudoka e Madhe, Maja e Njeriut
Photo Alt:Velika Rudoka on a cloudy day
Photo Size:250
Elevation M:2660
Prominence M:230
Prominence Ref:[1]
Isolation:7.42km (04.61miles) → Titov Vrv
Map:
  1. Kosovo
  2. Macedonia
  3. Europe
Map Size:250
Label Position:left
Listing:Country high point
Range:Šar Mountains
Coordinates:41.9183°N 20.7764°W
Country:

Velika Rudoka (Albanian: Maja e Njeriut,<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 August 2015 |title=Maja më e lartë në Kosovë është 2 metra mbi Gjeravicën |url=https://archive.koha.net/?id=&l=70174 |access-date=23 March 2024 |work=[[Koha Ditore]]; Macedonian: Рудока|Rudoka; Serbian: Велика Рудока) is the highest peak of the Rudoka Mountain, situated in the Šar Mountains range, exactly on the border between Kosovo and North Macedonia.[2] With the altitude of 2,660 metres (8,727 feet), it is the highest mountain of Kosovo, and also the highest mountain of Serbia according to the view held by the government of Serbia. In some older sources, the altitude was stated to be 2,658 metres,[3] [4] [5] but newer measurements showed that the true altitude is 2 metres higher.

The Rudoka Mountain is situated between Šar Planina and Vrace, southwest of Tetovo. The mountain range lies in a southwest to northeasterly direction, neighbouring Borislavec. The eastern slopes are very steep. The western slopes lightly descend into Šar Planina. Few waters are present on the mountain and there are few valleys. Two lakes are on Rudoka: Crno jezero (Black lake) and Belo jezero (White lake). The Mazdrača, a stream which flows into the Vardar, has its source in Crno jezero.[6]

It is a common misconception that the highest mountain in Kosovo is Gjeravica at 2656m (8,714feet). This was stated even in the 2020 Statistical Yearbook of Serbia,[7] and some Serbian schoolbooks. The 2021 edition of the Statistical Yearbook of Serbia corrected the info,[8] naming Velika Rudoka the highest peak, as did the 2021 edition of the Geography schoolbook for Serbian elementary schools.[9] The 2021 edition of the Statistical Yearbook of Kosovo still states that Gjeravica is the highest mountain.[10] It has been known that Velika Rudoka is higher than Gjeravica since at least 1972, when the Topographical Map of Yugoslavia was published. According to Sava Stanković, PhD, the misconception started because of unclear boundaries between the Socialist Republic of Macedonia and the Socialist Republic of Serbia. The border was conclusively determined only after the breakup of Yugoslavia by a treaty[11] between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Macedonia signed in Skopje on 23 February 2001.[12] [13]

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  1. 73242. Velika Rudoka. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112124843/https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=73242. 12 January 2021. 12 January 2021.
  2. From the Border Treaty signed between FR Yugoslavia and R Macedonia in 2001: [...] гранична линија се протеже општим правцем према североистоку, правом линијом, до врха на гребену Рудока, на око 80 m источно од ТТ к. 2629, наставља гребеном преко к. 2630 до ТТ к. 2658, где мења општи правац [...]
  3. Web site: 1973. Topografska karta Gostivar 730-2-1 Titov Vrv. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211211113712/https://www.topografskakarta.com/jugo/download/srb_25/gostivar/gv_3.html. 11 December 2021. 11 December 2021. Topografska Karta JNA 1:25000. Vojnogeografski institut.
  4. Web site: 28 October 2018. Great Rudoka, 2658m. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181028225920/https://www.summitpost.org/great-rudoka-2658m/892531. 28 October 2018. 11 January 2021. Summit Post.
  5. Web site: 27 July 2020. (Foto) Upoznajte Srbiju: Otkrivamo nedoumice, koji je najviši vrh naše zemlje?. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112124343/https://nsuzivo.rs/istaknuto/foto-upoznajte-srbiju-otkrivamo-nedoumice-koji-je-najvisi-vrh-nase-zemlje. 12 January 2021. 12 January 2021. NS Uživo.
  6. Book: Narodna enciklopedija srpsko-hrvatska-slovenačka III knjiga. Bibliografski zavod D.D. Zagreb. 1928. 983.
  7. Web site: Статистички годишњак Републике Србије, 2020 . Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia . 20 October 2020 . 1 January 2022 . 15.
  8. Web site: Статистички годишњак Републике Србије, 2021 . Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia . 20 October 2021 . 1 January 2022 . 15.
  9. Book: Географија за 8. разред основне школе . Завод за уџбенике . Bubalo Živković, Milka . 2021 . Belgrade . 28 . 978-86-17-20527-8.
  10. Book: Vjetari Statistikor i Republikës së Kosovës, 2021. Agjencia e Statistikës së Kosovës (Kosovo Agency of Statistics). 2021. 978-9951-22-727-8. 26. sq. https://web.archive.org/web/20220101115036/https://ask.rks-gov.net/sq/agjencia-e-statistikave-te-kosoves/add-news/vjetari-statistikor-i-republikes-se-kosoves-2021. 1 January 2022. live.
  11. Web site: Закон о потврђовању уговора између Савезне Републике Југославије и Републике Македоније о протезању и опису државне границе . Службени лист Савезне Републике Југославије - Међународни уговори . 11 May 2001 . 30 December 2021 . 27–32 . sr.
  12. Web site: Vojinović. Miloš. 24 June 2021. Setiti se Šar planine: Najviši vrh Srbije nije onaj o kome se uči u školi. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211015024630/https://www.rts.rs/page/oko/sr/story/3211/drustvo/4421093/velika-rudoka.html. 15 October 2021. 26 December 2021. Radio Televizija Srbije.
  13. Web site: 24 August 2021. Najviši vrh u Srbiji – Nije onaj na koji ste prvo pomislili. 26 December 2021. Srbija Pod Lupom.

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