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The mountain slopes are rocky, with numerous fissures, pits and deep depressions giving its scenery a specific look. This is a karst landscape carved from limestone and dolomite . [ 2 ] Lovćen stands on the border between two completely different natural wholes, the sea and the mainland, and so it is under the influence of both climates.
After the fighting between 7 and 11 January 1916, the Austro-Hungarians were able to capture heavily fortified positions on the top of Lovćen mountain massif and later enter into Cetinje, former capital of Montenegro, an ally of the Kingdom of Serbia. A few days later, the Montenegrin army capitulated and the country was occupied.
Mountain Peak [1] [2] Altitude, m Accursed Mountains: Zla Kolata: 2,535 Accursed Mountains Dobra Kolata: 2,528 Accursed Mountains Rosni vrh: 2,524 Durmitor: Bobotov Kuk: 2,523 Accursed Mountains Maja e Qafe Cezles 2,496 Accursed Mountains Veliki vrh 2,490 Komovi: Kom Kučki 2,487 Durmitor Bezimeni vrh 2,487 Komovi Kom Ljevorečki 2,469 Komovi ...
Monument to Peter II Petrovic Njegos in the mausoleum. The Mausoleum of Njegoš is a mausoleum interring Petar II Petrović-Njegoš located on the top of Mount Lovćen. [1]The mausoleum is located twenty-one kilometres via asphalt road from near-by Cetinje and it was built on the idea of Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović.
The Mountain Wreath is a poetic chronicle documenting the struggle of the Montenegrin people for independence from the Ottoman Empire, and is the most famous literary work in the country. The official language in Montenegro is Montenegrin. Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian, and Croatian are recognised in official usage.
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On top of the mountain is the San Giovanni castel at a 280-meter height dominating the eastern bay, the fortification system and the city. Behind the castle hill the inhabitable and mountainous countryside further ascends toward the Lovcen. The circumference of the outer wall is 4.5 km, with a thickness between 2 and 16 m, and a height up to 20 m.
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