Maljen ( sr, Маљен) () is a
mountain
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in western
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
, just south of the city of
Valjevo
Valjevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ваљево, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Kolubara District in western Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the administrative area of Valjevo had 90,312 inhabitants, 59,07 ...
. It is well known as a summer and winter resort. The highest peak is Kraljev Sto, at above sea level, followed by Crni Vrh at . On Maljen is situated resort
Divčibare
Divčibare ( sr-cyrl, Дивчибаре; ) is a town and mountain resort situated on the mountain Maljen (1104 m) in western Serbia, south-east of Valjevo, at the altitude of 980 metres above sea level. The permanent population of the town i ...
with 3 hotels, 24 holiday camps, two mountain lodges and two ski trails. During summer the slopes of the mountain are covered with flower meadows with
white daffodils.
After the successful 21st century program of
brown bear
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s protection on the
Tara mountain
Tara ( sr-Cyrl, Тара, ) is a mountain in western Serbia. It is part of the Dinaric Alps and stands at above sea level. The mountain's slopes are clad in dense forests with numerous high-elevation clearings and meadows, steep cliffs, deep rav ...
, some to the southwest, by the 2020s bears re-appeared on the Maljen, too.
Crna Reka Canyon
The canyon of the Crna Reka river is located just below the Divčibare resort, to the north. A long path into the canyon, which includes hiking, descending or walking through water, was adapted for tourists. It starts at the Ljuti Krš peak, under which the river springs. The sides are very steep, at some sections almost vertical and are carved in the black
magmatic
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rocks. There is a small waterfall at the entrance into the canyon and, though small, the river creates shallows, falls and ponds. The total descent is . The canyon, which is some southwest from Belgrade, is protected by the state as the
natural reserve
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.
References
Sources
39 Maljen–SuvoborDivčibare - pet šafrančića za jod u vazduhu!EkoSfera 2008-07-07
Mountains of Serbia
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