Stara Planina ski resort or Stara Planina ski center ( sr, Ски центар Стара планина, Ski centar Stara planina) is a
mountain resort
A mountain resort is a place to holiday or vacation located in an elevated and typically at least relatively isolated area. The term resort implies integral hotel or inn accommodations, restaurants, and either or both sports facilities or scen ...
and one of the largest centers of winter tourism in
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 ...
, operated by public company "Skijališta Srbije". Located on the slopes of
Stara Planina, it is mainly a destination for
skiing
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.
History
In 2008, the
Ministry of Economy announced its plan to invest around 240 million euros over eight years in Stara Planina ski resort.
However, much of the plan has never been realized, with only some of the investments being realized over 10 years.
Features
It is located at elevations between 1,100 and 1,900 meters. It has six tracks having in total,
with some of them covered by
artificial snowing systems, with the total capacity of the about 2,600 skiers per hour. It is equipped with modern
chairlift
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s, with total capacity of 2,400 skiers per hour. All tracks are categorized by the
International Ski Federation
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(FIS).
Transportation
Stara Planina ski resort is located some 55 kilometers from the city of
Pirot, 70 kilometers from the city of
Niš
Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while ...
and international airport
Niš Constantine the Great Airport
Niš Constantine the Great Airport ( sr, Аеродром Константин Велики Ниш, Aerodrom Konstantin Veliki Niš) , located northwest of downtown Niš, in the suburbs of Medoševac and Popovac. It is the second-largest an ...
.
Gallery
File:Babin zub i žičara.jpg, Babin Zub in the summer
File:Stara planina gondola.jpg, Gondola center in Stara Planina
File:Babin Zub, Stara Planina.jpg, Stara planina landscape in summer
See also
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Tourism in Serbia
Tourism in Serbia is officially recognized as a primary area for economic and social growth. The hotel and catering sector accounted for approximately 2.2% of GDP in 2015. Tourism in Serbia employs some 75,000 people, about 3% of the country's wo ...
References
External links
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Ski resort Stara Planinaat skiresort.info
Stara Planina ski resortat skibus.rs
Ski areas and resorts in Serbia
Balkan mountains
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