Mount Tornik ( sr-Cyrl, Торник) is the highest point of the

Zlatibor Zlatibor ( sr-cyr, Златибoр ) is a mountainous region situated in the western part of Serbia. Among the most popular places in Serbia for tourism, Zlatibor's main attractions include health tourism, skiing, and hiking and the longest p ...

Mountains in the

Zlatibor District The Zlatibor District ( sr, / , ) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It is located in the western, mountainous part of Serbia. The district was named after the mountain region of Zlatibor. According to t ...

in southwestern

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. It rises to an altitude of 1,496 m.

Geography

Mount Tornik is located 10 km from the town of

, the tourist centre of the Zlatibor Mountains. Nearby is the

Ribnica Lake Ribnica may refer to: Bosnia and Herzegovina * Ribnica (Kakanj), a village Croatia * Ribnica, Croatia, a village in central Croatia Macedonia * Ribnica, Mavrovo and Rostuša, a settlement in the municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša Mo ...

reservoir. It is surrounded by the villages of Jablanica,

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and Dobroselica.

Tourism

At the foot of the peak is the

Tornik ski resort Tornik ski resort or Tornik ski center ( sr, Ски центар Торник, Ski centar Tornik), is a mountain resort and one of the largest centers of winter tourism in Serbia, operated by public company "Skijališta Srbije". Located on the slop ...

, located at an altitude of between 1,110 and 1,490 m, with three runs. It is equipped with a

gondola lift A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supp ...

as well as several

ski lift A ski lift is a mechanism for transporting skiers up a hill. Ski lifts are typically a paid service at ski resorts. The first ski lift was built in 1908 by German Robert Winterhalder in Schollach/Eisenbach, Hochschwarzwald. Types * Aerial l ...

s. The resort was destroyed in the 1999 NATO bombing.United Nations Environment Programme: The Kosovo Conflict
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References

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