Location Serbia | Elevation 932 m | |
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Similar Murtenica, Pobijenik, Jelova gora, Kablar, Mučanj | ||
Dre ni ka gradina 932m
Drežnička Gradina (Serbian Cyrillic: Дрежничка Градина) is a mountain in western Serbia, between cities of Požega and Užice. Its highest peak, Gradina, has an elevation of 932 m (3,058 ft) above sea level. On the cone-shaped hilltop, there is a small stone-built pyramid erected as monument to Yugoslav Partisans died in a battle against German forces in August 1941, at the time of the Republic of Užice.
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A prominent feature on the mountain is the cave Potpećka pećina (43°47′44″N 19°55′59″E), located near the village of Potpeće. Its main entrance, 72 m tall, is the largest of all caves on the Balkans. Apart from the main, upper entrance for tourists, there is a smaller, lower entrance into an underground lake, which overflows in rainy seasons, creating an intermittent water flow called Petnica, flowing into Đetinja river. The upper hall has lightened tourist trail, 555 m long, reachable by a staircase of over 700 stairs. The hall with stalactites and stalagmites is still geologically active, and is protected from outer atmosphere by an iron gate.