Durmitor
Durmitor is a massif located in northwestern Montenegro. It is part of the Dinaric Alps. Its highest peak, Bobotov Kuk, reaches a height of.
The massif is limited by the Tara River Canyon on the north, the Piva River Canyon on the west, and by the Komarnica River Canyon on the south. To the east, the Durmitor opens to a high plateau, called Jezerska površ. Mount Sinjavina is located to the east of the Jezerska površ plateau. The Durmitor is for the most part located in the Žabljak municipality.
The massif gives its name to the national park that comprises it. Durmitor National Park was founded in 1952, and designated as a World Heritage Site in 1980.
Peaks
The massif has 48 peaks above. Highest peaks are:- Bobotov kuk
- Bezimeni vrh
- Šljeme
- Istočni vrh Šljemena
- Soa / Đevojka
- Milošev tok
- Bandijerna
- Rbatina
- Lučin vrh
- Prutaš
- Minin bogaz
- Planinica
- Kobilja glava
- Savin Kuk
- Šupljika
Lakes
Durmitor features 18 glacial lakes, scattered over mountain massif and Jezerska Površ plateau. The lakes add significantly to the beauty of the mountain, and have been nicknamed Gorske Oči, or "mountain eyes".- Black Lake
- Veliko Škrčko Lake
- Malo Škrčko Lake
- Zeleni Vir
- Jablan Lake
- Valovito Lake
- Vir u Lokvicama
- Srablje Lake
- Modro Lake
- Suva Lokva
- Zminje Lake
- Barno Lake
- Pošćensko Lake
- Zabojsko Lake
- Vražje Lake
- Riblje Lake
- Zminičko Lake
- Sušičko Lake
Name
One theory of the name Durmitor is that it is derived from Romanian, meaning 'sleeping place' and was given by Romanian settlers in the middle age. There are similarly named mountains, such as Visitor and Cipitor across the former Yugoslavia.Another theory is that the name was given by the Celts, and the meaning would be anything from 'water from the mountain' to 'ridged mountain'. Considering the duration of time that the ancient Celts spent around these part and the Tara River, its name being of Celtic origin, it is very possible that Durmitor is a name of similar origin. Zeta river also has a Celtic origin name.
National park
Durmitor National Park, created in 1952, includes the massif of Durmitor, the canyons of Tara, Sušica and Draga rivers and the higher part of the canyon plateau Komarnica, covering an area of. It is the largest protected area in Montenegro, and it was inscribed on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1980.At long and deep, the Tara River Canyon in Durmitor National Park is the deepest gorge in Europe.