Titov Vrv

Titov Vrv
Turk i Madh
Golem Turčin (former name)

View of Titov Vrv (left) and Mal Turčin (right)
Highest point
Elevation 2,748 m (9,016 ft)
Coordinates 41°59′31″N 20°47′53″E / 41.99194°N 20.79806°E / 41.99194; 20.79806Coordinates: 41°59′31″N 20°47′53″E / 41.99194°N 20.79806°E / 41.99194; 20.79806
Geography
Titov Vrv
Turk i Madh

Location of the peak

Location Republic of Macedonia
Parent range Šar Mountain

Titov Vrv (Macedonian: Титов Врв, Albanian: Turk i Madh) is the highest peak in the Šar Mountain at 2,748 m. It is located about 13 mi (21 km) northwest of the Macedonian city of Tetovo near the border with Kosovo[a]. The summit was named after former Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito. Its original name was Голем Турчин/Golem Turčin ("Big Turk"). In 1934 the peak was renamed Mount Aleksandar after the name of the Yugoslav King Aleksandar, who was assassinated in the same year. During the World War II the Bulgarian authorities restored its traditional name. After the establishment of Communist Yugoslavia the peak was renamed after Tito. The name has remained unchanged since Macedonian independence in 1991.

Activity

Each year on the last weekend of May, mountain club "Ljuboten" organises a climb to this peak.[1]

References

Notes

a.   ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.


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