Trebević
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| Trebević | |
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 Trebević, view from Sarajevo |
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| Elevation | 1627 m (5338 ft) |
| Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Range | Dinaric Alps |
Trebević is a mountain in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is found directly to the southeast of Sarajevo, bordering Jahorina mountain. Trebević is 1627 meters (5338 feet) tall, making it the second shortest of the Sarajevo mountains.
During the Middle Ages, Trebević was known as Zlatni Do. During the 1984 Winter Olympics Trebević, like the other Sarajevo mountains, was used for a number of Olympic events, such as bobsledding. During the Siege of Sarajevo, Trebević took on a darker role as its elevations proved ideal positions for besieging artillery and the mountain became a key fighting ground.
Trebević today is not as important of a tourist destination as Igman or Bjelašnica, largely due to the heavy fighting that took place in the early 1990s. Still, most of the land mines are now cleared, and civilian casualties on Trebević are today unheard of. There are numerous hotels, mountaineering homes, and other such structures on Trebević and the immediate area.
[edit] 1984 Winter Olympics
When Sarajevo was awarded the 1984 Winter Olympics in 1977, a bobsleigh and luge track was proposed. The track design was approved in 1981, with construction starting on June 1 of that year.[1] Construction was completed on September 30, 1982 at a cost YUD 563,209,000. The 1984 games had 20,000 luge spectators and 30,000 bobsleigh spectators. After the Winter Olympics, the track was used for World Cup competitions[2] until the start of the Yugoslav wars in 1991 that would include the Siege of Sarajevo the following year. The track would be destroyed during the siege which was part of the Bosnian War.[3]
| Sport | Length (meters) | Turns | Vertical drop (start to finish) | Average grade (%) |
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| Bobsleigh | 1300 | 13 | 125.9 | 10.2 |
| Luge - men's singles | 1210 | 13 | 129.35 | 10.2 |
| Luge - women's singles/ men's doubles | 993 | 11 | 99.8 | 10.2 |
No turn names are given for the track.
[edit] Serb Cross controversy
In March 2008, a Bosnian Serb organization called the Association of Bosnian Serb War Victims leaded by Branislav Dukic announced its intention to build at the part of the mountain owned by Bosnia’s Republika Srpska a giant Orthodox cross to commemorate the Serb people who died during the Bosnian War.
The announcement enraged other Bosnian peoples, mainly the Sarajevo-predominant Bosnian Muslims, who view the construction of such monument in a place from Bosnian Serb soldiers killed thousands of civillians an act of gross political provocation and revisionism.[4] International Bosnian administrator Miroslav Lajcak also asked R.S. authorities not to allow the construction of the cross.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b 1984 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 61, 64-70, 107, 180, 184. (English), (French), & (Serbo-Croatian) - accessed February 26, 2008.
- ^ Artificial track World Cup victors since 1978, including Sarajevo (1984-90) (German) - accessed February 26, 2008.
- ^ Winterblue.de track of Sarajevo mentioning the track's destruction(German) - accessed February 23, 2008.
- ^ Bosnia Serbs To Erect Sarajevo Cross, Balkaninsight.com, March 12, 2008
- ^ Int'l administrator: Bosnian Serb authorities should not allow giant cross over Sarajevo, Associated Press/International Herald Tribune, March 14, 2008
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