Nerodimka (mountain)

Nerodimka
Nerodimka Location
Elevation	1,721 m (5,646 ft)
Location
Location	Kosovo
Range	42.309626,20.985253
Coordinates	42°18′35″N 20°59′07″E / 42.30972°N 20.98528°E / 42.30972; 20.98528Coordinates: 42°18′35″N 20°59′07″E / 42.30972°N 20.98528°E / 42.30972; 20.98528

The Nerodimka (Serbian: Неродимка Планина, Nerodimka planina, Albanian: Mali i Nerodimës) is a mountain located in the south of Kosovo. It is named after the Serbian legend of the woman who can't deliver a baby (Serbian: Неродимка, Nerodimka, meaning "woman who can`t give birth").^[1][2][3] The mountain has two high peaks, Bukova Glava 1,721 m (5,646 ft) and Kurkulica 1,549 m (5,082 ft).

Geography

The Nerodimka mountain is just a few kilometres north of the Šar Mountains, only split by the Sirinić Valley. Nerodimka forms a continuous range with mountains of Žar planina and Jezerska planina. In the mountain originates the Nerodimka river, a left tributary of the Lepenac. Many small streams originate on the mountain and then flow downwards to meet the Lepenac.

Cities, towns and villages

Cities located near the mountain are:

• Uroševac (north-east)

Towns located near the mountain are:

• Mušutište (west)
• Gremë (east)
• Štrpce (south)

Villages located near the mountain are:

• Gornje Nerodimlje (north-east)
• Jererc (north)
• Bukosh (west)
• Gaçkë (south-east)
• Brezovica (south)

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