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National Park "Prokletije"
National Park Prokletije, fifth national park in Montenegro was proclaimed 2009th year. It covers an area 16.630 hectares and includes two nature reserves: Volusnica and Hridsko lake. Protection zones around the park is 6.252 hectares. To the north is limited with Gusinjsko-plavska valley, in the south of the high ridges of the mountains and the Albanian border, to the west is river Grncar and on the east there is mountain Bogicevica.
The main features of Prokletije which influenced the designation of sites of national importance are typical limestone relief and natural beauty. The rocks, which were formed in Oligo-Miocene, the limestone and dolomite. Relief abundant high peaks and karst forms (pits, caves, bays, etc).
Sharp and extremely steep slopes make this area inaccessible. The points of the
Evil Kolata (2.534 m), Maja Kolata (2.528 m) and Maja e Rosita (2524 m) they are highest. The highest peak of Prokletije is Jezerski peak (2.692 m) and it is the highest peak of Dinaric Mountains also. Peak Evil Kolata, 2.534 m high, is located in Montenegro, near the border with Albania, and is the highest peak in Montenegro.
Between of the mountain Visitor and Prokletije there is Plav Lake, in the municipality of Plav. It is a glacial lake at the height of 906 m above sea level. It is extends north-south direction over a length 2.160 m, a width of 920 m with a maximum depth of 9 m. From the lake stands the river Lim.
Glacial lakes (Hridsko, Visitorsko, Ropojansko, Tatarijsko, Bjelajsko, the Vizier Brady pond, the pond Treskavac, Koljindarsko et al.), large and small streams, springs and sources of drinking water and mineral water, rivers, underground aquifers and mountain ponds makes hydrography of this mountain. Hridsko lake is "hidden" at an altitude of 1.970 meters and it is a "lake of happiness" in part Prokletija below steep karst Hridski between the great and small rocks, from which it takes its name.
Clearness of the water of the lake was an inspiration to many legends. According to one of them, created by the gods to be in it, away from human eyes, bathed villas. According to belief, bathing in his water brings health and happiness in marriage and throwing personal jewelry - rings, bracelets, chains, will supposedly bring good luck in what at what he thought when placing jewelry in the water.
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