Gramada | |
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Грамада | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 555 m (1,821 ft) |
Coordinates | 43°22′22″N 22°02′26″E / 43.372666°N 22.0405°E |
Geography | |
Location | Serbia |
Parent range | Svrljig Mountains |
Gramada Pass ( Serbian: Грамада), a mountain pass in Svrljig mountains between Niš and Svrljig Valley in Serbia. [1]
Gramada is a mountain pass at the western end of the Svrljig mountains, 555 m above sea level. This pass has long been the easiest traffic connection between the Niš Valley in the south and the Svrljig Valley in the north. [2] The main road between Niš and Zaječar passes through Gramada, via Svrljig and Knjaževac. [3] [4] The nearest settlements are Vrelo and Jasenovik (southwest of Gramada, in the city of Niš) and Prekonoga and Merdželat (east of Gramada, in the municipality of Svrljig). [5] [6]
Archaeological remains of a small settlement from the 3rd century were discovered at the Gramada pass. [2] In the period from 1833 to 1878, there was a border crossing and a border fort between the Principality of Serbia and the Ottoman Empire at Gramada. [7] At the main road between Niš and Knjaževac, Gramada had a great military and strategic importance at the time: several battles were fought there in the Serbian-Ottoman wars (1876-1878) [8] and the Timok Rebellion (1883). [9]
Gramada | |
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Грамада | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 555 m (1,821 ft) |
Coordinates | 43°22′22″N 22°02′26″E / 43.372666°N 22.0405°E |
Geography | |
Location | Serbia |
Parent range | Svrljig Mountains |
Gramada Pass ( Serbian: Грамада), a mountain pass in Svrljig mountains between Niš and Svrljig Valley in Serbia. [1]
Gramada is a mountain pass at the western end of the Svrljig mountains, 555 m above sea level. This pass has long been the easiest traffic connection between the Niš Valley in the south and the Svrljig Valley in the north. [2] The main road between Niš and Zaječar passes through Gramada, via Svrljig and Knjaževac. [3] [4] The nearest settlements are Vrelo and Jasenovik (southwest of Gramada, in the city of Niš) and Prekonoga and Merdželat (east of Gramada, in the municipality of Svrljig). [5] [6]
Archaeological remains of a small settlement from the 3rd century were discovered at the Gramada pass. [2] In the period from 1833 to 1878, there was a border crossing and a border fort between the Principality of Serbia and the Ottoman Empire at Gramada. [7] At the main road between Niš and Knjaževac, Gramada had a great military and strategic importance at the time: several battles were fought there in the Serbian-Ottoman wars (1876-1878) [8] and the Timok Rebellion (1883). [9]