Gučevo
Encyclopedia
Gučevo is a mountain in western Serbia
, near the town of Loznica, overlooking the Drina
river and Banja Koviljača
. Its highest peak Crni vrh has an altitude of 779 meters above sea level.
The mountain was a site of Battle of Gučevo between Serbian and Austro-Hungarian army in World War I
. At the top of the mountain there is a monument to Serbian soldiers.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, near the town of Loznica, overlooking the Drina
Drina
The Drina is a 346 kilometer long river, which forms most of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It is the longest tributary of the Sava River and the longest karst river in the Dinaric Alps which belongs to the Danube river watershed...
river and Banja Koviljača
Banja Koviljaca
Banja Koviljača is a popular tourist town and spa situated in the Loznica municipality, Serbia. It is the oldest spa in Serbia. Banja Koviljača is located on the west border of Serbia by the Drina river, 137 kilometres from Belgrade. The population of the town is 6,340 people .-Name:Banja...
. Its highest peak Crni vrh has an altitude of 779 meters above sea level.
The mountain was a site of Battle of Gučevo between Serbian and Austro-Hungarian army in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. At the top of the mountain there is a monument to Serbian soldiers.