Psunj
Encyclopedia
Psunj is a mountain
in the southwestern Slavonia
region in eastern Croatia
. It is the highest mountain of Slavonia, with the highest peak of Brezovo polje at 984 m.a.s.l. In the north it extends to Ravna gora and Papuk
, while otherwise it is surrounded by lowlands. It is located north of Nova Gradiška
and southeast of Pakrac
.
On Psunj, there is a 128.5 metres tall lattice tower used for FM- and TV-transmission, which was designed by Prof. Marjan Ivancic and built by Mostogradnja in 1962/1963.
Originally this tower was completely free-standing. Today it is additionally guyed
at its upper section.
Mountain
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in the southwestern Slavonia
Slavonia
Slavonia is a geographical and historical region in eastern Croatia...
region in eastern Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. It is the highest mountain of Slavonia, with the highest peak of Brezovo polje at 984 m.a.s.l. In the north it extends to Ravna gora and Papuk
Papuk
Papuk is the largest mountain in the Slavonia region in eastern Croatia, near the city of Požega. It extends between Bilogora to the northwest, Krndija to the east, and Ravna gora and Psunj to the southwest....
, while otherwise it is surrounded by lowlands. It is located north of Nova Gradiška
Nova Gradiška
Nova Gradiška is a city located in the Brod-Posavina County of Croatia, population 14,196 . It is located in the historic region of Slavonia, near the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina....
and southeast of Pakrac
Pakrac
Pakrac is a town in western Slavonia, Croatia, population 4,852, total municipality population 8,482 . Pakrac is located on the road and railroad connecting the regions of Posavina and Podravina.-Name:...
.
On Psunj, there is a 128.5 metres tall lattice tower used for FM- and TV-transmission, which was designed by Prof. Marjan Ivancic and built by Mostogradnja in 1962/1963.
Originally this tower was completely free-standing. Today it is additionally guyed
Additionally guyed tower
An additionally guyed tower is a free-standing tower, which is also additionally guyed.An additional guying can be temporarily or permanently. Temporarily additional guying is used when work on static relevant parts of the tower is done....
at its upper section.