National Park
Lake Skadar
Montenegro
MontenegroDalmatian Pelican · Pygmy Cormorant
See parkThe mausoleum of the poet and ruler Petar II Petrović-Njegoš stands on its summit, reckoned the most sacred place in Montenegrin national identity
Area
62 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1952
Declared in 1952, Lovćen holds on its summit the mausoleum of the prince-bishop and poet Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, who died in 1851 and is reckoned the most important literary and spiritual figure in Montenegrin history; his epic The Mountain Wreath is studied as a founding text of the country's national identity. The present mausoleum, designed by the Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović and opened in 1974, crowns the mountain after a climb of 461 steps cut into the rock itself.
4 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.
Ecosystems found in Montenegro, where Lovcen lies.
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10 km away
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117 km away
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Same country: Montenegro
Same country: Montenegro
Same country: Montenegro
Same country: Montenegro
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Region
The Balkans
Climate
Mediterranean, Mountain
164 km away
