Žabljak - tourist guide
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IT IS NOT A DREAM, THE MOUNTAIN OF GODS IS REAL<br />
Zabljak - winter and summer center of an active<br />
holiday<br />
The town of Zabljak is located in the northwest of<br />
Montenegro, in the heart of Durmitor National Park. At<br />
an altitude of 1,456 meters above sea level, the town is<br />
the highest urban settlement in the Southeast<br />
Europe. It is situated in the foothills of Durmitor and<br />
surrounded by 23 mountain peaks over 2,200 meters,<br />
with 18 mountain lakes and canyon of the Tara River,<br />
the deepest in Europe.<br />
The old name of town was “Varezina voda” (Varezina<br />
water), probably due to the strong source of water<br />
spring around which the settlement was formed.<br />
Later it was called “Hanovi” meaning a shelter for<br />
caravan travelers. The current name of the town,<br />
according to legend, comes from Zabljak frogs which<br />
announce the arrival of spring every year with the<br />
croaking. This official name it got in 1870, when in a<br />
single day, the construction of the church “ Sv. Preobraženje”<br />
(Holy Transfiguration), school and captain's<br />
home began.<br />
Today in Zabljak regarding infrastructure there is a<br />
Bus station, Post office, supermarket, bakeries, internet<br />
cafe, 13 hotels, large number of restaurants, cafes,<br />
shops, <strong>tourist</strong> agencies, <strong>tourist</strong> apartments, a sports<br />
hall, Culture center with cinema hall, modern waste<br />
recycling center, football stadium and two ski centers.<br />
Durmitor National Park - made of stone, water and<br />
myths<br />
Durmitor is a mountain of an extraordinary beauty. It<br />
belongs to the natural masterpiece. It abounds with<br />
numerous peaks and glacial lakes, surrounded by rich<br />
evergreen forests. The fast and clear rivers of Durmitor<br />
create beautiful canyons, among which the canyon<br />
of the Tara River is one of the most beautiful in the<br />
world.<br />
According to legend, Durmitor mountain was named<br />
after the Celtic word "dru-mi-tor", which means<br />
"water from the mountain". Durmitor is really rich in<br />
water – with rivers and lakes. Eighteen glacial lakes<br />
are scattered throughout the area, and Jovan Cvijic<br />
(geographer) called them "Mountain eyes".<br />
TOURIST ORGANISATION ZABLJAK<br />
NP DURMITOR
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