Paštrik
Paštrik (Serbian Cyrillic: Паштрик) or Pashtrik (Albanian: Pashtriku), is a mountain located in Kosovo[a] and Albania. Its highest peak is located on their mutual border, it is also called Paštrik and it is 1,986 m (6,516 ft) high. The White Drin river passes along by it.[1]
| Paštrik | |
|---|---|
| Pashtrik | |
 Overview of Paštrik Mountains | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Paštrik |
| Elevation | 1,986 m (6,516 ft) |
| Coordinates | 42°12′38″N 20°31′24″E |
| Geography | |
| Countries | Albania and Kosovo[a] |
| Parent range | Dinaric Alps |
Overview
Pashtrik is located in the historical region of Has, which up until the 16th century was named after the mountain. In the 17th century the name Has gained a prominence. It is a reference to the taxation status of the region which was taxed directly under the Ottoman Sultan instead of being part of the administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire.[2] Two-thirds of the mountain belongs to Albania. It is located in north-eastern Albania. The village of Krumë is positioned next to it. One-third of the mountain is in Kosovo. It is located in south-western Kosovo. The village of Gjonaj is positioned next to the mountain. It was built from Paleozoic core, covered by Mesozoic limestone, mostly under the vegetation.
Small mammals living in the mountain include the common vole, northern white-breasted hedgehog, balkan mole, and european mole.[3] The blind mole occurs in the grasslands in old growth stands of beech forest.
See also
Notes and references
Notes:
| a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition. |
References:
- Marković, Jovan (1990). Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije. Sarajevo: Svjetlost. ISBN 978-86-01-02651-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Bardhoshi, Nebin (2011). Gurtë e Kufinit. UET Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-99956-39-22-8. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- University of Tirana. "Small terrestrial mammals of Albania: distribution and diversity (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla, Rodentia)" (PDF). zookeys.pensoft.net. Tirana.
