Radan (mountain)
Mountain in Serbia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Radan (Serbian Cyrillic: Радан) is a mountain in southern Serbia, 33 km from the town of Kuršumlija. Its highest peak, Šopot, has an elevation of 1,408 meters above sea level.
Radan | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,408 m (4,619 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 43°00′12″N 21°29′48″E |
Geography | |
Location | Southern Serbia |
Radan separates the valleys of the Toplica and Jablanica rivers. It is well covered with deciduous and evergreen forests.[2]
Radan's best known scenic spot is the Devil's Town – a peculiar rock formation consisting of hundreds of mushroom-like posts, located on its southern slopes.[3] Near the Devil's Town there are ruins of Ivanova kula – a fortification built on top of a volcanic coupe. Folk tradition connects the small tower keep located there to Ivan Kosančić, the medieval military commander.[4] Justiniana Prima (Caričin grad), a Byzantine city from the 6th century, is located on the southeast of the mountain, near Lebane.[2]
In summer 2010, Radan attracted media attention because of a "magnetic hill" located on a road near the village of Ivanje. After initial sensationalist articles about "anti-gravity", it soon turned out that it is just an optical illusion. Still, the hill is seen as an opportunity for a tourist attraction.[5]