- Elevation
- 1,231 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Belgrade · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- PRN Priština Adem Jashari International Airport71 km
- SKP Skopje International Airport74 km
About Pljačkovica
Pljačkovica is a mountain. Location: Opština Vranje, Pčinja. Elevation: 1,231 m.
Pljačkovica(also known as Pljačkavica) (Serbian Cyrillic: Пљачковица, pronounced [pʎǎtʃkɔʋitsa]) is a mountain in southern Serbia, overlooking the city of Vranje. Its highest peak has an elevation of 1,231 meters above sea level. Located over the city of Vranje, the peak of the mountain is the site of a TV tower and other telecommunication facilities. It was heavily bombed in the NATO bombing of FR Yugoslavia in 1999, and it is significantly contaminated with depleted uranium ammunition.
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Photos of Pljačkovica
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Oblik Marko.vl · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Pljačkovica
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night -4° · Rain 57 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -8°)
- Wettest month
- June (69 mm)
- Driest month
- January (37 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -1° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 12° | 5° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -7° | -4° | 0° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 37 | 41 | 46 | 57 | 68 | 69 | 51 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 57 | 51 |
How to get to Pljačkovica
The nearest airport is Priština Adem Jashari International Airport (PRN), 71 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Niš, 82 km to the north.
Airports
- Priština Adem Jashari International Airport (PRN) Prishtina 71 kmwest
- Skopje International Airport (SKP) Ilinden 74 kmsouth
- Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI) Niš 83 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Niš Population: 250K 82 kmnorth
- Sofia Population: 1.2M 118 kmeast
- Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 240 kmeast
- Craiova Population: 234.1K 246 kmnortheast
- Belgrade Population: 1.3M 272 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pljačkovica
Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 49 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km6 places
- Oblik Mountain 6 kmN
- Grot Mountain 4 kmN
- Kukavica Mountain 23 kmS
- Sveti Ilija Mountain 8 kmW
25–60 km22 places
- Ostrozub Mountain 43 kmNE
- Majdan Planina Mountain 52 kmNW
- Kruševica Mountain 55 kmNE
- Gramada Mountain 45 kmNE
60–100 km38 places
- Kalafat Mountain 90 kmN
- Trem Mountain 69 kmN
- Pilatovica Mountain 97 kmNW
- Mali Jastrebac Mountain 90 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Klašnjice Village, Opština Vranje2.6 km E
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Mečkovac Village, Opština Vranje3 km SE
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Bojin Del Village, Opština Vranje3.2 km NE
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Oblička Sena Village, Opština Vranje4.1 km NE
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Struganica Village, Opština Vranje4.5 km E
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Tesovište Village, Opština Vranje4.8 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Grot Mountain, Opština Vranje4 km N
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Oblik Mountain, Opština Vranje6 km N
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Sveti Ilija Mountain, Opština Bujanovac8 km W
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Kukavica Mountain, Serbia23 km S
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Binačka Morava River, Serbia19 km SW -
Kukavica Mountain, Serbia20 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources