national park
Biogradska Gora National Park
One of the last three primeval forests in Europe, centered around the pristine Biogradsko Lake surrounded by ancient trees and mountain peaks.
23 km · about 25 min drive
Berane, Montenegro · Europe
Berane is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Petnjica, 23km from Biogradska Gora National Park.
Berane is a town located in Berane, Montenegro. With a population of 11,073, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Berane sits in Montenegro, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Podgorica time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Berane to your route.
Berane (Montenegrin/Serbian Cyrillic: Беране) is a town in Montenegro in the northern region. It is former administrative centre of the Ivangrad District. The town is located on the Lim river. From 1949 to 1992, it was named Ivangrad (Cyrillic: Иванград) in honour to people's hero Ivan Milutinović. According to theRead more
2023 census, the town had a population of 9,923, whereas its municipality area had 25,162 people.
During the medieval period the land of Berane was known as Budimlja (Будимља). It was of great holistic, political and economic importance in the medieval Serbian state and its rulers. Until 1455, when Turks took the city, Budimlja was part of the wider historical region of Raška, within the Medieval Serbia. Since the first Serbian Uprising until its final liberation, fights against Turks were constant. Famous battles occurred from 1825 to 1862 when the most important Rudes battle was fought on 7 April in which the Montenegrin rebels won. Berane was finally liberated in 1912. The town shared the destiny with its country being damaged in both World Wars. As Ivangrad, the town experienced prosperity and population growth, being one of the Yugoslav industrial centres. Although the Civil War in Yugoslavia did not reach Montenegro, the city suffered from it as the industry collapsed and the people started to leave it. Nowadays, Berane is one of the poorest settlements in Montenegro so most of the population lives in difficult conditions. Despite that, the town remains an important educational, medical, religious and sporting centre, having produced many successful individuals in those categories.
Berane is the administrative centre of the municipality of the same name. There are 13 elementary schools, four high schools and four institutions of higher education. Having a solid sport infrastructure, the most successful sport collectives in the town are handball club and table tennis club. Berane is connected with rest of the country by two-lane motorways. It also has an airport which hasn’t been used for a while. In 2012, Berane celebrated 150 years since its official foundation and 100 years of being part of Montenegro.
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Berane is located in Berane, Montenegro, Europe. The coordinates are 42.8433 latitude, 19.8728 longitude.
Berane has a population of approximately 11,073 people, making it a town in Montenegro.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
One of the last three primeval forests in Europe, centered around the pristine Biogradsko Lake surrounded by ancient trees and mountain peaks.
23 km · about 25 min drive
national park
A rugged border massif in eastern Montenegro reached via Gusinje and Plav, with Grebaje and Ropojana valleys accessible by car.
35 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
The Podgorica-Kolašin road clings to ledges hundreds of metres above the Morača river in the Platije gorge, passing the frescoed 13th-century Morača Monastery en route north.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
A UNESCO-listed 14th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery housing the largest collection of Byzantine-style frescoes in a single building.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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A breathtaking glacial valley in the Albanian Alps connected to Theth by a legendary mountain hiking trail through the Accursed Mountains.
46 km · about 55 min drive
national park
A glacial valley in the northern Albanian Alps reached by road from Bajram Curri, the usual base for the Theth crossing.
46 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
'Falcon's Throat': a railed viewpoint on the Kučka Korita plateau hanging over a 1,000 m sheer drop into the Cijevna river canyon, with Prokletije peaks behind. A scenic mountain road from Podgorica ends a 15-minute walk away.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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A remote Alpine valley in the Accursed Mountains with a dramatic waterfall, a stone church, and the Lock-In Tower of Albanian legend.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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