Bjelašnica’s highest summit reaches 2,067 metres.
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Bjelašnica Mountain
Bjelašnica is one of Sarajevo’s Olympic mountains and a home for winter sports.
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Landscape and location
Bjelašnica is one of the high Olympic mountains around Sarajevo. Snowy peaks, mountain villages and ski slopes make it well known throughout the year.
What can you do here?
In winter, visitors ski, snowboard and sled; in warmer months they hike, walk and take panoramic lift rides.
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Stories from the mountain
The mountain hosted the men’s Olympic Alpine skiing events in 1984; today the ski centre offers Alpine and Nordic skiing, snowboarding and summer hiking routes.
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- Zimska čarolija
Bjelašnica is one of the mountains through which Zmajko, Lily and Vučko Jr explore wintertime Sarajevo.
- Srcem Bosne
Bjelašnica is also named in Srcem Bosne among the landscapes of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sources: Bjelašnica-Igman Olympic Center: Winter activities · International Olympic Committee: Sarajevo 1984 Alpine skiing venues · Visit Sarajevo: Bjelašnica
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