Trebević

Trebević
Trebević view from Sarajevo
Highest point
Elevation	1,627 m (5,338 ft)
Coordinates	43°47′47″N 18°28′44″E / 43.796437°N 18.478832°E / 43.796437; 18.478832Coordinates: 43°47′47″N 18°28′44″E / 43.796437°N 18.478832°E / 43.796437; 18.478832
Geography
Trebević Location in BiH
Location	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Parent range	Dinaric Alps

Trebević (Serbian Cyrillic: Требевић) is a mountain in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is found directly to the southeast of Sarajevo, territory of East Sarajevo city, bordering Jahorina mountain. Trebević is 1627 meters (5338 ft) tall, making it the second shortest of the Sarajevo mountains.

During the Middle Ages, Trebević was known as Zlatni Do. During the 1984 Winter Olympics Trebević, like the other Sarajevo mountains, was used for a number of Olympic events, such as bobsledding. During the Siege of Sarajevo, Trebević took on a darker role as its elevations proved ideal positions for besieging artillery and the mountain became a key fighting ground.

Trebević today is not as important of a tourist destination as Igman or Bjelašnica, largely due to the heavy fighting that took place in the early 1990s. Still, most of the land mines are now cleared. There are numerous hotels, mountaineering homes, and other such structures on Trebević and the immediate area.

Trebević has been the main excursion site of Sarajevo citizens due to the favorable geographical position, climate and the beauty of the nature. The biological diversity is among the highest and it is extraordinary to find such a phenomenon near the hearth of the big city. On the 9th of April 2014, Sarajevo Canton Assembly, announced Trebević as a protected area, in order to conserve and improve each element of the geographical and biological diversity.

The area is known to contain quartz, siderite, and calcite crystal deposits and one such item is on display in Sarajevo at the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina.