Čemerno
Mountain in southwestern Serbia
Čemerno (Serbian Cyrillic: Чемерно) is a mountain in southwestern Serbia, near the Kraljevo's village of Ušće, and town of Ivanjica. Its highest peak Smrdljuč has an elevation of 1,579 m (5,180 ft) above sea level.
Geography
From the south, mountain plato Čemerno is limited by the valley of the river Studenica, and from the north by the valleys of the rivers Dubočica and Borošnica. Mountain plato extends in the northwest-southeast direction for some 12 kilometers and in it far southeast end it turns southwards. Mountain slopes are carved by tributaries of the rivers Ibar and Studenica. The mountain highest peak is Smrdljuč (1579 m), other peaks are: Goleš (1348 m), Gvozdac (1456 m), Rudo brdo (1454 m), Gusarica (1535 m), Tičije brdo (1430 m).
Remarkably scenic parts of the mountain plato are the spring areas northeast of high point Gusarica (1535 m) in the area of the village of Bresnik where the ridge of the mountain Čemerno is significantly narrowed. In this areas under the peaks, there are many springs, the most important of which are: Kadina voda, below the summit of Gvozdac (1456 m), and Zmajevac spring , between Smrdljuč (1579 m) and Rudo brdo (1454 m) summits. The most accessible and well known spring is located at 700 m above sea level in Odmenje village - the famous Sava water, widely known for its healing properties.
Most of the mountain is covered with mixed forest, but in some parts of the ridge there are small or large grassland pastures with cattle huts.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as mountain in southwestern Serbia. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3028628. Authority coordinates are 43.559, 20.497. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1579, 1348, 1456 and 1454.
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