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Visoki Dečani Monastery
A UNESCO-listed 14th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery housing the largest collection of Byzantine-style frescoes in a single building.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Rožaje
Rožaje Municipality, Montenegro · Europe
About Rožaje
Rožaje sits on the route: 20 minutes from Petnjica, 44km from Valbona Valley.
Rožaje is in Rožaje Municipality, Montenegro, with about 9,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Petnjica, about 19 km away.
Rožaje (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Рожаје, pronounced [rɔ̂ʒajɛ]; Albanian: Rozhajë, pronounced [roʒajə]) is a town located in the Northern Region of Montenegro, situated along the Ibar river. The town is the cultural center of the Bosniaks in Montenegro.
As of 2023, the town has a population of 13,608Read more
inhabitants.
Surrounded by hills to its west and mountains to its east (notably Mount Hajla), the town is divided in half by, and contains the source of the river Ibar, which gives its name to the local sports clubs FK Ahmad, KK Ibar and OK Ibar. Rožaje is the centre of the Rožaje Municipality within the 25 municipalities of Montenegro.
Rožaje celebrates its foundation day on 30 September each year.
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What is there to see near Rožaje?
Within an hour or so of Rožaje: Visoki Dečani Monastery (33 km), Sopoćani Monastery (36 km), Valbona Valley (44 km), Prokletije National Park (46 km).
Are there any good drives near Rožaje?
The nearest famous roads are Durmitor Ring Road, Sedlo Pass and Piva Canyon.
Where is Rožaje?
Rožaje is in Rožaje Municipality, Montenegro, about 19 km from Petnjica.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,121
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Montenegro
- Region
- Rožaje Municipality
- Timezone
- Europe/Podgorica
- Coordinates
- 42.8330, 20.1665
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Worth the detour from Rožaje
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Sopoćani Monastery
A 13th-century UNESCO-listed monastery near Novi Pazar whose frescoes are among the finest surviving Byzantine-tradition paintings in Europe.
36 km · about 40 min drive
national park
Valbona Valley
A breathtaking glacial valley in the Albanian Alps connected to Theth by a legendary mountain hiking trail through the Accursed Mountains.
44 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Prokletije National Park
A rugged border massif in eastern Montenegro reached via Gusinje and Plav, with Grebaje and Ropojana valleys accessible by car.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
national park
Valbona Valley National Park
A glacial valley in the northern Albanian Alps reached by road from Bajram Curri, the usual base for the Theth crossing.
50 km · about 60 min drive
national park
Theth National Park
A remote Alpine valley in the Accursed Mountains with a dramatic waterfall, a stone church, and the Lock-In Tower of Albanian legend.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Rožaje
7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 62 kmUvac CanyonA mesmerizing serpentine canyon with dramatic meanders and cliff-nesting griffon vultures, offering one of Serbia's most spectacular viewpoints.
- 64 kmGrlo Sokolovo'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.
- 79 kmĐurđevića Tara BridgeA 1940s concrete arch soaring 150m above Europe's deepest canyon, a launchpad for zip-lining the Tara gorge.
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