Skopska Crna Gora Mountain

Skopska Crna Gora – a medium-high mountain in the northern part of Macedonia. It rises between the Skopje Valley to the south, the Kumanovo Valley to the east, the Gnjilane Valley to the north (in Kosovo) and the Lepenec River valley to the west. The mountain stretches in the direction SW-SI, with the highest peak Ramno (1,651 m). With the valley of the Lipkovska River it is divided into two parts: the western higher and the eastern lower, known as Karadak. There are springs on a number of river flows in Skopska Crna Gora. The whole area around the mountain is sometimes called Montenegro and is very rich in churches and monasteries.

History

The period from when this area is called by its current name or name by which it is named is not known, but it is considered that it was first mentioned in the XIII century when the Bulgarian Tsar Konstantin Assen left the villages in his end, then Montenegro is mentioned again in 1300, in the charter of King Milutin in the church of St. George in Skopje. In the XV century Montenegro is mentioned in the biography of the despot Stefan Konstantin Philosopher. After the conquest of Skopje, the Turks translated the name from Montenegro into the name of Kara-Dag, and this term can still be used to this day.

Source: Wikipedia