Vrelo Ibra

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Vrelo Ibra
Spring of Ibar
Rijeka Ibar vrelo.jpg
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Country Montenegro
Municipality Rožaje

Vrelo Ibra (Cyrillic : Врело Ибра, pronounced [ʋrê.loiɓɾa] ; English: Spring of Ibar) is the spring of the River Ibar located in the north-east region of Montenegro in Rožaje. It is one of the top natural landmarks in Rožaje.

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It is located 10 km away from the city center on the northern side at the foot of the mountain Hajla in a dense conifer forest. [1] Rožaje has a big amount of springs, but the strongest one is the spring of the river Ibar [2] which is also the longest Montenegrin river.

The road to the spring has beautiful landscapes with a lot of places suitable for picnic or sport activities (such as mountain biking [3] ) or other recreation. [4] The road which needs only to be followed to the spring is located in Suho Polje a few kilometers from the city center of Rožaje on Ibarska magistrala in the direction to Berane, on the left side over the bridge next to the hotel Aldi. [5]

The road to the Vrelo Ibra is suitable for going by foot or by any vehicle. The strongest recommendation of the turistic organization of Rožaje is to go with a bike. Near the spring is located the main turistic mountain house in Bandžov. [6]

The length of the road to Vrelo Ibra is 12 km [7] from the place Suho Polje in Rožaje. In the upper course of the river Ibar, which can be followed on the main road to the spring, can be found a lot of brown trout, [8] and in the downstream part of the present chub, carp and whitefish. [9] Vrelo Ibra is a very romantic place [10] which potentials are still not fully valorized.

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