Psunj is a mountain in the southwestern Slavonia region in eastern Croatia. It is the highest mountain of Slavonia, with the highest peak of Brezovo polje at 984 m.a.s.l.[1] In the north it extends to Ravna gora and Papuk, while otherwise it is surrounded by lowlands. It is located north of Nova Gradiška and southeast of Pakrac.
| Psunj | |
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  Psunj Location of Psunj in Croatia | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 984 m (3,228 ft)[1] |
| Listing | List of mountains in Croatia |
| Coordinates | 45°23′03″N 17°20′06″E / 45.38417°N 17.33500°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Slavonia, Croatia |
On Psunj, there is a 128.5 metres tall lattice tower used for FM- and TV-transmission, which was designed by Prof. Marjan Ivancic and built by Mostogradnja in 1962/1963.[2] Originally this tower was completely free-standing. Today it is additionally guyed at its upper section.
Psunj was called "Pisunus" in antiquity. There are several suggested etymologies for that. One is that it comes from the Indo-European root *pekj (cattle). The other is that it comes from the Indo-European roots *peiH (big, in the sense "mountain") and *sen (old). One very similar to that is that it comes from *peiH and *sewn (black). The other is that it's related to the Latin word "pinus", meaning "pine tree" or "resin", itself without a widely accepted etymology.[3][unreliable source?]
References
edit- ^ a b "Geographical and meteorological data" (PDF). Statistical Yearbook. Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2009. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ^ "Psunj TV Tower (Psunj, 1963)".
- ^ "Croatian toponyms - Linguist Forum".
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