Cer (mountain)

Cer (pronounced [tsɛr]) is a mountain in western Serbia, 30 kilometers from Šabac, 100 kilometers west of Belgrade. The highest peak has an elevation of 689 m (2,260 ft) above sea level.^[1] Cer is rich in the Turkey oak forests after which it was named.

Cer
Цер
Cer during summer
Highest point
Elevation	689 m (2,260 ft)[1]
Coordinates	44°36′11″N 19°29′39″E
Geography
Cer Location in Serbia
Location	Serbia
Parent range	Dinarides

History

During World War I, the Battle of Cer was fought on Cer, in which Serbian forces defeated Austria-Hungary. The Cer Memorial is located in Tekeriš, a village on the southeastern slopes of the mountain, where the battle took place on August 15–19, 1914. It was part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia until it was inherited by The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Following the Yugoslav Wars, It was part of Serbia and Montenegro Until 2006. It is currently part of Serbia and in the Serbian Region of Sumadija and Western Serbia.^[2]