Maps of Power

Osmin

Asamon, на врх Ѡсмина, сврх Ѡсмина

Properties

ID 132225
System Class Place
Place Mountain
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška , Tabula Imperii Byzantini , TIB 17
Evidence Toponymy , History
Administrative unit Cetinje , Montenegro

Description

The mountain top Osmin (Vrh Osmin, 827 m) is located between the city of Budva and the Lake Skadar. It is mentioned in a letter by the ruler Djuradj Crnojević of Zeta (reigned 1490-1496) in 1494 (на врх Ѡсмина, сврх Ѡсмина). According to Aleksandar Loma, the Serbian toponym derived from the Latin toponym of "Asamon".