Psunj

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.

Elevation984 m (3,228 ft)^[1]

ListingList of mountains in Croatia

Coordinates45°23′03″N 17°20′06″E

LocationSlavonia, Croatia

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Psunj
Psunj Location of Psunj in Croatia
Highest point
Elevation	984 m (3,228 ft)[1]
Listing	List of mountains in Croatia
Coordinates	45°23′03″N 17°20′06″E
Geography
Location	Slavonia, Croatia

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On Psunj, there is a 128.5-metre-tall (422 ft) 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?]}