# Psunj

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{{Short description|Mountain in eastern Croatia}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Psunj
| elevation_m = 984
| elevation_ref = <ref name="dzs-yb2k9-geo"/>
| listing = [List of mountains in Croatia](/source/List_of_mountains_in_Croatia)
| location = [Slavonia](/source/Slavonia), [Croatia](/source/Croatia)
| map = Croatia
| range_coordinates = 
| map_caption = Location of Psunj in Croatia
| coordinates = {{coord|45|23|03|N|17|20|06|E|type:mountain_region:HR_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 9
}}

'''Psunj''' is a [mountain](/source/mountain) in the southwestern [Slavonia](/source/Slavonia) region in eastern [Croatia](/source/Croatia). It is the highest mountain of Slavonia, with the highest peak of Brezovo polje at 984 [m.a.s.l.](/source/m.a.s.l.)<ref name="dzs-yb2k9-geo">{{cite web | url = http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv_Eng/ljetopis/2009/PDF/01-bind.pdf | title = Geographical and meteorological data | publisher = [Croatian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Croatian_Bureau_of_Statistics) | work = Statistical Yearbook | year = 2009 | access-date = 2011-06-01}}</ref> In the north it extends to [Ravna gora](/source/Ravna_Gora_(Slavonia)) and [Papuk](/source/Papuk), while otherwise it is surrounded by lowlands. It is located north of [Nova Gradiška](/source/Nova_Gradi%C5%A1ka) and southeast of [Pakrac](/source/Pakrac).

On Psunj, there is a {{convert|128.5|m|ft|adj=mid|-tall}} [lattice tower](/source/lattice_tower) used for FM and TV transmission, which was designed by Prof. Marjan Ivancic and built by [Mostogradnja](/source/Mostogradnja) in 1962/1963.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0006006|title = Psunj TV Tower (Psunj, 1963)}}</ref>
Originally this tower was completely free-standing. Today it is [additionally guyed](/source/additionally_guyed_tower) 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 *{{not a typo|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://linguistforum.com/outside-of-the-box/croatian-toponyms/|title = Croatian toponyms - Linguist Forum}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=August 2017}}

==Mountain huts==
In 1937 season, the [mountain hut](/source/mountain_hut) ''Dom Josipa Svobode'' was under construction.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1937 |orig-date=1937-05-05 |first=Josip |last=Plaček |title=Izvještaj tajnika |pages=221–252 |magazine=Hrvatski planinar |issn=0354-0650 |volume=33 |issue=7–8 |url=https://www.hps.hr/hp-arhiva/193707.pdf |language=hr}}</ref>{{rp|243}} In the 1937–1938 season it saw 236 visitors, including 1 Austrian citizen.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1938 |orig-date=1938-05-05 |first=Josip |last=Plaček |title=Izvještaj tajnika |pages=222–254 |magazine=Hrvatski planinar |issn=0354-0650 |volume=34 |issue=7–8 |url=https://www.hps.hr/hp-arhiva/193807.pdf |language=hr}}</ref>{{rp|243}}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
===Alpinism===
* {{cite book |date=February 1959 |first=Željko |last=Poljak |chapter=Psunj |page=6 |title=Kazalo za "Hrvatski planinar" i "Naše planine" 1898—1958 |series=Naše planine |issn=0354-0650 |volume=XI |issue=1–2 |url=https://www.hps.hr/hp-arhiva/195901.pdf}}
===Biology===
* {{cite journal |date=2016-12-31 |first1=Martina |last1=Šašić |first2=Ana |last2=Nahirnić |first3=Gerhard M. |last3=Tarmann |title=Zygaenidae (Lepidoptera) in the Lepidoptera collections of the Croatian Natural History Museum |pages=233–248 |url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/171967 |doi=10.20302/NC.2016.25.19 |journal=Natura Croatica: Periodicum Musei Historiae Naturalis Croatici |eissn=1848-7386 |volume=25 |issue=2}}
===Meteorology===
* {{cite journal |date=2005-12-15 |first=Damir |last=Počakal |title=Influence of Orography on Hail Characteristics in the Continental Part of Croatia |pages=641–642 |url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/64903 |journal=Hrvatski meteorološki časopis |issn=1330-0083 |issue=40}}

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Category:Mountains of Croatia
Category:Slavonia
Category:Landforms of Požega-Slavonia County
Category:Pannonian island mountains
Category:Tourist attractions in Požega-Slavonia County

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