Vrelo Miljacke is the main source of the Paljanska Miljacka River (there is also the Mokranjska Miljacka River), located in the settlement of Gornje Pale, beneath the ruins of the medieval Pavlovi\u0107 Fortress on the northern slopes of Ravna Planina (in the Jahorina mountain massif). The spring lies at an elevation of about 1,010 meters, roughly 2 km southeast of the center of Pale.<\/p>\n
This spring represents a group of strong karst springs of gravitational type \u2013 the water comes mainly from surface precipitation (rain and snow) that infiltrates through cracks in the limestone base of Ravna Planina and accumulates underground within its massifs.<\/p>\n
Thanks to this natural \u201creservoir\u201d zone, the Paljanska Miljacka River emerges from several springs<\/strong> that merge into a single watercourse at the source itself. The water then descends as a small mountain stream through a forested slope, forming a series of small cascades and waterfalls over travertine blocks covered in moss. After about 250 meters of dynamic flow down the hillside, the stream enters the quieter Pale valley, where its riverbed widens. It still retains the characteristics of a fast mountain river, full of rocks and drops, even downstream from the spring.<\/p>\n