Belasica

Coordinates: 41°20′19″N 22°55′39″E / 41.33861°N 22.92750°E / 41.33861; 22.92750
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Belasica
Radomir
Elevation2,029 m (6,657 ft)
Naming
Native name
Geography
CountriesGreece, North Macedonia and Bulgaria
Range coordinates41°20′19″N 22°55′39″E / 41.33861°N 22.92750°E / 41.33861; 22.92750

Belasica (

Southeastern Europe, shared by northeastern Greece (about 45%), southeastern North Macedonia (35%) and southwestern Bulgaria
(20%).

Geography

The mountain range is

Radomir (Kalabaka) at 2,031 m, with elevation otherwise ranging between 300 and 1900 m above sea level. The borders of all three countries meet at Tumba Peak. The climate in the area shows strong Mediterranean
influence.

The area of Belasica became a

PFC Belasitsa from the nearby Bulgarian town of Petrich and FC Belasica from Strumica
in North Macedonia.

History

Since ancient times Greeks refer to the range as Ὄρβηλος (Modern Greek: ˈor.vi.los, Ancient Greek: ˈor.bɛː.los).

Dionysos
cult.
[7]

The area is also particularly famous for the Battle of Kleidion of 1014, which proved crucial for the fall of the First Bulgarian Empire.

Honour

Kongur Glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands is named after the peak and nature reserve of Kongur on Belasitsa Mountain.

Photo gallery

  • Looking along the main ridge
    Looking along the main ridge
  • One of many ruined watchtowers on the Bulgarian side of the ridge
    One of many ruined watchtowers on the Bulgarian side of the ridge
  • Smolare Falls on Belasica in North Macedonia
  • View of Belasica mountain range from Lake Kerkini
    View of Belasica mountain range from Lake Kerkini
  • View of Belasica from the Greek side during the winter
    View of Belasica from the Greek side during the winter

See also

References

  • Belasitsa. Tourist map, Sofia, 2006.
  • Благоевъ, Т. А. Бѣласица. София, 1925.
  • Динчев, Евг., Атанасов, П. Високите планини на Република Македония. Пътеводител, София, 1998, стр. 214–224.
  • "Енциклопедия Пирински край". Том 1, Благоевград, 1995, стр. 78.

References

  1. ^ Rumeli-i Şahane Haritası, Harvard Map Collection, Ottoman Empire Series, Index Map, 1:210,000 Scale, c. 1901/1902, http://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:4952983$17i Archived 3 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17.05.2016
  2. , p. 594.
  3. .
  4. ^ (Hdt. 5,16; Str. 7a,1,36; Arr. Anab. 1,1,5)
  5. ^ Brill Online Reference Works – Orbelus von Bredow, Iris (Bietigheim-Bissingen).
  6. ^ Beiträge zur Namenforschung, C. Winter., 1995, S. 241–242.
  7. ^ T. Spiridonov, Istoričeskata geografija na trakijskite plemena, 1983, 24 f., 118.

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