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Belasica (Macedonian and Bulgarian: Беласица (help·info), also translit. Belasitsa or Belasitza, Ottoman Turkish:[1] بلش Turkish: Beleş), Belles (Greek: Μπέλλες, Bélles) or Kerkini (Greek: Κερκίνη, Kerkíni;), is a mountain range in the region of Macedonia in Southeastern Europe, shared by northeastern Greece (about 45%), southeastern North Macedonia (35%) and southwestern Bulgaria (20%).

For the football teams, see PFC Belasitsa Petrich and FK Belasica.

Belasica
Kalabak (Radomir) – the highest summit in Belasitsa mountain.
Highest point
PeakRadomir
Elevation2,029 m (6,657 ft)
Naming
Native name
Geography
Location of Belasica (circled in red)
CountriesGreece, North Macedonia and Bulgaria
Range coordinates41°20′N 22°57′E

Geography


The mountain range is fault-block mountain about 60 km (37.28 mi) long and 7 to 9 km (4.35 to 5.59 mi) wide and is situated just northeast of Dojran Lake. The highest point 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 euroregion in 2003. Two football teams are named after the mountain range, 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).[2][3] According to the ancient authors it was a mountain range in the border area between Thrace and Macedonia.[4] It is generally equated today with the modern Belasica.[5] The name Órbēlos is probably derived from the ancient Thracian/Paionian toponym of the mountain, which means "shining mountain", from belos – "blazing" or "shining", and or – "mountain".[6] It was known for its 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.




See also



References



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 Retrieved 17.05.2016
  2. The Cambridge Ancient History: The Assyrian and Babylonian Empires and Other States of the Near East, from the Eighth to the Sixth Centuries B.C., Nicholas Geoffrey, Lemprière Hammond, Cambridge University Press, 1995, ISBN 0521227178, p. 594.
  3. Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine D. C. Samsaris, Historical Geography of Eastern Macedonia during the Antiquity (in Greek), Thessaloniki 1976 (Society for Macedonian Studies), p. 13. ISBN 960-7265-16-5.
  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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На других языках

[de] Belasiza

Belasiza (bulg./mazedon. Беласица; griechisch Μπέλες – Beles – oder Κερκίνη – Kerkini) ist ein Gebirge im Dreiländereck Bulgarien, Griechenland und Nordmazedonien in Südosteuropa.
- [en] Belasica

[es] Belasica

Belasica (macedonio y búlgaro: Беласица, también transliterado como Belasitsa o Belasitza; griego, Μπέλες, Béles, o Κερκίνη, Kerkíni) es una cordillera en la región de Macedonia en el sureste de Europa, compartida por el noroeste de Grecia (alrededor del 45 %), sureste de Macedonia del Norte (35 %) y suroeste de Bulgaria (20 %). La región es particularmente famosa por la batalla de Clidio de 1014, que acabó siendo decisiva para la caída del Primer Imperio búlgaro.

[fr] Belassitsa

La Belassitsa (en bulgare et en macédonien : Беласица = Belassitsa ou Belassitza : « blanchâtre », en translittération internationale Belasica ; en grec : Κερκίνη = Kerkini ou Μπέλες = Bélès) ou monts Bélès est un petit massif montagneux du sud-est de l'Europe, qui se trouve à la frontière entre la Grèce (à 50 %), la Macédoine du Nord (30 %) et la Bulgarie (20 %).

[it] Belasica

La Belasica (in macedone e bulgaro Беласица - talvolta traslitterato anche in Belasitsa o Belasitza - in greco Μπέλες o Κερκίνη) è una catena montuosa nell'Europa sud-orientale divisa tra la Repubblica di Macedonia del Nord, la Bulgaria e la Grecia.

[ru] Беласица (горы)

Бела́сица[1][2] (болг. Беласица, макед. Беласица, Белес, греч. Μπέλλες), на территории Греции — Керки́ни[1][3] (греч. Κερκίνη) — небольшой горный хребет в области Македония, на границе Греции, Болгарии и Северной Македонии[1][3]. В древности был известен как Керкина (др.-греч. Κερκίνη)[4].


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