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Vourinos (Greek: Βούρινος) is a mountain range covering the eastern Grevena and southern Kozani regional units in Greece. Its highest elevation is 1,866 metres (6,122 ft).[1] Its length is approximately 30 km (19 mi) from northwest to southeast. It is drained by the river Aliakmonas and its tributaries. There are forests on the northern slopes and the lower areas, the higher elevations are covered with grasslands. The nearest mountain ranges are Askio to the north and Kamvounia to the southeast.

Vourinos
Βούρινος
Highest point
Elevation	1,866 m (6,122 ft)[1]
Listing	List of mountains in Greece
Coordinates	40°10′33″N 21°40′21″E
Naming
Pronunciation	Greek: [ˈvurinos]
Geography
Vourinos Location in Greece
Location	West Macedonia, Greece

The nearest villages are Chromio to the east, Palaiokastro to the northwest and Pontini to the southwest. The nearest larger towns are Grevena to the west and Kozani to the northeast. The Egnatia Odos motorway (Igoumenitsa - Ioannina - Kozani - Thessaloniki - Alexandroupoli) and the Greek National Road 20 (Kozani - Konitsa - Ioannina) pass along its northern edge.

History

The mountain is known for being one of the two revolutionary outbreaks of the Macedonian Revolution of 1878, demanding the union of Macedonia (then still under the control of the Ottoman Empire) with Greece.[2]

References

На других языках

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[de] Vourinos

Der Vourinos (griechisch Βούρινος, auch Μπούρινος (m. sg.)) ist ein Gebirgszug in der griechischen Region Westmakedonien. Er erstreckt sich über ca. 30 km von Nordwest nach Südost. Seine höchste Erhebung, der Drisinikos (Ντρισινίκος), erreicht 1866 m.[1] Der Vourinos wird durch den Fluss Aliakmonas und seine Zuflüsse entwässert. Während die Nordhänge und niedrigeren Regionen bewaldet sind, sind die Südhänge und höheren Regionen vor allem von Grasland bedeckt. Angrenzende Bergmassive sind Siniatsiko (Askio) im Norden und Kamvounia im Südosten.

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- [en] Vourinos

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[ru] Вуринос

Вуринос[1] (Буринос[2], греч. Βούρινο ή Βούρινος ή Μπούρινος) — горы в Греции, на границе периферийных единиц Гревена и Козани в периферии Западная Македония. Высочайшая вершина — гора Дрисиникос (Ντρισινίκος) высотой 1866 м над уровнем моря[1][3][4]. С запада и юга горы огибает река Альякмон[2][3][4]. Является частью горной цепи Баба (Варнус, Пелистер) — Вернон — Аскион (Синьяцикон) — Пиерия (Фламбуро). На горе Вуринос находятся хромовые рудники, хромосодержащая руда изобилует в этом районе.

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