Vrashka Chuka ( bg, Връшка чука ) or Vrška čuka (
Serbian Cyrillic
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: , ) is a peak in the
Balkan Mountains
The Balkan mountain range (, , known locally also as Stara planina) is a mountain range in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. The range is conventionally taken to begin at the peak of Vrashka Chuka on the border betw ...
, situated on the border between
Bulgaria
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and
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
. The peak is high. Vrashka Chuka is the most northwestern peak in the Balkan mountains and part of Babin Nos mountain.
Vrashka Chuka Pass is located to the north of the peak. There is a border checkpoint between Bulgaria and Serbia in the pass. The closest towns to the peak are
Kula to the northeast and
Zaječar
Zaječar ( sr-Cyrl, Зајечар, ; ro, Zaicear or ) is a city and the administrative center of the Zaječar District in eastern Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the city administrative area has a population of 59,461 inhabitants.
Zaječar ...
to the northwest.
Mountains of Bulgaria
Mountains of Serbia
Balkan mountains
Bulgaria–Serbia border
International mountains of Europe
Bulgaria–Serbia border crossings
Landforms of Vidin Province
Kula Municipality, Bulgaria
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