Plačkovica () is a mountain located the eastern part of

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, it extends between the cities of

Radoviš Radoviš ( mk, Радовиш ) is a city in the southeastern part of North Macedonia. It is the second largest city in the southeastern region. The city is the seat of Radoviš Municipality, which is spread on the bottom of Plačkovica Mountai ...

, and Vinica. The highest

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is Lisec () at 1,754 m, the length of main

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slopes of the peak Lisec is 34 km. The valley of Zrnovska river splits the

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in two, eastern and western parts. The peak of the western part is Turtel at 1,689 m. Lisec is a popular climbing route for the local climbers, being one of the harder peaks to scale in this part of Macedonia. It is not unusual to have

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on the peak during the month of June. The peak is served by two mountain lodges: Vrteška from

Štip Štip ( mk, Штип ) is the largest urban agglomeration in the eastern part of North Macedonia, serving as the economic, industrial, entertainment and educational focal point for the surrounding municipalities. As of the 2002 census, the city ...

's side and, Dzumaja from

's side.

Geological components of Plačkovica are mainly

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and

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References

Mountains of North Macedonia Rhodope mountain range {{RMacedonia-geo-stub