Radomir () or Sidiropetra (), is a mountain on the
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
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Greek
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border. At or
[Sign on the Bulgarian side of the peak.] it is the highest peak in the
Belasica
Belasica ( Macedonian and Bulgarian: , also translit. ''Belasitsa'' or ''Belasitza'', Ottoman Turkish: بلش Turkish: ''Beleş''), Belles (, ''Bélles'') or Kerkini (, ''Kerkíni'';), is a mountain range in the region of Macedonia in Southe ...
range. It is also known by its earlier Greek name ''Kalabaka'' ().
In Bulgarian, the peak was named after the
Bulgarian Emperor Gavril Radomir who took part in the
battle of Kleidion in the Belasitsa mountains.
Radomir is located north of Neochori, the nearest town on the Greek side,
[ (pop. 418) doesn't appear to have a town status. It may be a village in Kerkini municipal unit. In such case the nearest town would probably be Sidirokastro, away. The nearest village on the Bulgarian side is distant Kolarovo (pop. 1826)] and south-west of
Petrich
Petrich ( ) is a town in Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria, located in Sandanski–Petrich Valley at the foot of the Belasica Mountains in the Strumeshnitsa Valley. According to the 2021 census, the town has 26,778 inhabitants.
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, the nearest town on the Bulgarian side.
See also
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List of European ultra prominent peaks
Notes
References
Mountains of Bulgaria
Mountains of Greece
Landforms of Blagoevgrad Province
Bulgaria–Greece border
International mountains of Europe
Landforms of Serres (regional unit)
Mountains of Central Macedonia
Two-thousanders of Bulgaria
Two-thousanders of Greece
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