Ruen (Bulgarian and Macedonian: Руен [ˈru.ɛn]) is the highest peak of the Osogovo range, standing at 2,252 m.[1] The peak is situated on the border between Bulgaria (Kyustendil Province) and North Macedonia (Makedonska Kamenica Municipality). It is formed by granite and metamorphic schists and is covered with Alpine meadow grasslands.[1]
| Ruen | |
|---|---|
 Ruen seen from the Bulgarian side of Osogovo | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,251 m (7,385 ft) |
| Coordinates | 42°9′28.73″N 22°30′58.76″E / 42.1579806°N 22.5163222°E |
| Geography | |
  Ruen Ruen in Bulgaria on the border with North Macedonia | |
| Location | Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria North Macedonia |
| Parent range | Osogovo |
Ruen is included in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria under No. 27.[2] The main starting points for climbing are Osogovo hut, Three Beeches hotel and the village of Gyueshevo.[2]
Two right tributaries of the river Struma spring from the Bulgarian side of Ruen — the Sovolyanska Bistritsa at 1.2 km southeast of the summit[3] and the Eleshnitsa at 400 m southwest of it.[4]
Citations
edit- ^ a b Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 417
- ^ a b "Ruen Peak". Official Site of the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, pp. 48–49
- ^ Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, pp. 198–199
References
edit- Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).
External links
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- "27. Ruen Peak". Official Site of the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- "Ruen Peak". Official Tourism Portal of Bulgaria. Retrieved 24 June 2015.