Vrontous ( el, Βροντούς, bg, Шарлия - Sharliya) is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

range in the northeastern

Serres Sérres ( el, Σέρρες ) is a city in Macedonia, Greece, capital of the Serres regional unit and second largest city in the region of Central Macedonia, after Thessaloniki. Serres is one of the administrative and economic centers of Nort ...

and the westernmost

Drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

regional units in

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ...

. Its highest peak is the Ali Babas ( el, Αλή Μπαμπάς) at 1,849 m elevation. Other notable peaks are the Kour Lof (1,667 m, southwest of Ali Babas), Mavro vouno (1,653 m, northeast), Siderovouni (1,475 m, east) and Sarligia (1,404 m, southwest). It is a densely forested and sparsely populated mountain range. It stretches between the village

Vamvakofyto Vamvakofyto ( el, Βαμβακόφυτο; Medieval Greek: Σαβίακον, Saviakon; bg, Савяк, Saviak) is a village in the municipal unit Sidirokastro, in the northern part of Serres regional unit, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ...

in the southwest and Perithori in the northeast, over a length of about 35 km. The nearest mountains are the Slavyanka/Orvilos to the north and the Menoikio to the southeast. The nearest larger towns are

to the south and Sidirokastro to the west. Villages in the Vrontous mountains include Ano Vrontou,

Kato Vrontou Kato or Katō may refer to: Places *Kato, Guyana, a village in Guyana *Katō, Hyōgo, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Katō District, Hokkaido, a district located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan *Katowice, a city in Southern Poland, ...

and Katafyto in the east, Achladochori in the north and Oreini in the south. The

Greek National Road 63 Greek National Road 63 (abbr: EO63) is a national highway in northern Greece. It connects Serres with Promachonas on the Bulgarian border, via Sidirokastro. It is part of the European route E79 European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: ...

/ E79 (

- Sidirokastro - Promachonas -

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Mac ...

) passes west of the mountains. The small ski resort Lailias is situated in the Vrontous mountains. The mountains were rich in minerals (silver and iron), which took advantage of the people from ancient to modern times. This is attested by the discovery of Roman mines and an iron smelter near the village Oreini, and also the mention of iron works, during the Byzantine and modern times, in the village Ano Vrontou.
D. C. Samsaris, Ancient castle and iron smelter near the modern village Oreini of Serres (in Greek), "Makedonika" 19 (1979), p. 240-251 Chengel planina IMG 4621

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Orvilos - Menoikio - Vrontou (Lailias) terrain map
by Geopsis Landforms of Drama (regional unit) Landforms of Serres (regional unit) Mountain ranges of Greece Geography of Macedonia (region) Landforms of Central Macedonia Landforms of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Rhodope mountain range

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