Radomir ( bg, Радомир, ''Radomir'') or Kerkini ( el, Κερκίνη, ''Kerkíni''), is a mountain on the
Bulgarian–
Greek border. At
it is the highest peak in the
Belasica range. It is also known by its earlier Greek name ''Kalabáka'' (, ''Kalabáka'').
In Bulgarian, the peak was named after the
Bulgarian Emperor Gavril Radomir who took part in the
battle of Kleidion
The Battle of Kleidion ( grc-gre, Κλειδίον; or Clidium, after the medieval name of the village of Klyuch, "(the) key"; also known as the Battle of Belasitsa) took place on July 29, 1014, between the Byzantine Empire and the Bulgarian E ...
in the Belasitsa mountains.
Radomir is located north of Νεοχώρι (Neochóri), the nearest town on the Greek side; and south-west of
Petrich, the nearest town on the Bulgarian side.
See also
*
List of European ultra prominent peaks
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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