The Strumica (

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Macedonia * Mac ...

and , ; also transliterated ''Strumitsa'' or ''Strumitza'') or Strumeshnitsa () is a river in

North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...

and

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. It runs through the town of

Strumica Strumica (, ) is the largest city2002 census results
in English and Macedonian (PDF) in so ...

and flows into the river Struma. The Strumica takes its source from the

Plačkovica Plačkovica () is a mountain located in the eastern part of North Macedonia, it extends between the cities of Radoviš, and Vinica, North Macedonia, Vinica. The highest Summit (topography), peak is Lisec () at 1,754 m, the length of main valley s ...

mountain in

Radoviš municipality Radoviš Municipality () is a municipality in eastern North Macedonia. Radoviš is the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Southeastern Statistical Region. History The city of Radoviš was mentione ...

in North Macedonia, running south in a deep valley and then known as the Stara Reka. It then enters the Radoviš Valley and runs through the eponymous town of

Radoviš Radoviš ( ) is a city in the Southeastern statistical region, 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 Plač ...

. Afterwards the Strumica runs southeastwards through the Strumica Valley ( Vasilevo,

Strumica Strumica (, ) is the largest city2002 census results
in English and Macedonian (PDF) in so ...

and Novo Selo municipality), passing through the town of Strumica and turning east to enter Bulgaria south of Zlatarevo. A wide meandering valley follows until the river flows into the Struma as a right tributary northeast of Mitino, not far from

Rupite Rupite (, ) is a village which includes a small mountainous protected area in the southeastern part of Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria, 11 kilometers northeast of Petrich, Petrich Municipality, on the western bank of the Struma River. It is best k ...

. The river has a total length of 114 km, of which 81 km in North Macedonia and 33 km in Bulgaria. It is Struma's largest tributary.

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