03 Hiking & Trekking map of Osogovski Mountains Macedonia 1: 60.000
Hiking, biking and trekking map
Scale: 1:60.000
Eddition: 2014
Size: 23 x 12 cm
Languages: English, Macedonian
Map contains:
1. Hiking Map of Osogovski Mountains with the Bulgarian border area (Bulgarian part of Osogovo Mountain).
2. Hiking trails, Bicycle trails 3. Overview map of Macedonia, some interesting information about important touristic goals in Macedonian and English.
About the Osogovski Mountains:
Osogovo
Mauntains are a high and massif mountain rage the dominates the eastern
part in Macedonia. The Osogovo Mauntains range stretches in two
countries, covering an area of 1.535 km2,1.102 km2, belong to Macedonia,
while 443 km2 belong to Bulgaria. Taking in account the area, it is a
second mauntain in Macedonia, after the mauntain range Jakupica. The
highest peak is Ruen ( 2.252m), beside which there are 5 peaks above
2.000m. Osogovo Mauntains tectonically belong to the Serbian-Macedonian
range, which represents an old land mass on the Balkan Peninsula. The
tectonical movements made this terrain to be raside, crushed and
riddled with faults and as a result formed into horst.
The relief of Osogovo Mauntains is represented bu high, flattened and
long crests, that were broken down with deep river vaiieys, volcanic
cones and craters.Beside the crests important part of the relief are the
river valleys with gorges.The most famous are the river vallues of
Toranica, Kamenicka, Orizarska, Zletovo etc. Only 20 km north of
Kocani, in the heart of the Osogovo Mauntains lies the summer and winter
resort Ponikva (1.580km), covered with thick beech forest and green
pastures. Due to its climate this resort is visited by tourists through
the year.Various tourist and sport and recreation. There is a day-care
centre with 220 beads, ski-tracks, two ski-lifts, motels, restaurants
and manu summer houses.
Summit: Ruen- 2252 m.
----------
Osogovo (Bulgarian and Macedonian Cyrillic: Осогово ) or Osogovska Planina (Осоговска планина or Осоговски Планини) is a mountain and ski resort between southwestern Bulgaria (Kyustendil Province) and northeastern Republic of Macedonia, (Kočani and Kriva Palanka
municipalities). It is about 110 km (68.35 mi) long and 50 km
(31.07 mi) wide, the highest peak being Ruen (Руен) at 2251 m, which
constitutes the main orthographic knot on the very border between
Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia. The steepest slope of the
mountain is in the west, stretching down from Carev Vrv (Царев Врв;
"Tsar's Peak").
Osogovo is the northernmost and highest part of the Osogovo-Belasica group and is situated between the Kyustendil and Kamenitsa Valleys, Dobro pole and Bregalnica and Kriva Reka river valleys. The west slopes are steep and the southeast ones are slant, the mountain is rich in polymetal ores.
There are many legends about the origin of name Osogovo, but the most famous one is that it was given by the Saxon miners who were mining gold and silver in the region in the past. According to this legend, the name originates from the Old Germanic words "osso" (god) and "gov" (place) which means "a divine place".
Galicica
National Park represents a "hotspot" of biological diversity in Europe
and beyond. Its rich biological diversity is of national, European and
global value.The number of species of global, European and national
importance is indeed considerable. In the Park there are 4 species of
invertebrates and 13 of vertebrate animals, which are considered to be
globally threatened. The international significance of the biological
diversity in this park has been confirmed by numerous nominations, such
as : " Emerald site", "Important Plant Area", "Primary Butterfly Area",
"UNESCO World Heritage site", etc.
Other
natural values of this Park are Stara Galicica, with its two remarkable
cirques, and the Golem Grad Island and its charecteridtic
geomorphology.
The Park also includes a vast cultural heritage, including several cultural monuments such as the Saint Naum Monastery and the churches Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Sain Stephen-Pancir, The Church of the Holy Mother of God at Zaum, that is the cave church Saint Virgin Mary at Pestani, as well as the cultural heritage on the Island of Golem Grad.
The
Saint Naum Spring and its immediate surroundings stands out with its
unique blend of natural and cultural values, due to which it id
considered one of the most appealing tourist destination in Macedonia
and the region.
- See more at: http://www.3maks.com/en/Product/591197/Galicica-National-Park-Macedonia#sthash.8a8CQ6hI.dpuf
Galicica
National Park represents a "hotspot" of biological diversity in Europe
and beyond. Its rich biological diversity is of national, European and
global value.The number of species of global, European and national
importance is indeed considerable. In the Park there are 4 species of
invertebrates and 13 of vertebrate animals, which are considered to be
globally threatened. The international significance of the biological
diversity in this park has been confirmed by numerous nominations, such
as : " Emerald site", "Important Plant Area", "Primary Butterfly Area",
"UNESCO World Heritage site", etc.
Other
natural values of this Park are Stara Galicica, with its two remarkable
cirques, and the Golem Grad Island and its charecteridtic
geomorphology.
The Park also includes a vast cultural heritage, including several cultural monuments such as the Saint Naum Monastery and the churches Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Sain Stephen-Pancir, The Church of the Holy Mother of God at Zaum, that is the cave church Saint Virgin Mary at Pestani, as well as the cultural heritage on the Island of Golem Grad.
The
Saint Naum Spring and its immediate surroundings stands out with its
unique blend of natural and cultural values, due to which it id
considered one of the most appealing tourist destination in Macedonia
and the region.
- See more at: http://www.3maks.com/en/Product/591197/Galicica-National-Park-Macedonia#sthash.8a8CQ6hI.dpuf
Pirin Mountains Hiking Trekking map
|