Kraishte
Kraishte (Template:Lang-bg, sometimes with a definite article Краището, Kraishteto) or Krajište (Template:Lang-sr) is a geographical and historical region split between western Bulgaria and southeastern Serbia, with a very small part in northeastern North Macedonia.
Geographically, Kraishte is a mosaic of highlands and mountains of low to medium height, interspersed with high valleys.[1] To the west, the region is delimited by the valley of the South Morava in Serbia. To the north Kraishte includes the Znepole area with the valley of the Jerma and reaches the Svetlya valley and the Radomir basin. To the east and south are the Dupnitsa and Kyustendil basins respectively, in which the Dzherman and Struma rivers separate it from the higher mountains of Rila and Osogovo. To the southwest, it extends to the Kriva River in North Macedonia.[2]
The highest summit of Kraishte is the Besna Kobila mountain in Serbia (1922 m); the border mountain of Karvak Kamak includes the highest point of the region in Bulgaria, Bilo (1737 m).[2]
Major towns in Kraishte include Tran, Radomir and Zemen in Bulgaria and Bosilegrad in Serbia.
References
- ^ School, Balkan Heritage Field. "https://www.bhfieldschool.org/countries/bulgaria/nishava-and-kraishte-regions". www.bhfieldschool.org. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ a b Цветанов, Момчил (2015). Българските планини (in Bulgarian). Стара Загора: Domino. p. 6. ISBN 978-954-651-249-9.