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Coordinates: 40°38′57″N 21°23′8″E / 40.64917°N 21.38556°E / 40.64917; 21.38556
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'''Verno''' ({{lang-el|Βέρνο}}) or '''Vitsi''' ({{lang-el|Βίτσι}}) is a forested [[mountain range]] in the southern part of the [[Florina (regional unit)|Florina]] and the northeastern part of the [[Kastoria (regional unit)|Kastoria]] [[regional units of Greece|regional unit]]s in [[Western Macedonia]], northern [[Greece]]. The elevation of its highest peak, Verno, is {{convert|2128|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name=oreiv/> It stretches from the village [[Florina|Trivouno]] in the northwest to [[Kleisoura, Kastoria|Kleisoura]] in the southeast, over a length of about {{convert|30|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}. The nearest mountains are the [[Askio]] to the southeast, the [[Baba Mountain (North Macedonia)|Baba]] to the north and the northern [[Pindus]] to the southwest. It is drained towards the river [[Sakoulevas]] (a tributary of the [[Crna River (Vardar)|Crna]]) to the northeast, and towards the [[Aliakmonas]] and [[Lake Kastoria]] to the southwest.
'''Verno''' ({{lang-el|Βέρνο}}) or '''Vitsi''' ({{lang-el|Βίτσι}}) is a forested [[mountain range]] in the southern part of the [[Florina (regional unit)|Florina]] and the northeastern part of the [[Kastoria (regional unit)|Kastoria]] [[regional units of Greece|regional unit]]s in [[Western Macedonia]], northern [[Greece]]. The elevation of its highest peak, Verno, is {{convert|2128|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name=oreiv/> It stretches from the village [[Florina|Trivouno]] in the northwest to [[Kleisoura, Kastoria|Kleisoura]] in the southeast, over a length of about {{convert|30|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}. The nearest mountains are the [[Askio]] to the southeast, the [[Baba Mountain (North Macedonia)|Baba]] to the north and the northern [[Pindus]] to the southwest. It is drained towards the river [[Sakoulevas]] (a tributary of the [[Crna River (Vardar)|Crna]]) to the northeast, and towards the [[Aliakmonas]] and [[Lake Kastoria]] to the southwest.


The nearest towns are [[Kastoria]] to the southwest and [[Florina]] to the northeast. Mountain villages in the Verno mountains include Trivouno, [[Perasma|Polypotamo]] and [[Triantafyllia, Florina|Triantafyllia]] in the north, [[Makrochori]], [[Vitsi|Vyssinia]] and [[Agioi Anargyroi, Kastoria|Vasileiada]] in the south and [[Nymfaio]] in the east. The [[Greek National Road 2]] ([[Krystallopigi]] - Florina - [[Edessa, Greece|Edessa]] - [[Thessaloniki]]) runs north of the mountains. There is a road to the top of the mountain Vitsi.
The nearest towns are [[Kastoria]] to the southwest and [[Florina]] to the northeast. Mountain villages in the Verno mountains include Trivouno, [[Perasma|Polypotamo]] and [[Triantafyllia, Florina|Triantafyllia]] in the north, [[Makrochori]], [[Vitsi|Vyssinia]] and [[Agioi Anargyroi, Kastoria|Vasileiada]] in the south and [[Nymfaio]] in the east. The [[Greek National Road 2]] ([[Krystallopigi]] - Florina - [[Edessa, Greece|Edessa]] - [[Thessaloniki]]) runs north of the mountains. There is a road to the top of the mountain Vitsi.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of mountains in Greece]]

*[[List of mountains in Greece]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 20:34, 2 May 2024

Verno
Βέρνο
Highest point
Elevation2,128 m (6,982 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountains in Greece
Coordinates40°38′57″N 21°23′8″E / 40.64917°N 21.38556°E / 40.64917; 21.38556
Naming
PronunciationGreek: [ˈverno]
Geography
Verno is located in Greece
Verno
Verno
Location in Greece
Standort Griechenland Western Macedonia

Verno (Greek: Βέρνο) or Vitsi (Greek: Βίτσι) is a forested mountain range in the southern part of the Florina and the northeastern part of the Kastoria regional units in Western Macedonia, northern Greece. The elevation of its highest peak, Verno, is 2,128 m (6,982 ft).[1] It stretches from the village Trivouno in the northwest to Kleisoura in the southeast, over a length of about 30 km (19 mi). The nearest mountains are the Askio to the southeast, the Baba to the north and the northern Pindus to the southwest. It is drained towards the river Sakoulevas (a tributary of the Crna) to the northeast, and towards the Aliakmonas and Lake Kastoria to the southwest.

The nearest towns are Kastoria to the southwest and Florina to the northeast. Mountain villages in the Verno mountains include Trivouno, Polypotamo and Triantafyllia in the north, Makrochori, Vyssinia and Vasileiada in the south and Nymfaio in the east. The Greek National Road 2 (Krystallopigi - Florina - Edessa - Thessaloniki) runs north of the mountains. There is a road to the top of the mountain Vitsi.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Oreivatein.com". Archived from the original on October 16, 2013.