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The Pirin Mountain (Vihren Peak at 2,914 mis the second highest mountain in Bulgaria and the third highest mountain on the Balkan Peninsula. Three of the Pirin peaks are higher than 2,900 m, and more than 90?? of them reach above 2,500 m. The Thracians called Vihren Peak ‘Orbelus’ -"snow mountain". The Slavs named it after their thunder god Perun, who, according to their beliefs dwelled on the inaccessible mountain peaks.
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This is an appropriate name for this wildrugged mountain, which is one of the most beautiful Bulgarian mountains, with its numerous lakes (some 160), hidden in deep cirques. The typical alpine landforms such as trog valleys, cirques, ridges and moraines are found mainly in North Pirin, the most frequently visited region. A large part of the mountain has been made a national park, with biosphere reserves and is on the UNESCO world natural and cultural heritage list. It offers more than 2,000 higher plants( white and black fit), many endemic and rare species (edelweiss and Pirin tea) and indigenous animals.
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