Lesnovo Volcanic Cone

Lesnovo, the village after which the cone got its name, lies in the crater at the head of the cone.

Lesnovo Volcanic Cone (Macedonian: Лесновска купа, Lesnovska kupa) is a volcanic cone in the western part of Osogovo Mountains, between the town of Probištip and the village of Zletovo. It is one of the best preserved volcanic cones in the Kratovo-Zletovo volcanic area as well as in all of North Macedonia. The cone is named after the village of Lesnovo, which is located in the crater of the cone's summit, also known as Lesnovo Crater (Лесновски кратер, Lesnovski Krater). The village is the only settlement in North Macedonia that lies in a clearly preserved fossil volcanic crater. Serbian geographer Jovan Cvijić compared Lesnovo Crater to the crater Valle del Bove located on Mount Etna.[1] Because it is one of the most preserved and most notable craters in North Macedonia, Lesnovo Crater was declared a natural landmark and finds itself on the National Conservation Centre's list of geological rarities.[2]

  1. ^ М., И.. „Лесново и Лесновскиот кратер-природна и духовна убавина!“, Игеографија, January 4, 2012.
  2. ^ Споменичко наследство — Споменици и спомен обележја, official website of Probištip Municipality.