Ruy (mountain)

Ruy
Ruj
Ruy Mountain seen from Bulgaria
Highest point
Elevation1,706 m (5,597 ft)
Coordinates42°51′46″N 22°34′32″E / 42.86278°N 22.57556°E / 42.86278; 22.57556
Naming
Native name
Geography
Ruy is located in Bulgaria
Ruy
Ruy
Location in Bulgaria, on the border with Serbia
LocationBulgariaSerbia border

Ruy (Bulgarian: Руй) or Ruj (Serbian Cyrillic: Руј), is a mountain range in the Kraishte region on the border of western Bulgaria and southeastern Serbia. Its eponymous highest summit rises 1,706 meters above sea level.[1] The mountain range is located west of Tran and formed the westernmost part of the Ruy-Verila range. On a clear day may be observed the ranges of Rila and Vitosha in Bulgaria and Veliki Strešer in Serbia.[2]

  1. ^ Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 418
  2. ^ "Planina Ruj" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2010-10-21.