Voras Mountains
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The Vora (Greek Βόρας, also Kaimakchalan Καϊμακτσαλάν ) is a mountain on the border between Greece and Macedonia. Its ridge is in the form of an open northwest semicircle. Therefore, find the southern and eastern foothills of the mountain in Greece, the western and northern foothills in Macedonia. The summit lies at the contact point of the Greek- Macedonian border with the border between West and Central Macedonia. In relation to Greece is the Voras the fourth highest mountain in Greece and one of the five Greek mountains with an altitude of more than 2500 m. The distance from the top of Vora to Edessa in the southeast is 25 km as the crow, to Florina in West - southwest 38 km, to Bitola in the west-northwest 40 km, according to Aridea in the east and in the south east to Thessaloniki 102 km.
The western edge of the Vora forms the boundary of the plateau of Florina. He southeast upstream in the plain of Florina is the mountain Piperitsa with a height of 1996 m. South of the Vora, the two lakes in the level of Eordaia, the Vegoritida Lake and Petre's Lake along with the village Arnissa. To the east and northeast of the Vora the level of Aridea, which corresponds to the ancient region Elimea begins. The level of Almopia is defined by the level of Eordaia by a 1771 m high, oriented southeast foothills of Vora. The Vora forms the western beginning of a series of mountain ranges that mark next to the geographical and the political border between Greece and Macedonia. This mountain range extends eastward over the mountains Pinovo ( 2156 m) and Tzena ( 2182 m) to the valley of the river Axios ( Vardar ) at its border crossing with the villages of Gevgelija or Bogorodica on the part of Macedonia and Evzoni or Idomeni on the part of Greece.
On the Greek side, live on Vora and its foothills to 15,460 inhabitants in 19 villages. The Vora covers an area of 53 589 hectares with high levels of 200-2524 m. 80 % of the area belong to the State as forest area, 11 % is owned by the municipalities and 9% are in private ownership. The Vora is heavily wooded and was used until 1989, intensive forestry (annual timber volume of 110,000 m²). The wooded areas ranged up to an altitude of 1,900 m and consist mainly of coniferous forest. In addition to forestry and animal husbandry was operated. In the area of Voras be found next to wolves and bears and hawks and only a further 18 species of birds of prey, nest of which 11 in the area of Vora. Due to these features, the area of the Vora is also protected.
On the Greek side is on the Vora a well frequented ski resort. This can be reached from Edessa or Arnissa from. On page of Macedonia can be found on the Vora a monument for fallen soldiers in the First World War.