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The '''Strymónas''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: '''Στρυμόνας''' /stri'monas/Bulgarian: '''Струма''') is a [[river]] in [[Bulgaria]] and [[Greece]]. Its ancient Greek name was '''Strymōn'''. Its total length is 290 km.

The Strymónas rises in the Vitosha Mountains of Bulgaria and flows about 400 kilometers south to the [[Aegean Sea]] in the [[Serres prefecture]]. The valley is a coal-producing area of Bulgaria. The Greek portion is a valley which is dominant in agriculture. The tributaries include the Rila river.

The ancient Greek city of [[Amphipolis]] was founded at the river's entrance to the Aegean, and the [[Battle of Kleidion]] was fought by the river in [[1014]].
In 1913, the Greek army was trapped in the [[Battle of Kresna Gorge|Kresna Gorge]] of the Strymónas during the [[Second Balkan War]]. The Bulgarians were defeated in the war, however, and the [[Treaty of Bucharest, 1913|Treaty of Bucharest]] resulted in significant territorial losses for Bulgaria.

The ship ''Struma'', which carried Jewish refugees out of Romania in [[World War II]] and subsequently sunk in the Black Sea, causing nearly 800 deaths, is named after the river.

[[Category:Rivers of Greece]]

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−	The '''Strymónas''' ([[Greek language\|Greek]]: '''Στρυμόνας''' /stri'monas/Bulgarian: '''Струма''') is a [[river]] in [[Bulgaria]] and [[Greece]]. Its ancient Greek name was '''Strymōn'''. Its total length is 290 km.	+	The '''Strymónas''' ([[Greek language\|Greek]]: '''Στρυμόνας''' /stri'monas/Bulgarian: '''Струма''') is a river in Bulgaria and [[Greece]]. Its ancient Greek name was '''Strymōn'''. Its total length is 290 km.

	The Strymónas rises in the Vitosha Mountains of Bulgaria and flows about 400 kilometers south to the [[Aegean Sea]] in the [[Serres prefecture]]. The valley is a coal-producing area of Bulgaria. The Greek portion is a valley which is dominant in agriculture. The tributaries include the Rila river.		The Strymónas rises in the Vitosha Mountains of Bulgaria and flows about 400 kilometers south to the [[Aegean Sea]] in the [[Serres prefecture]]. The valley is a coal-producing area of Bulgaria. The Greek portion is a valley which is dominant in agriculture. The tributaries include the Rila river.

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 The ancient Greek city of [[Amphipolis]] was founded at the river's entrance to the Aegean, and the [[Battle of Kleidion]] was fought by the river in [[1014]].
-In 1913, the Greek army was trapped in the [[Battle of Kresna Gorge|Kresna Gorge]] of the Strymónas during the [[Second Balkan War]]. The Bulgarians were defeated in the war, however, and the [[Treaty of Bucharest, 1913|Treaty of Bucharest]] resulted in significant territorial losses for Bulgaria.
+In 1913, the Greek army was involved in a deadly battle in the [[Battle of Kresna Gorge|Kresna Gorge]] of the Strymónas during the [[Second Balkan War]]. The Bulgarians were defeated in the war, however, and the [[Treaty of Bucharest, 1913|Treaty of Bucharest]] resulted in significant territorial losses for Bulgaria.
 The ship ''Struma'', which carried Jewish refugees out of Romania in [[World War II]] and subsequently sunk in the Black Sea, causing nearly 800 deaths, is named after the river.