Strazha (mountain)

Strazha is a small monoclinal mountain range in Kraishte region of western Bulgaria with an altitude of 1,389 meters above sea level. It is part of the Ruy-Verila range. It is sometimes called Paramun Mountain (Паламунска планина) after the village of Paramun. Strazha is situated between the valleys of the rivers Yablanitsa, a tributary of the Erma river, and Velinovska a left tributary of the Yablanitsa, which separate it from the mountain ranges of Zavalska Planina to the northeast, Lyubash to the south, Lyulyak to the west and Ezdimirska Planina to the north. Its length in northwest–southeast direction is 5 km, and the width is 3 km. Within these boundaries the mountain range covers a territory of 24 km2. Strazha is made up of thickly jointed Jurassic limestones. This lithological structure has contributed to the development of karst relief (sinkholes, whirlpools, etc.), especially widespread in the northern part of the range around the summits of Drenova Glava (1,084 m) and Guglin Vortop (1,079 m).