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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the tenth largest within the European Union and the List of European countries by area, sixteenth-largest country in Europe by area. Sofia is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city; other major cities include Burgas, Plovdiv, and Varna, Bulgaria, Varna. One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Karanovo culture (6,500 BC). In the 6th to 3rd century BC, the region was a battleground for ancient Thracians, Persians, Celts and Ancient Macedonians, Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, trib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monocline
A monocline (or, rarely, a monoform) is a step-like fold in rock strata consisting of a zone of steeper dip within an otherwise horizontal or gently dipping sequence. Formation Monoclines may be formed in several different ways (see diagram) * By differential compaction over an underlying structure, particularly a large fault at the edge of a basin due to the greater compactibility of the basin fill, the amplitude of the fold will die out gradually upwards. * By mild reactivation of an earlier extensional fault during a phase of inversion causing folding in the overlying sequence. * As a form of fault propagation fold during upward propagation of an extensional fault in basement into an overlying cover sequence. * As a form of fault propagation fold during upward propagation of a reverse fault in basement into an overlying cover sequence. Examples * Waterpocket Fold in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah * Comb Ridge in southern Utah * Grandview-Phantom Monocline in Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraishte
Kraishte (, sometimes with a definite article Краището, ''Kraishteto'') or Krajište () is a geographical and historical region split between southwestern Bulgaria and southeastern Serbia, with a very small part in northeastern North Macedonia. Geography Geographically, Kraishte is a mosaic of highlands and mountains of low to medium height, interspersed with high valleys. To the west, the region is delimited by the valley of the South Morava in Serbia. To the north Kraishte includes the Znepole area with the valley of the Jerma and reaches the Svetlya valley and the Radomir basin. To the east and south are the Dupnitsa and Kyustendil basins respectively, in which the Dzherman and Struma rivers separate it from the higher mountains of Rila and Osogovo. To the southwest, it extends to the Kriva River in North Macedonia. The highest summit of Kraishte is the Besna Kobila mountain in Serbia (1,922 m); the border mountain of Karvav Kamak includes the highest po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruy (mountain)
Ruy () or Ruj ( sr-Cyrl, 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. 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. Geography From northwest to southeast, its length is about 12 km, and its width is up to 10 km. It covers of a territory of 86 km2. To the northeast, east and southeast it reaches the valley of the river Erma, and to the south its slopes descend steeply to the Tran valley, also known as Znepole. To the north, northwest and west it extends to the valley of the river Blatanica (a left tributary of the Erma), and to the southwest through a saddle at an altitude of 1243 m, it is connected to Miloslavska planina. Ruy is a typical massive, block-type mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verila
Verila ( ) is a mountain range in western Bulgaria with an altitude of 1,415 meters above sea level. It is part of the Ruy (mountain), Ruy–Verila mountain chain. Verila Glacier on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after it. Geography Verila straddles in northwest–southeast direction for about 20 km; its maximum width is 12 km. To the north the Bukapreslapska Saddle (1,090 m) links it the mountain range of Vitosha; to the south the Klisura Saddle (1,025 m) forms the connection to Rila, the highest mountain range in the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula. Its slopes descend to the Radomir Valley to the northwest, the Dupnitsa Valley to the southwest, and the Samokov Valley to the northeast. It has a flat main ridge with short indented slopes. The highest summit is Golyam Debelets (1,415 m), rising east of the depopulated village of Yarebkovitsa. Verila is built up of crystalline rocks, mainly gneiss and schists. The clim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramun
Paramun () is a village in Tran Municipality, Pernik Province. It is located in western Bulgaria, 66 km from the capital city of Sofia and 14 km from the town of Tran, near the Serbian border. The toponym is of Byzantine Greek origin, from the loanword ''paramun'' meaning "guard, watch, sentry". It was rendered as παραμονή in Greek and was retained in medieval Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ... as ПАРАМОУНЬ. The name was first mentioned in 1451 and 1453. References Villages in Pernik Province {{Pernik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerma (river)
The Jerma ( sr-Cyrl, Јерма) or Erma () is a river in southeastern Serbia and western Bulgaria. It is notable for passing the Bulgarian-Serbian border twice. Course Serbia The Jerma originates in the undeveloped and sparsely populated area of Krajište, in the southeastern corner of Serbia. Starting from the area between the artificial Lake Vlasina and the Bulgarian border, it flows to the northwest on the eastern slopes of the Gramada mountain, passing through the village of Klisura, after which it enters the area of (', Bulgarian: , '), an arid region stretching over the border into Bulgaria. This is where the Jerma crosses the border for the first time, at the border crossing of Strezimirovci. Bulgaria Continuing through the Bulgarian valley of Znepole curving around the eastern side of the Ruy mountain, the river, now called the Erma, is also known as ''Transka reka'' after the town of Tran, a regional centre of this area. The Erma passes close to the vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zavalska Planina
Zavalska Planina () is a mountain range in Pernik Province, western Bulgaria, forming the westernmost part of the Zavalska– Plana chain of the Srednogorie mountain range system. The mountain range spans in direction northwest–southeast for about 20 km; the width is 4 to 5 km. To the northeast the Yaroslavska Valley (964 m) connects it to the Viskyar mountain range and to the southeast a valley separates it from the Greben ridge of Viskyar. To the southwest the valley of the river Yablanitsa, a right tributary of the Erma, forms the boundary with the small mountain ranges Ezdimirska Planina and Strazha of the Kraishte region, while a 878 m saddle links it to Lyubash. To the northwest a 971 m saddle connects it to the mountain range of Greben. Zavalska Planina consists of several parallel ridges in direction northwest–southeast separated by longitudinal valleys. It main ridge rises to 1,000–1,100 m. It highest summit is Kitka (1,181 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyubash
Lyubash () is a mountain range in Kraishte region of western Bulgaria with an altitude of 1,399 meters above sea level. It is part of the Ruy-Verila range. It descends to the Breznik Valley to the southeast; to the north and northeast the valley of the river Yablanitsa, a tributary of the Erma, separates it from the small mountain ranges of Strazha and Zavalska Planina; to the west the valley of the Svetlya, a tributary of the river Struma serves as the boundary with the Erulska Planina. To the southeast a 830 m saddle links it with Cherna Gora. Its length in northwest–southeast direction is 15 km, and the width is 7 km. Its crest is formed by separate protruding dome-shapes summits, the highest being Lyubash, also known as Momin Dvor or Pleshivets (1399 m), situated in its northernmost part. Its height gradually decreases further south, where it descends into low hills. Lyubash is built up of Jurassic limestones with karst surface. The main waters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezdimirska Planina
Ezdimirska Planina () is a small mountain range in Kraishte region of western Bulgaria with an altitude of 1,219 meters above sea level. It is part of the Ruy-Verila range. Ezdimirska Planina is situated to southeast of the town of Tran. From the north and east it reaches the valleys of the rivers Yablanitsa (a tributary of the Erma river) and Velinovska. Its length in northwest–southeast direction is 5 km, and reaches a maximum width of 3 km, making it one of the smallest mountain ranges in Bulgaria. References * {{cite book , title = Планините в България , trans-title = The Mountains of Bulgaria , last1 = Николов (Nikolov) , first1 = Васил (Vasil) , last2 = Йорданова (Yordanova) , first2 = Марина (Marina) , chapter = , year = 2002 , language = Bulgarian , publisher = , location = София (Sofia Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurassic
The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately 143.1 Mya. The Jurassic constitutes the second and middle period of the Mesozoic, Mesozoic Era as well as the eighth period of the Phanerozoic, Phanerozoic Eon and is named after the Jura Mountains, where limestone strata from the period were first identified. The start of the Jurassic was marked by the major Triassic–Jurassic extinction event, associated with the eruption of the Central Atlantic magmatic province, Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP). The beginning of the Toarcian Age started around 183 million years ago and is marked by the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event, a global episode of Anoxic event, oceanic anoxia, ocean acidification, and elevated global temperatures associated with extinctions, likely caused by the eruption of the Kar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
