Strážov (), at , is the highest mountain in the

Strážov Mountains The Strážov Mountains ( sk, Strážovské vrchy, ) are a mountain range in northwestern Slovakia, being part of Inner Western Carpathians, and of the Fatra-Tatra Area. They are situated between the towns of Trenčín, Považská Bystrica, Raje ...

, part of the Inner

Western Carpathians The Western Carpathians are a mountain range and geomorphological province that forms the western part of the Carpathian Mountains. The mountain belt stretches from the Low Beskids range of the Eastern Carpathians along the border of Poland w ...

, in

Trenčín Trenčín (, also known by other alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia of the central Váh River valley near the Czech border, around from Bratislava. It has a population of more than 55,000, which makes it the eighth largest munic ...

and

Žilina Žilina (; hu, Zsolna, ; german: Sillein, or ; pl, Żylina , names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Sl ...

Regions,

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the ...

. The mountain is protected by National Nature Reserve Strážov, which belongs to

Strážov Mountains Protected Landscape Area Strážov Mountains Protected Landscape Area ( sk, Chránená krajinná oblasť Strážovské vrchy) is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. The Landscape Area is situated in the Strážov Mountains and the Súľov Mountains, part ...

. The National Nature Reserve was declared in 1981 and covers an area of 4.8 km² (1.85 mi²).Strážov at enviroportal.sk
/ref> The nearest villages are

Zliechov Zliechov (; hu, Zsolt, until 1899 ) is a village and municipality in Ilava District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia. It has a population of 607. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1272. Geography ...

and

Čičmany Čičmany is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It contains a folk architecture reserve, which was founded in 1977. Etymology The name is derived from a Slovak word ''čičman'' (a lumberja ...

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