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Strazha (Стража)

General information - Location

Country	Bulgaria
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.7919,Lat: 41.5967
Elevation	1265 meter above sea level
Local time	5:32:50am
Name province/region	Смолян
Name Subregion	Смолян
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Стража

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Влахово (Vlahоvо)	2.7 km	SouthEast
2 Бостина (Bоstina)	3.1 km	WestNorthWest
3 Тикале (Tikale)	3.1 km	EastNorthEast
4 Градът (Gradat)	4 km	East
5 Подвис (Pоdvis)	4.4 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	171 km	NorthWest
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	280 km	West
3 Приштина	Kosovo	321 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 69 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Greece.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Maritsa main -Medium - Tundzha, part of the larger catchment area East Aegean Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is яз. Кърджали (14.7 km² at a distance of 34 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is връх Голям Перелик with a height of 2191 meter (at a distance of 17.4 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Greek-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 20.6 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 29 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 2%, moderate high mountains: 97%, high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Rhodope Mountains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sofia Airport (at a distance of 166 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Plovdiv International Airport (at a distance of 53 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

56.6 km2

72%

Nature

9.5 km2

12%

Agriculture

9.8 km2

12.5%

Urban area

2.7 km2

3.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Strazha (Стража) in country Bulgaria

Strazha (Стража) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Philippi	Greece	78 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Pirin National Park	Bulgaria	114 km	West
3 Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak	Bulgaria	125 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rodopi - Zapadni	BG	8 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Turchinovo

Type of weather in Turchinovo	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.28 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	14 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	04:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:35 Europe/Amsterdam