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Ograzhden (mountain)


Ograzhden (Macedonian and Bulgarian Cyrillic: About this sound Огражден ) is a mountain shared by southeastern Republic of Macedonia and southwestern Bulgaria, part of the Belasitsa-Osogovo group. It is located north of Belasitsa, northeast of the Macedonian town of Strumitsa and northwest of the Bulgarian town of Petrich. The highest peak of the mountain is located in the Republic of Macedonia, Ograzhdenets (Огражденец) at 1,744 m, while the highest in Bulgaria is Bilska Chuka (Билска чука) at 1,644 m.

Ograzhden Cove in Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Ograzhden Mountain.

View of Ograzhden from Belasitsa

Peak Bilska Chuka in Ograzhden

Churilovo Monastery in Ograzhden

Coordinates: 41°31′15″N 22°52′40″E / 41.52083°N 22.87778°E / 41.52083; 22.87778


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