Stregnyo. This is the name of an old settlement that originated during the Roman Empire. It was located in a small plain, between the rivers Lom and Elichka. That is why it was named, meaning a village between two rivers. I.e average.
Its inhabitants also built a monastery in the area of Suyo (dry) field, called Suhidolski. And they chose St. Archangel Michael as their patron to protect them. However, once the saint became angry with some evil and he poured unprecedented rain from the sky. The two rivers flooded the plain, people left their homes and sought refuge elsewhere. And the settlement disappeared and only the memory of its first location remained, according to the legend told to this day in the village of Dolni Lom, the successor of Sregnyo, i.e., of the Middle Settlement.
Dolni Lom is located near the southeast of the village Yazova mountain, 348 meters above sea level. Gorni Lom is 3 km west, which is the last settlement in the Chiprovtsi part of the Balkan Mountains. It is at the foot of Mount Midzhur (2168 m), where the river Lom (called by the Romans Almus), passing its thousand-year journey through the present-day village of Dolni Lom. At its lower end it is joined by the river Elichka, once called Zlatichka. Why? Because the Romans found a gold-bearing vein in its bed and extracted gold along its length. This nourishes the treasury legends of innumerable treasures, of an existing jewelry workshop here, guarded by seven Roman wars. It is believed that from this figure comes the name Sedlaritsa. And this is a hill that encodes the memory of both the seven guards and a fortress, hiding behind its wall’s huge treasures. The Legend told, that it was later defended by a crusader who proclaimed himself king here …?
Near the Midzhur peak is the Orlova Chuka peak. There is a cave near its rocks, also a legend of innumerable Roman possessions. It is said to have been preserved over the millennia through iron bars, thick walls, protective mechanisms and eternal poison … Is it true? No one can say, but the tourist route has it and the pleasure can come with the beauty of the mountain.