List of castles, chateaus and fortresses in Bulgaria
This list includes castles , chateaus and fortresses in Bulgaria .
Castles, fortresses and palaces
image | Surname | Building time | local community | Oblast | location | Remarks |
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Apollonia Pontica | Soosopol | Burgas | ||||
Asenov Fortress (Асенова Крепост) |
11th century | Asenovgrad | Plovdiv | built during the time of Ivan Assen II. | ||
Baba Wida Fortress (Баба Вида) |
10th century | Vidin | Vidin | Seat of power during the Kingdom of Vidin | ||
Balchik Summer Palace (Балчишки дворец) |
1924 | Balchik | Dobrich | was commissioned by the Romanian Queen Marie Alexandra Victoria built | ||
Banja Fortress (Крепост Баня) |
Banya | Stara Sagora | ||||
Belogradchik Fortress (Белограчишка крепост) |
Belogradchik | Vidin | The present fortress was built during the Turkish rule in 1850 under Sultan Abdülmecit I. completed. | |||
Chissarja fortress (крепост Хисаря) |
Antiquity | Chissariah | Plovdiv | Roman fortifications | ||
Dorostol (Силистренска крепост) |
Antiquity | Silistra | Silistra | The current fortress was built during the Turkish rule | ||
Karasura Fortress (Карасура) |
Antiquity | Rupkite | Stara Sagora | Late Roman road station (statio milliaria) on the ancient Via Militaris | ||
Castra Martis fortress (Кастра Мартис) |
Antiquity | Kula | Vidin | Late Roman fort (castrum) on the lower Danube border - Danube Limes | ||
Kaliakra Fortress (Крепост Калиакра) |
Antiquity | Cape Kaliakra | Dobrich | In the Middle Ages, the strategically important fortress of the same name was located here. In the 13th century it became the capital of a Bulgarian sub-empire under the despot Dobrotitsa . | ||
Krakra Fortress (Крепост Кракра) |
after 809 | Pernik | Pernik | |||
Mesemvria (Несебър) |
Nessebar | Burgas | Medieval fortress on the Black Sea ruled by the Bulgarians and Byzantines | |||
Matochina Castle (Маточина) |
Swilengrad | Haskovo | ||||
Melnik fortress (Крепост Мелник) |
Melnik | Pernik | The current fortress was built in the 12th century during the rule of the powerful Boljar Alexius Slaw | |||
Nikopol Fortress (Никополска крепост) |
Antiquity | Nikopol | Haskovo | The current fortress was built by the Turks. | ||
Owetsch fortress (Крепост Овеч) |
12th Century | Lovech | Lovech | In the Middle Ages, the mighty fortress was the seat of the Bulgarian Tsar dynasty Assen | ||
Fortress Pliska (Плиска) |
7th century | Pliska | Shumen | The first capital of the Bulgarian Empire and an important center of the Old Church Slavonic written culture | ||
Fortress Preslav (Преслав) |
9th century | Veliki Preslaw | Shumen | The former Bulgarian capital was one of the centers of Slavic culture. In the 10th century, the Cyrillic alphabet was created here at the court of the Bulgarian tsars | ||
Prowadija Fortress (Провадийска крепост) |
4th century | Provadia | Varna | The fortress was finally abandoned at the end of the 17th century | ||
Shumen Fortress (Шуменска крепост) |
4th century | Shumen | Shumen | 4th century BC Chr. | ||
Fortress of Trajan's Gates (Траянови врата) |
Antiquity | Ichtiman | Sofia Oblast | The Roman Emperor Trajan built the fortress Stipon, which is now named after him and is located over the Porta Trajana pass (Gate of Trajan).
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Ustra Fortress (крепост Устра) |
10th century | near Ustren , municipality of Dschebel | Kardzhali Oblast | The Roman Emperor Trajan built the fortress Stipon, which is now named after him and is located over the Porta Trajana pass (Gate of Trajan). | ||
Versinikia Fortress (Версиникия) |
here the battle of Adrianople (813) took place. | |||||
Fortress Tsarevets (Царевец) |
12th Century | Veliko Tarnovo | Veliko Tarnovo | The former capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire | ||
Zepina Fortress (Цепина) |
1st century | Dorkowo , near Velingrad | Pazardzhik | The former capital of the empire of Alexius Slaw |
More fortresses
- Faros (or Pirgos) fortress in Burgas
- Krichim fortress
- Mahmulkowo Fortress - near Petrowa Niwa
- Markeli Fortress - near Karnobat
- Mezek Fortress, near Ljubimiz
- Byzantine fortress Neutzikon in Swilengrad
- The Rachovets fortress
- Rusokastro fortress near Burgas
- Sadijsko Pole Fortress (bulg. Съдийско поле)
- Serdika Fortress in Sofia
- Fortresses near Schrebtschewo (bulg. Жребчево)
- Fortress on the top of Sweti Ilija (Bulgar. Връх Свети Илия)
- Fortress "Triagalnika" - Sopot (Bulgaria)
- Vyaditsa Fortress (Bulgarian Вядица; or Vjatnitsa - Bulgarian Вятница)
Fortifications in the Rhodopeng Mountains
Composition of the fortresses:
- Perperikon fortress
- Justina fortress
- Kaleto fortress
- Perestitsa fortress
- Polyankite fortress
- Such Warch fortress
- Tepeto fortress
- Shelenik fortress
- Malassar fortress
- Monjak fortress
- Paschino Bardo fortress
- Assen fortress
- Krichim fortress
- Mesek fortress
- Tamrasch Kale fortress
- Dragovets fortress
- Small Krichim fortress
- Mecheka fortress
- Gorkata Fortress
- Chisara fortress
- Bjalata Skala fortress
- Lyutitsa fortress
- Zepina Fortress
- Krivus fortress
- Bjalo Kale fortress
- Kaursko Kale fortress
- Wischegrad Fortress
- Fotin Fortress
- Boruna fortress
- Asara fortress
- Isara fortress
- Usipa fortress
- Bobralaschko Kale fortress
- Momino Kale fortress
- Gradishte fortress
- Bijok Asar fortress
- Jumruk fortress
- Kokum Kale Fortress
- Kaleto Fortress (bulg. Крепост Калето)
See also
Commons : Castles, chateaus and fortresses in Bulgaria - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Web links
- Photos of forts (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to the page fortresses and Thracian cult cities in the Rhodope Mountains ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (bulg.)