Passport of the republic
| Passport of the Republic Проход на Републиката / Prochod na Republikata |
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| Compass direction | north | south | |
| Pass height | 700 m | ||
| Oblast | Veliko Tarnovo | Stara Sagora | |
| Valley locations | Woneschta Voda | Gurkowo | |
| expansion | Pass road | ||
| Built | 1948 | ||
| Mountains | Balkan Mountains | ||
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 47 '50 " N , 25 ° 40' 38" E | ||
The Pass of the Republic ( Bulgarian Проход на Републиката / Prohod na Republikata until 1948 Хаинбоазки проход / Chainboaski Prohod, or only Хаинбоаз / Chainboas) is a major mountain pass in Bulgaria in the central Balkan Mountains . The 2nd order II / 55 national road runs over the pass , one of the country's most important arteries and transit traffic between the Bulgarian-Turkish border and the Bulgarian-Romanian border . The following villages lie along the pass (from south to north): Ptschelinowo , Slatirad , Lagerite , Mishemorkov Khan , Ivanovtsi , Piramidata , Bischuwzi , Ruskowzi , Rajkowzi , Bojtschowzi and Dimowzi .
In July 1877 General Josef Gurko managed to bypass the Ottoman troops over the pass during the Russo-Ottoman War , to pass the mountains and then to take Stara Sagora .
After the founding of the People's Republic of Bulgaria , the first youth brigade of the Communist Youth Union Dimitroff (Димитровски комунистически младежки съюз), organized by the Bulgarian Communist Party , was deployed on the pass , which widened and paved the road.
Between 2006 and 2009 the pass road was renewed and expanded in some places.
Web links
- The passport of the republic is open again. (bulg.) , August 14, 2009, dnes.dir.bg, accessed August 25, 2012