Shipka (city)
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 Bulgaria
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| Oblast : | Stara Sagora | ||
| Residents : | 1189 (December 31, 2016) | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 43 ' N , 25 ° 20' E | ||
| Height : | 650 m | ||
| Postal code : | 6150 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+359) 04324 | ||
| License plate : | CT | ||
| Administration (status: since October 2015) | |||
| Mayor : | Vasilka Panajotova | ||
Shipka ( bulg. Шипка) is a town in southern Bulgaria in the town of Kazanlak , province Stara Zagora . The city is located directly at the southern exit of the mountain pass of the same name . From the north it is bounded by the Balkan Mountains .
Schipka (in German rose hip ) is located on two strategically important roads that unite northern and southern Bulgaria over the easily passable pass. The two roads that merge here are: the one from the Danube via Pleven (Плевен), Lovetsch (Ловеч), Sevliewo and the one from Russe via Veliko Tarnowo and from Shumen to Edirne (today Turkey; Bulgarian Одрин / Odrin).
history
The first signs of settlement come from a Thracian settlement near the present city.
After the fall of Bulgaria under Ottoman-Turkish rule in 1398, the Ottomans built a fortified village here for Derbendji , who were supposed to protect the nearby Hajduken pass . The village gained international fame during the 7th Russo-Ottoman War (1877–1878).
The important Battle of Shipka took place near the city during the war . The battle and the region became the subject of Ivan Vazov's epic poem Epopee of the Forgotten (Bulgarian Епопея на забравените). The Shipka Monastery with the Church of the Nativity of Jesus (also called Shipka Memorial Church) was built in the village as a memorial to the fallen Russian soldiers . The Schipkad monument was also built above the city.
In 2004, a team of Bulgarian archaeologists, led by Georgi Kitow, discovered a 500 gram mask made of pure gold in a royal tomb of the Thracians near Shipka, along with numerous other grave goods . It is the first known Thracian mask made of pure gold, as earlier ones were only coated with the precious metal. The scientists assigned them to King Seutus III after initial investigations. to who ruled the region in the fifth century BC.
The Shipka Memorial Church
The Schipkad Monument
Shipka (red square) - Bulgaria - Neighboring towns: Gabrovo , Kazanlak , Pleven (in the north), Stara Sagora (in the south)
