Torfeno Branishte
Torfeno Branishte is a nature reserve on Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria, along with the Bistrishko Branishte reserve. The reserve has a surface area of 728.8 ha comprising the parts of Big Plateau and the Kapaklivets Plateau between the peaks of Cherni Vrah, Ushite, and Chernata Skala, including the upper watersheds of the Vladayska, Boyanska and Dragalevska Rivers.Photo: Dido3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Forest reserve
- Description: nature reserve in Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Torfen Rezervat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vitosha and Malak Rezen.
Vitosha
Vitosha is a mountain in West-Central Bulgaria, overlooking the capital Sofia. Most of the mountain's territory comprises Nature Park Vitosha, and its proximity to the city have made it a favorite recreation spot of both citizens and visitors of the capital, providing opportunities for winter sports, hiking, biking, and rock climbing.
Malak Rezen
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Malak Rezen is a peak rising to 2,191 m in northeastern Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria. The peak is situated 1.5 km northeast of the summit Cherni Vrah, and 1.3 km north by east of Golyam Rezen Peak, surmounting Stenata ski run and Aleko site to the north.
Aleko hut
Mountain hut
Aleko is a site on Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria situated at the northern foothills of Malak Rezen Peak, in the watershed of Yanchevska River draining eastwards towards the village of Bistritsa, Sofia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dragalevtsi and Bistritsa.
Dragalevtsi
Suburb
Photo: Preslav, Public domain.
Dragalevtsi is a neighborhood of Sofia, which is located at the foot of Vitosha Mountain. It is part of the administrative district "Vitosha" of Sofia Municipality. Dragalevtsi is situated 6 km northeast of Torfeno Branishte.
Bistritsa
Village
Photo: Eola, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bistritsa is a large village in the Pancharevo district of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, located approximately 15 km south of the city center. As of 2024 it has 5,315 inhabitants. Bistritsa is situated 6 km east of Torfeno Branishte.
Chuypetlovo
Village
Photo: Spiritia, Public domain.
Chuypetlovo is a village in the Pernik municipality of Pernik Province, western Bulgaria. Its population is 57 as of January 2007. Chuypetlovo is the only settlement in the interior of Vitosha Mountain, situated at elevation 1,225 m near the head of Struma River valley. Chuypetlovo is situated 8 km southwest of Torfeno Branishte.
Torfeno Branishte
- Category: nature reserve
- Location: Sofia-grad, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Torfeno Branishte” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Torfeno Branishte”
- Azerbaijani: “Torfeno Branişte”
- Bulgarian: “Торфено бранище”
- Dutch: “Torfeno Branishte”
- Japanese: “トルフェノ・ブラニステ”
- Serbian: “Торфено Браниште”
- Slovak: “Torfeno branište”
- Turkish: “Torfeno Branişte”
- Ukrainian: “заповідник Торфено браниште”
- Ukrainian: “Заповідник Торфено-браниште”
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Highlights include Stenata and Lavcheto.
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