Shipka Pass

Shipka Pass is a scenic mountain pass through the in . It marks the border between Stara Zagora province and Gabrovo province.
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  • Type: Pass with an elevation of 1,068 metres
  • Description: mountain pass in Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Col de Shipka”, “prelaz Šipka”, “Schipka”, “Schipkapaß”, “Schipkapasset”, “Shipchenski Prokhod”, “Şıpka Geçidi”, “Sjipka”, “Σίπκα πέρασμα”, “Прохода Шипка”, “Шипка”, “Шипка (перевал)”, “Шипченския проход”, and “Шипченският проход”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Shipka and Eagle’s Nest.

Peak
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is peak in the central part of , east of Pass, central .

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ezeroto and Potok.

Village
is a village in , in , in northern central . is situated 3½ km east of Shipka Pass.

Village
is a village in , in , in northern central . is situated 4½ km northeast of Shipka Pass.

Town
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is a town in central , part of Kazanlak Municipality, . is situated 4½ km south of Shipka Pass.

Shipka Pass

Latitude
42.75315° or 42° 45′ 11″ north
Longitude
25.31959° or 25° 19′ 11″ east
Elevation
1,068 metres (3,504 feet)
Open location code
8GJ7Q839+7R
Geo­Names ID
727294
Wiki­data ID
Q1333807
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Uzbek—“Shipka Pass” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Puerto de Shipka”
  • Armenian: “Շիպկա”
  • Bulgarian: “Shipchenski Prohod”
  • Bulgarian: “Шипченски проход”
  • Chinese: “希普卡山口”
  • Danish: “Shipkapasset”
  • Danish: “Sjipkapasset”
  • Dutch: “Shipka”
  • Dutch: “Sjipkapas”
  • Finnish: “Šipkan sola”
  • Finnish: “Šipkansola”
  • French: “col de Chipka”
  • French: “Col de Chipka”
  • Georgian: “შიპკის უღელტეხილი”
  • German: “Schipkapass”
  • Greek: “Πέρασμα της Σίπκα”
  • Hebrew: “מעבר שיפקה”
  • Hungarian: “Sipka-szoros”
  • Italian: “Passo di Šipka”
  • Italian: “passo Shipka”
  • Japanese: “シプカ峠”
  • Latvian: “Šipkas pāreja”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sjipkapasset”
  • Persian: “گذرگاه شیپکا”
  • Persian: “گردنه شیپکا”
  • Polish: “Szipka”
  • Romanian: “pasul Șipka”
  • Russian: “Шипкинский перевал”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Prijevoj Šipka”
  • Slovak: “Šipka”
  • Slovenian: “Šipčenski prelaz”
  • Spanish: “paso de Shipka”
  • Spanish: “Paso de Shipka”
  • Swedish: “Sjipkapasset”
  • Turkish: “Şipka Geçidi”
  • Ukrainian: “Шипкинський перевал”
  • Uzbek: “Shipka”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Potok and Vlasovtsi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Stoletov and Shipchenska Planina.

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