Bulgaria
Sofia-grad
Municipality of the Capital

Cherni Vrah

Cherni Vrah is the summit of in . Rising to 2290 m, the peak is the fourth highest mountain summit in the country after , , and .
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Photo: Tanasy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,270 metres
  • Description: the fourth highest mountain summit in Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Black Peak”, “Cherni vrah”, “Cherni Vrah – Vitosha”, “Cherni Vrah (Peak)”, “Cherni Vrŭkh”, and “Tscherni Wrăch”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vitosha and Golyam Rezen.

Photo: podoboq, CC BY 2.0.
is a mountain in , overlooking the capital . Most of the mountain's territory comprises Nature Park , 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.

Peak
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is a peak on in . Rising to 2,277 m, the peak is second to the mountain's summit Cherni Vrah situated 900 m to the west.

Peak
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is a peak rising to 2,191 m in northeastern in . The peak is situated 1.5 km northeast of the summit Cherni Vrah, and 1.3 km north by east of Peak, surmounting Stenata ski run and site to the north.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chuypetlovo and Bistritsa.

Village
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is a village in the municipality of , western . Its population is 57 as of January 2007. is the only settlement in the interior of , situated at elevation 1,225 m near the head of River valley.

Village
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is a large village in the district of the capital , located approximately 15 km south of the city center. As of 2024 it has 5,315 inhabitants.

Village
is a large village in the district of the capital , located at 23 km to the south of the city center. As of 2024 it has 1,633 inhabitants. is situated 8 km southeast of Cherni Vrah.

Cherni Vrah

Latitude
42.56309° or 42° 33′ 47″ north
Longitude
23.27934° or 23° 16′ 46″ east
Elevation
2,270 metres (7,448 feet)
Open location code
8GJ5H77H+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26862677
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
732540
Wiki­data ID
Q849657
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Uzbek—“Cherni Vrah” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Schwoaza Güpfi”
  • Bulgarian: “Черни Връх – Витоша”
  • Bulgarian: “Черни връх”
  • Cebuano: “Cherni Vrah”
  • Czech: “Černi vrăch”
  • French: “Tcherni Vrakh”
  • German: “Schwarzer Gipfel”
  • German: “Tscherni Wrach”
  • Polish: “Czarny Wierch”
  • Polish: “Czerni wrych”
  • Russian: “Черни-Врых”
  • Slovak: “Černi vrăch”
  • Swedish: “Tjerni vrăch”
  • Turkish: “Karatepe”
  • Ukrainian: “Черні-Врих”
  • Uzbek: “Cherni Vrah”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cherni Vrah”. Photo: Tanasy, CC BY-SA 4.0.