Gramazhdano

Gramazhdano is a village in Kyustendil Municipality, Kyustendil Province, south-western Bulgaria.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St George’s Church and Hisarlaka fortress.

St George’s Church

Church

Photo: Nikomla, Public domain.

The Church of St George is a medieval Eastern Orthodox church in the city of Kyustendil, which lies in southwestern Bulgaria and is the administrative capital of Kyustendil Province.

Hisarlaka Fortress is an ancient and medieval fortress occupying a hill at 2 kilometres to the south-east of Kyustendil, in what is now Bulgaria. Originally constructed by the Romans around 400 AD, it was among the most important castles of the Bulgarian Empire in the Middle Ages before it was partially destroyed by the Ottomans in the 15th century. Hisarlaka fortress is situated 3½ km northeast of Gramazhdano.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyustendil and Zhilentsi.

Kyustendil

Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kyustendil is a city in Central Western Bulgaria, under the slopes of the Osogovo Mountain which straddles the border with North Macedonia. With a population of about 37,000, the city is the hiking and ski tourism gateway to the mountain and, less prominently, a spa resort.