Vitosha Mountain TV Tower

Vitosha Mountain TV Tower, better known as Kopitoto after the rock outcrop it stands on, is a 186-metre tall TV tower built of reinforced concrete on Vitosha Mountain near Sofia, Bulgaria.

Type: Building
Description: tower
Also known as: “Kopitoto TV Tower”, “TV Tower - Kopitoto”, “КРТЦ Витоша - Копитото”, and “ТВ кула Копитото”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Boyana Church and Boyana waterfall.

Boyana Church

Museum

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The Boyana Church is a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church situated on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, in the Boyana quarter. In 1979, the building was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Boyana Church is situated 2 km northeast of Vitosha Mountain TV Tower.

Boyana waterfall

Waterfall

Photo: Mrejorix, Public domain.

Boyana Waterfall is the largest waterfall in the Vitosha mountain massif in western Bulgaria, with a height of 25 meters. Boyana waterfall is situated 1¼ km southeast of Vitosha Mountain TV Tower.

National History Museum

Museum

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The National Historical Museum in Sofia is Bulgaria's largest museum. It was founded on 5 May 1973. A new representative exhibition was opened in the building of the Court of Justice on 2 March 1984, to commemorate the 13th centenary of the Bulgarian state. National History Museum is situated 3 km northeast of Vitosha Mountain TV Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manastriski livadi and Vladaya.

Manastriski livadi

Suburb

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Manastriski livadi is a suburb, which is situated 4 km northeast of Vitosha Mountain TV Tower.

Vladaya

Village

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Vladaya is a village on the Vitosha and Lyulin mountains in western Bulgaria at an altitude of about 1000 m. In the 2011 census in Vladaya were counted 4043 residents, which makes it the tenth largest village in Bulgaria. Vladaya is situated 4 km west of Vitosha Mountain TV Tower.