Belogradchik Rocks
The Belogradchik Rocks are a group of strangely shaped sandstone and conglomerate rock formations located on the western slopes of the Balkan Mountains near the town of Belogradchik in northwest Bulgaria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Fonvan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Belogradchik Fortress and Kozarnika.
Belogradchik Fortress
Castle
Photo: Klearchos Kapoutsis, CC BY 2.0.
The Belogradchik Fortress, also known as Kaleto, is an ancient fortress located on the north slopes of the Balkan Mountains, close to the northwestern Bulgarian town of Belogradchik and is the town's primary cultural and historical tourist attraction, drawing, together with the Belogradchik Rocks, the main flow of tourists into the region.
Kozarnika
Cave
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kozarnika or Peshtera Kozarnika is a cave in northwestern Bulgaria that was used as a hunters’ shelter as early as the Lower Paleolithic. It marks an older route of early human migration from Africa to Europe via the Balkans, prior to the other currently suggested route - the one across Gibraltar. Kozarnika is situated 4 km northeast of Belogradchik Rocks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belogradchik and Chiflik.
Belogradchik
Photo: Nikolai Karaneschev, CC BY 3.0.
Belogradchik is a small town in North Bulgaria, in the foothills of the Balkan Mountains. It's famous for the unique rock formations that surround it and the fortress nested in them. Nearby is also a famous cave open to visitors.
Chiflik
Village
Photo: Panzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chiflik is a village in Vidin Province in northwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of Belogradchik. On Dec 23, 1961, the upper and lower villages of Chiflik merged to form the present village. Chiflik is situated 3 km southwest of Belogradchik Rocks.
Dabravka
Village
Dabravka is a village in Vidin Province in northwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of Belogradchik. In the local dialect it is pronounced "Dabrava". Dabravka is situated 4½ km west of Belogradchik Rocks.
Belogradchik Rocks
- Type: Rock
- Description: natural monument in Bulgaria
- Categories: natural monument, mountain, and landform
- Location: Vidin, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Belogradchik Rocks” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Բելոգրադչիկի ժայռեր”
- Bashkir: “Белоградчик ҡаялары”
- Basque: “Belogradchik gotorlekua”
- Belarusian: “Белаградчыцкія скалы”
- Bulgarian: “Belogradchishki skali”
- Bulgarian: “Белоградчишки скали”
- Bulgarian: “Белоградчишки Скали”
- Bulgarian: “Белоградчишките скали”
- Cebuano: “Belogradchishki Skali”
- Chinese: “貝洛格拉奇克岩”
- Chinese: “贝洛格拉奇克岩”
- Dutch: “Belogradtjisjki skali”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بيلوجرادكيك روكس”
- French: “Belogradchik Rocks”
- French: “Pierres de Belogradchik”
- French: “pierres de Belogradtchik”
- French: “Pierres de Belogradtchik”
- French: “Roches de Belogradchik”
- Galician: “Rochas de Belogradchik”
- Hebrew: “סלעי בלוגראדצ’יק”
- Hungarian: “Belogradcsiki sziklák”
- Japanese: “ベログラトチク岩”
- Ladin: “Belogradchik Rocks”
- Latvian: “Belogradčikas klintis”
- Macedonian: “Белоградчишки Стени”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Belogradchik-klippene”
- Norwegian: “Belogradtsjik-klippene”
- Persian: “صخرههای بلوگرادچیک”
- Polish: “Skały Bełogradczik”
- Romanian: “Stâncile de la Belogradcik”
- Russian: “Белоградчикские скалы”
- Rusyn: “Білоґрадчіцке скалне місто”
- Serbian: “Белоградчишке стене”
- Slovenian: “Belogradčiške skale”
- Swedish: “Belogradchikbergen”
- Swedish: “Belogradtjikbergen”
- Swedish: “Belogradtjisjki skali”
- Ukrainian: “Белоградчицькі скелі”
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