Central Balkan National Park

Central Balkan National Park is a park in Sopot, Plovdiv and has an elevation of 1,783 metres. Central Balkan National Park is situated nearby to the town Sopot, as well as near the village Anevo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ambaritsa and Anevsko kale.

Ambaritsa

Peak

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Levski Peak, or Ambaritsa is a peak in the Central Balkan Mountains in Lovech Province, Bulgaria. It is named after the famous Bulgarian revolutionary Vasil Levski.

The Anevo Fortress or Kopsis is a medieval castle in central Bulgaria, the ruins of which are located some 3 kilometres from the village of Anevo in Sopot Municipality, Plovdiv Province. Anevsko kale is situated 4 km southwest of Central Balkan National Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sopot and Anevo.

Sopot

Town

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Sopot is a Bulgarian town situated in the fertile sub-Balkan Karlovo Valley, which is the western part of the famous Rose Valley, immediately below the steep southern slopes of the Troyan Balkan Mountains. Sopot is situated 6 km south of Central Balkan National Park.

Anevo

Village

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Sopot Municipality is a municipality in Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria. The municipality consists only of two places: the town of Sopot and the village of Anevo. Anevo is situated 7 km southwest of Central Balkan National Park.

Karlovo

Photo: MrPanyGoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Karlovo is a beautiful town of about 20,000 inhabitants in the Balkan Mountains of Bulgaria. It's best known as the birthplace of Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski who organised an uprising against the Ottoman rule in the late 19th century.

Central Balkan National Park

Type: Park
Location: Sopot, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

42.71021° or 42° 42′ 37″ north

Longitude

24.76123° or 24° 45′ 40″ east

Elevation

1,783 metres (5,850 feet)

Open location code

8GJ6PQ66+3F

GeoNames ID

12110460

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Central Balkan National Park” goes by many names.

French: “Parc national du Balkan central”
Italian: “Parco nazionale dei Balcani Centrali”
Spanish: “Parque nacional de los Balcanes Centrales”

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