Mogilan mound
The Mogilan mound or Mogilanska mound is a burial mound in the center of Vratsa, Bulgaria. During excavations in 1965–66, 3 tombs were found in it, built of stone.Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tower of Kurt Pasha and Regional Historical Museum - Vratsa.
Tower of Kurt Pasha
Castle
Photo: Eola, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tower of Kurt Pasha, also rendered as Kurt Pasha Tower or Kurtpashov Tower, is an Ottoman-era tower house in the town of Vratsa in northwest Bulgaria. Tower of Kurt Pasha is situated 250 metres west of Mogilan mound.
Regional Historical Museum - Vratsa
Museum
Photo: Dust 1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Regional Historical Museum - Vratsa is situated 250 metres west of Mogilan mound.
Kozma Trichkov High School
School
Photo: Eola, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kozma Trichkov High School is situated 340 metres northwest of Mogilan mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vratsa and Zgorigrad.
Vratsa
Photo: Ultra green, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Vratsa is a city of in North Bulgaria. Built at the foot of a branch of the Balkan Mountains, it has one of the most scenic skylines in Bulgaria, and it's also the starting point for numerous natural features, most notably the Ledenika Cave, the Skaklya Waterfall and the Vrattsata Pass.
Zgorigrad
Village
Photo: Schaubia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zgorigrad is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Mogilan mound.
Chelopek
Village
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chelopek is a village in Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province in northwestern Bulgaria. Located in the western Balkan Mountains, it is known as the home village of Ivan Vazov's heroine Baba Iliytsa from the tale One Bulgarian Woman. Chelopek is situated 9 km southeast of Mogilan mound.
Mogilan mound
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Mogilanska mound”
- Categories: tomb, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vratsa, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.2007° or 43° 12′ 3″ northLongitude
23.55074° or 23° 33′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8GM56H22+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 10889296403OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q12287263
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Polish—“Mogilan mound” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تل موجيلان”
- Bulgarian: “Могиланска могила”
- Polish: “Skarb z Mogiłanskiego Kurhanu we Wracy”
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