Hisarlaka fortress
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gligan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Castle
- Description: late Antiquity and medieval fortress
- Also known as: “Hisarlaka Fortress” and “Крепост Хисарлъка”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kyustendil and Slokoshhica.
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.
Slokoshhica
Village
Slokoshtitsa is a village in Kyustendil Municipality, Kyustendil Province, south-western Bulgaria.
Bogoslov
Village
Bogoslov is a village in Kyustendil Municipality, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria. Notable people include Velin Alaykov. Bogoslov is situated 3 km southwest of Hisarlaka fortress.
Hisarlaka fortress
- Categories: architectural structure, fortress, military base, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kyustendil, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.27463° or 42° 16′ 29″ northLongitude
22.69164° or 22° 41′ 30″ eastOpen location code
8GJ47MFR+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1671131363OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q12298083
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Russian—“Hisarlaka fortress” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Хисарлъка (крепост)”
- Bulgarian: “Хисарлъка”
- Macedonian: “Хисарлака”
- Macedonian: “Хисарлека”
- Russian: “Гиссарлык (крепость)”
- Russian: “Гиссарлык”
- Russian: “Крепость Хисарлъка”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hisarluka and Зоопарк Хисарлъка.
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