Gate оf Trajan

The Gate of Trajan or Trajan's Gate is a historic mountain pass near , . In antiquity, the pass was called Succi. Later it was named after Roman Emperor Trajan, on whose order a fortress by the name of Stipon was constructed on the hill over the pass, as a symbolic border between the provinces of and Macedonia.
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  • Type: Fortification
  • Description: historic mountain pass in Sofia Province, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Gate of Trajan”, “Succi”, “Succorum Angustiae”, and “Trayanovi vrata”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Momin Prohod and Mirovo.

Town
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is a health resort and spa located in western . It is part of the in the , about 70 km from the city of . is situated 5 km southwest of Gate оf Trajan.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Gate оf Trajan.

Village
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is a in in southwestern , located in the . In it situated in the Kostenets–Dolna Banya Valley enclosed between the mountain ranges of and . is situated 6 km west of Gate оf Trajan.

Gate оf Trajan

Latitude
42.35711° or 42° 21′ 26″ north
Longitude
23.92238° or 23° 55′ 21″ east
Open location code
8GJ59W4C+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3490310558
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fortification
Wiki­data ID
Q2568141
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Gate оf Trajan” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Trajanoren Atea”
  • Bulgarian: “Паланката”
  • Bulgarian: “Траянови врата”
  • Bulgarian: “Траянови врати”
  • Cebuano: “Trayanov Prokhod”
  • French: “porte de Trajan”
  • French: “Porte de Trajan”
  • Greek: “Πύλη του Τραϊανού”
  • Hebrew: “שער טראיאנוס”
  • Italian: “Porte di Traiano”
  • Japanese: “トラヤヌスの門”
  • Japanese: “トラヤヌス門”
  • Macedonian: “Трајанова порта”
  • Polish: “Wrota Trajana”
  • Portuguese: “Porta de Trajano”
  • Romanian: “Poarta lui Traian”
  • Romanian: “Porțile lui Traian”
  • Russian: “Траяновы ворота”
  • Russian: “Траяновы Ворота”
  • Russian: “Траяновы врата”
  • Russian: “Трояновы ворота”
  • Serbian: “Трајанова врата”
  • Slovenian: “Trajanova vrata”
  • Spanish: “Puerta de Trajano”
  • Swedish: “Trajanov prochod”
  • Turkish: “Trayan Boğazı”
  • Ukrainian: “Траянові ворота”
  • Ukrainian: “Троянові ворота”

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