Hissar Kapiya

Hisar Kapia is a medieval gate in 's old town and one of the most famous tourist sights in the city. The gate was built in the 11th century AD over the foundations of a gate from Roman times.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: City gate
  • Description: gate in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Hisar Kapia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Regional Ethnographic Museum - Plovdiv and Church of Saints Constantine and Helena.

Museum
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The Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum is a museum of ethnography in , . Since 1938, it has occupied the 1847 house of the merchant, Argir Kuyumdzhioglu, in the city's Old Town.

Church
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The is a church in , . It is considered to be among the oldest churches in the city. It was built in 337 at the site of an ancient pagan temple in the acropolis on one of the fortified hills.

Archaeological site
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The is one of the world's best-preserved ancient Roman theatres, located in the city center of modern , , once the ancient city of Philippopolis. is situated 360 metres southwest of Hissar Kapiya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Plovdiv and Kapana.

Suburb
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The old town in Plovdiv is an architectural and historical reserve located on three of 's hills: , Dzhambaz Tepe and Taksim Tepe. The complex has been formed as a result of the long sequence of habitation from prehistoric times to present day and combines the culture and architecture from Antiquity, Middle Ages and Bulgarian revival.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
is a Roma ghetto in , dating to 1400s. Residents generally regard themselves as being of the Turkish ethnicity. Its name comes from a mosque, itself named after a Turkish military leader who may have founded the neighborhood.

Hissar Kapiya

Latitude
42.14978° or 42° 8′ 59″ north
Longitude
24.75315° or 24° 45′ 11″ east
Open location code
8GJ64QX3+W7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4571565719
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q12298081
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Slovenian—“Hissar Kapiya” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Хисар капия”
  • Czech: “Chisar kapija”
  • Czech: “Хисар капия”
  • Slovak: “Chisar kapija”
  • Slovenian: “Hisar kapija”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kuyumdzhievata house and Bulgarian Revival Exposition.

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