Hotalich fortress
Hotalich is a medieval stronghold located on a hill located 4 km from in Sevlievo in northern Bulgaria. The fortress is early Byzantine, later it became a strategic fortress of the Second Bulgarian Empire. Four churches have been discovered.Photo: Borislavlm87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: settlement formation in Sevlievo, Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Hotalich”, “Krepost ‘Khotalich’”, and “Крепост ‘Хоталич’”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kormyansko and Sevlievo.
Kormyansko
Village
Kormyansko is a village in the municipality of Sevlievo, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.
Sevlievo
⅔ Sevlievo is a town in central Bulgaria, in a valley among the northern foothills of the Balkan Mountains. It can be a pleasant stop when travelling west of Veliko Tarnovo, or between Gabrovo and Lovech.
Debeltsovo
Village
Debeltsovo is a village in the municipality of Sevlievo, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria. Debeltsovo is situated 5 km northeast of Hotalich fortress.
Hotalich fortress
- Categories: museum, ancient city, fortress, settlement formation in Bulgaria, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gabrovo, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.05715° or 43° 3′ 26″ northLongitude
25.06363° or 25° 3′ 49″ eastNetwork
100 национални туристически обектаOpen location code
8GM73347+VFOpenStreetMap ID
way 146644484OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q12298148
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Hotalich fortress” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Хоталич”
- German: “Festung Hotalich”
- German: “Hotalich”
- Turkish: “Hotalich”
- “Khotalich”
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