Belogradchik Fortress

The Belogradchik Fortress, also known as Kaleto, is an ancient fortress located on the north slopes of the , close to the northwestern town of and is the town's primary cultural and historical tourist attraction, drawing, together with the , the main flow of tourists into the region.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include History Museum and Kozarnika.

Museum
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 350 metres northeast of Belogradchik Fortress.

Cave
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Peshtera is a cave in northwestern that was used as a hunters’ shelter as early as the Lower Paleolithic. It marks an older route of early human migration from to via the , prior to the other currently suggested route - the one across . is situated 4 km northeast of Belogradchik Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belogradchik and Chiflik.

Photo: Nikolai Karaneschev, CC BY 3.0.
is a small town in , in the foothills of the Balkan Mountains. It's famous for the unique rock formations that surround it and the fortress nested in them. Nearby is also a famous cave open to visitors.

Village
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is a village in in northwestern . It is located in the municipality of . On Dec 23, 1961, the upper and lower villages of merged to form the present village. is situated 3 km southwest of Belogradchik Fortress.

Village
is a village in in northwestern . It is located in the municipality of . In the local dialect it is pronounced "Dabrava". is situated 4½ km west of Belogradchik Fortress.

Belogradchik Fortress

Latitude
43.62305° or 43° 37′ 23″ north
Longitude
22.67805° or 22° 40′ 41″ east
Open location code
8GM4JMFH+66
Open­Street­Map ID
way 203829495
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q2915222
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Belogradchik Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բելոգրադչիկ”
  • Belarusian: “Белаградчык”
  • Belarusian: “Крэпасць Белаградчык”
  • Bulgarian: “Белоградчишка крепост”
  • Bulgarian: “Белоградчишката крепост”
  • Bulgarian: “Белоградчишко кале”
  • Chinese: “貝洛格拉奇克要塞”
  • Chinese: “贝洛格拉奇克要塞”
  • Czech: “Bělogradčiská pevnost”
  • French: “Forteresse de Belogradchik”
  • French: “forteresse de Belogradtchik”
  • French: “Forteresse de Belogradtchik”
  • French: “Kaleto”
  • Galician: “Fortaleza de Belogradchik”
  • German: “Festung Belogradtschik”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο του Μπελογκραντσίκ”
  • Hebrew: “בלוגרדצ’יק”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת בלוגראדצ’יק”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת בלוגרדצ’יק”
  • Hungarian: “Belogradcsiki erőd”
  • Japanese: “ベログラトチク要塞”
  • Macedonian: “Тврдина Белоградчик”
  • Persian: “قلعه بلوگرادچیک”
  • Polish: “Twierdza bełogradczycka”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Belogradchik”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Belogradcik”
  • Russian: “Белоградчик”
  • Serbian: “Tvrđava Belogradčik”
  • Serbian: “Белоградчик”
  • Serbian: “Тврђава Белоградчик”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza Belogradchik”
  • Turkish: “Belgradcık Kalesi”
  • Turkish: “Belogradçik Kalesi”
  • Turkish: “II. Mahmud Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Белоградчик”
  • Ukrainian: “Белоградчицька фортеця”

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Highlights include Ticket office and Latin fortress.

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