Belogradchik Fortress
The Belogradchik Fortress, also known as Kaleto, is an ancient fortress located on the north slopes of the Balkan Mountains, close to the northwestern Bulgarian town of Belogradchik and is the town's primary cultural and historical tourist attraction, drawing, together with the Belogradchik Rocks, the main flow of tourists into the region.- Castle
- Description: castle in Bulgaria
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include History Museum and Kozarnika.
History Museum
Museum
History Museum is situated 360 metres northeast of Belogradchik Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belogradchik and Chiflik.
Belogradchik
Belogradchik is a small town in North Bulgaria, in the foothills of the Balkan Mountains.
Chiflik
Village
Chiflik is a village in Vidin Province in northwestern Bulgaria. Chiflik is situated 3 km southwest of Belogradchik Fortress.
Dabravka
Village
Dabravka is a village in Vidin Province in northwestern Bulgaria. Dabravka is situated 4½ km west of Belogradchik Fortress.
Belogradchik Fortress
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Latitude
43.62298° or 43° 37′ 23″ north
Longitude
22.67805° or 22° 40′ 41″ east
Open location code
8GM4JMFH+56
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
Wikidata ID
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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: “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”
- “Belogradchishka krepost”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Belogradchik Natural History Museum and Ticket office.
Nearby Places
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