Balkans
Bulgaria
Veliko Tarnovo

Tower of Baldwyn

Baldwin's Tower is a tower house located in the fortress in the Bulgarian town of . The tower's name originates from Baldwin IX of Flanders, who was imprisoned in the tower after his capture in the Battle of Adrianople.
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Photo: Stanimir Stoyanoff, Public domain.
  • Type: Tower
  • Description: tower house in Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Baldwin’s Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tsarevets and Holy Forty Martyrs Church.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a medieval stronghold located on a hill with the same name in in northern . is 206 metres above sea level. is situated 400 metres northwest of Tower of Baldwyn.

Church
Photo: Eola, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a medieval Eastern Orthodox church constructed in 1230 in the town of in , the former capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire. is situated 510 metres northwest of Tower of Baldwyn.

Photo: Izvora, CC0.
Trapezitsa is a medieval stronghold located on a hill with the same name in in northern . is situated 780 metres northwest of Tower of Baldwyn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanassi.

Photo: Ximonic, GFDL.
is a historic city in the of notable for its medieval ruins and its picturesque cityscape - it was built on the steep banks of the Yantra river as it snakes through the foothills of the .

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Arbanasi is a small village close to the city of in the of Bulgaria, notable for its preserved 19th century architecture and old churches.

Village
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Tower of Baldwyn.

Tower of Baldwyn

Latitude
43.08055° or 43° 4′ 50″ north
Longitude
25.65307° or 25° 39′ 11″ east
Open location code
8GM73MJ3+66
Open­Street­Map ID
way 309206898
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q4850503
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Tower of Baldwyn” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Балдуинова кула”
  • Bulgarian: “Балдуиновата кула”
  • Macedonian: “Балдуинова кула”
  • Spanish: “Torre de Balduino”
  • Spanish: “Torre de Baldwin”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mini Bulgaria Park and Читалище Никола Михайловски.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tower of Baldwyn”. Photo: Stanimir Stoyanoff, Public domain.