Tsarevets

Tsarevets is a medieval stronghold located on a hill with the same name in in northern . Tsarevets is 206 metres above sea level.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: medieval stronghold in northern Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Tsarevets fortress”
  • Address: Велико Търново
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holy Forty Martyrs Church and Ascension Cathedral, Veliko Tarnovo.

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 110 metres northwest of Tsarevets.

Church
Photo: Klearchos Kapoutsis, CC BY 2.0.
The Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of the Lord is a former Eastern Orthodox cathedral in the city of , in north central . is situated 150 metres southeast of Tsarevets.

Photo: Izvora, CC0.
Trapezitsa is a medieval stronghold located on a hill with the same name in in northern . is situated 400 metres northwest of Tsarevets.

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
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Tsarevets.

Tsarevets

Latitude
43.08356° or 43° 5′ 1″ north
Longitude
25.65047° or 25° 39′ 2″ east
Open location code
8GM73MM2+C5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 36187884
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q512147
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Tsarevets” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ցարևեց”
  • Bashkir: “Царевец”
  • Belarusian: “Царавец”
  • Bulgarian: “Архитектурно музеен разерват Царевец”
  • Bulgarian: “крепост Царевец”
  • Bulgarian: “Царевец”
  • Chinese: “沙皇城堡”
  • Czech: “Carevec”
  • French: “forteresse Tsarevets”
  • French: “Forteresse Tsarevets”
  • Georgian: “ცარევეცის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Zarewez”
  • Greek: “Τσάρεβετς”
  • Hebrew: “צארבץ”
  • Hindi: “ज़ारएवएठ”
  • Indonesian: “Tsarevets”
  • Japanese: “ツァーレヴェツ”
  • Japanese: “ツァレヴェッツ要塞”
  • Latvian: “Careveca”
  • Lithuanian: “Carevecas”
  • Macedonian: “Трновградска тврдина”
  • Polish: “Carewec”
  • Portuguese: “Tsarevets”
  • Russian: “Царевец”
  • Serbian: “Царевец”
  • Slovenian: “Carevec”
  • Spanish: “Tsarevets”
  • Swedish: “Tsarevets (Veliko Tarnovo)”
  • Swedish: “Tsarevets”
  • Turkish: “Çarevets Kalesi”
  • Turkish: “Tsarevets Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Царевець”

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