Vishegrad
Vishegrad is a medieval fortress in the Rhodope Mountains of southern Bulgaria rising over a promontory in the valley of the river Arda. About one kilometer south on another hill lie the ruins of an ancient Thracian fort. Its name means High Town.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: medieval stronghold
- Also known as: “Vishegrad Fortress”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arena Arda.
Arena Arda
Pitch
Arena Arda is a football stadium in Kardzhali, Bulgaria, and the home ground of Arda Kardzhali. Arena Arda is situated 3½ km northwest of Vishegrad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ostrovitsa and Vishegrad.
Ostrovitsa
Village
Ostrovitsa is a village in Kardzhali Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria.
Vishegrad
Village
Vishegrad is a village in Kardzhali Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria. On the shores of the Studen Kladenets Reservoir on the river Arda just north of the village is located the medieval Bulgarian fortress of Vishegrad. Vishegrad Knoll on Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica is named after the village.
Sedlovina
Village
Sedlovina is a village in Kardzhali Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria. Sedlovina is situated 2½ km northeast of Vishegrad.
Vishegrad
- Categories: fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ostrovica, Kardzhali, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.61654° or 41° 36′ 60″ northLongitude
25.40797° or 25° 24′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8GH7JC85+J5OpenStreetMap ID
way 450175134OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q58480782
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Russian—“Vishegrad” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Вишеград (крепост)”
- Bulgarian: “Вишеград”
- Russian: “Вишеград (крепость в Кырджали)”
- Russian: “Вишеград”
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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 “Vishegrad”. Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.