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Ustren

Ustra

Ustra is a medieval fortress in the eastern in southern . It is among the highest and best preserved fortifications in the mountain range.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: fortress in Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Ustra Fortress” and “Крепост ‘Устра’”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ustren and Lebed.

Village
Photo: Spiritia, Public domain.
is a village in the municipality of , , southern . Its population was 230 as of 2011. Of the inhabitants whose ethnicity was identified, 216 were Turkish; no other ethnicities were identified in the village.

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Ustra

Latitude
41.47025° or 41° 28′ 13″ north
Longitude
25.22571° or 25° 13′ 33″ east
Open location code
8GH7F6CG+37
Open­Street­Map ID
way 478788466
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q544262
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Ustra” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Устра”
  • Chinese: “乌斯特拉”
  • Chinese: “烏斯特拉”
  • French: “Ustra”
  • German: “Burgruine Ustra”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο Ούστρα”
  • Polish: “Ustra”
  • Spanish: “Ustra”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Тепе кая and Устра.

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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 “Ustra”. Photo: Spiritia, Public domain.