Bulgarian Shopluk
Sofia Province
Samokov

Tsarska Bistritsa

Tsarska Bistritsa is a former royal palace in southwestern , high in the Rila Mountains, just above the resort of and near the banks of the Bistritsa River.
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Photo: Rumensz, Public domain.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: former royal palace in Rila
  • Also known as: “Дворец Царска Бистрица”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Преображение господне and Yastrebets.

Church
Photo: Svetoslav Palov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Tsarska Bistritsa.

Peak
Photo: Biso, CC BY 4.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3½ km south of Tsarska Bistritsa.

House
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a summer royal residence in . It is located on . The residence was built on commission by Ferdinand I of Bulgaria. is situated in close proximity to the resort and the Tsarska Bistritsa palace. is situated 2 km southeast of Tsarska Bistritsa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borovets and Beli Iskur.

Photo: Biso, CC BY 3.0.
is a ski and mountain resort in , on the slopes of the Rila mountain range close to the town of . It's one of Bulgaria's most popular ski resorts and one of the starting points for hiking to Musala, the highest peak in Rila, Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula.

Village
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Tsarska Bistritsa.

Village
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 7 km west of Tsarska Bistritsa.

Tsarska Bistritsa

Latitude
42.2581° or 42° 15′ 29″ north
Longitude
23.59578° or 23° 35′ 45″ east
Open location code
8GJ57H5W+68
Open­Street­Map ID
way 693701910
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­palace
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q12071563
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Russian—“Tsarska Bistritsa” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Царска Бистрица”
  • Russian: “Царска Бистрица”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Св. Йоан Рилси Чудотворец and Tsarska Bistritsa hydro power plant.

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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 “Tsarska Bistritsa”. Photo: Rumensz, Public domain.