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Forts & fortresses in Bulgaria

35 forts & fortresses in Bulgaria. Data from Wikidata and Wikipedia.

Anevo Fortress The Anevo Fortress (Bulgarian, Anevsko kale) or Kopsis is a medieval castle in central Bul… Asara Fortress The Asara Fortress (Bulgarian) is a medieval stronghold located about a kilometer southwes… Asen's Fortress Asen's Fortress (Bulgarian, Asenova krepost), identified by some researchers as Petrich, i… Baba Vida Baba Vida (Bulgarian) is a medieval castle in Vidin in northwestern Bulgaria and the town'… Belogradchik Fortress The Belogradchik Fortress (Bulgarian, Belogradchishka krepost), also known as Kaleto ("the… Bozhenishki Urvich Bozhenishki Urvich is a ruined fortress on the northern slopes of Lakavishki ridge in the … Bukelon Fortress Matochina Fortress (Bulgarian), also known as Bukelon (Bulgarian) – Roman, Byzantine and B… Byalgrad Byalgrad (Bulgarian, "white fortress") is a medieval fortress located eight kilometres fro… Cherven The stronghold of Cherven (Bulgarian, "red") was one of the Second Bulgarian Empire's prim… Devingrad Momina krepost (Maiden’s Fortress) (Bulgarian) also called Devingrad (Bulgarian) is a medi… Hisarlaka Fortress Hisarlaka Fortress is an ancient and medieval fortress occupying a hill at 2 kilometres (1… Hisarya Fortress Lovech Fortress is a medieval stronghold in Lovech, Bulgaria, that gained prominence durin… Hotalich Hotalich (Bulgarian) is a medieval stronghold located on a hill located 4 km from in Sevli… Kokalyanski Urvich Urvich (also known as Kokalyane Urvich because nearest village - Kokalyane) is a medieval … Kovachevsko kale Kovachevsko kale (Bulgarian) was a Roman city which lies 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of the B… Krasen Krasen (Bulgarian) or Krasen Kale (Bulgarian) is a Bulgarian fortress near the village of … Krivus Krivus (Bulgarian) is a medieval fortress in the Rhodope Mountains of southern Bulgaria ri… Ktenia Ktenia (Bulgarian) is a ruined Roman and medieval fortress, 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) north … Lyutitsa Lyutitsa (Bulgarian) is one of the largest and best preserved castles in the easternmost p… Markeli Markeli (Bulgarian, Markellai, Latin: Marcellae) was a medieval Byzantine and Bulgarian fr… Medzhidi Tabiya The Medjidi Tabia Fortress (Bulgarian) is a fortress from the 1840s and early 1850s. The f… Mezek Fortress Mezek Fortress (Bulgarian) is a medieval stronghold constructed in the 11th and 12th centu… Moniak Monyak (Bulgarian) is a 12th-century medieval fortress in the Rhodope Mountains of souther… Nebet Tepe Nebet Tepe is one of the hills of Plovdiv where the ancient town was founded. The earliest… Patmos Patmos (Bulgarian) is a medieval fortress in the Rhodope Mountains of southern Bulgaria ri… Rachovets Rahovets (Bulgarian) was an ancient Thracian, medieval and Ottoman fortress in Northeaster… Serdica Serdica or Sardica is the historical Roman city that was located in today's Sofia, the cap… Shumen Fortress The Shumen Fortress (Bulgarian, Shumenska krepost) is an archaeological site overlooking t… Sostra Sostra is an ancient Roman fort and settlement near the village of Lomets, Bulgaria. Impre… Storgosia Storgosia was a Roman road station and later a fortress, located in the modern Kaylaka Par… Trapezitsa Trapezitsa (Bulgarian) is a medieval stronghold located on a hill with the same name in Ve… Tsarevets Tsarevets (Bulgarian, Carevec, pronounced [ˈt͡sarɛvɛt͡s]) is a medieval stronghold located… Tsepina Tsepina (Bulgarian) or Tzepaina was a castle and town in the western Rhodope mountains, so… Ustra Fortress Ustra (Bulgarian) is a medieval fortress in the eastern Rhodope Mountains in southern Bulg… Vishegrad Fortress Vishegrad (Bulgarian) is a medieval fortress in the Rhodope Mountains of southern Bulgaria…

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