Balkan Mountains - Balkangebirge

The Balkan Mountains (Стара Планина, Stara Planina - literally the Old Mountains), often simply called the Balkans, crossed Bulgaria over a length of about 600 km from west to east.

View of the central Balkan mountains from the Ray mountain hut, with the Raysko Praskalo waterfall in the middle.

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places

Kazanlak is the capital of Rosental.
Tryavna is 18 km east of Gabrovo.

Other goals

The Shipka Pass is located south of Gabrovo at an altitude of 1,300 meters and is the most important pass in the Balkan Mountains. In the Russo-Turkish War of 1877, Russian and Bulgarian troops defended the pass against the Turks here. Today the great war memorial on the Stoletov summit to the battle. The war memorial can be reached via countless steps. There is a wonderful view at the top and wonderful hiking (but there are no signs!).

background

The name used in ancient times Hemus can still be found today, in the name of the Bulgarian airline Hemus-Air. During the Turkish occupation, the name in use today in numerous languages became Balkans formed, which is composed of Bal (Turkish for honey) and Kan (Turkish for blood). The highest mountain in the Balkans is the Botev with 2376 m, one of the highest in the country.

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