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Tsarevets Fortress
The medieval stronghold of the Second Bulgarian Empire in Veliko Tarnovo, spectacularly illuminated at night with a sound and light show.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Strazhitsa
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria · Europe
About Strazhitsa
Strazhitsa is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Antonovo, 30km from Tsarevets Fortress.
Strazhitsa is in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, with about 5,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Antonovo, about 18 km away.
Strazhitsa (Bulgarian: Стражица, romanized: Stražica, pronounced [ˈstraʒit͡sɐ]) is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Veliko Tarnovo Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Strazhitsa Municipality, which lies in the eastern part of the Province. The town is located in the central DanubianRead more
Plain, not far from the Balkan Mountains, 45 kilometres northeast of the provincial capital of Veliko Tarnovo. As of March 2024, it had a population of 5,069.
Strazhitsa has a railway station on the Sofia-Varna railway line, located some 33 km from the railway station of Popovo and some 27 km from the railway station of Gorna Oryahovitsa.
The town was badly damaged by an earthquake on 7 December 1986. Strazhitsa has an art gallery, an Eastern Orthodox church dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God, as well as a museum of local history. Strazhitsa's name comes from the Bulgarian root strazh (страж), meaning "guard".
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Strazhitsa?
Within an hour or so of Strazhitsa: Tsarevets Fortress (30 km), Veliko Tarnovo (33 km).
Are there any good drives near Strazhitsa?
The nearest famous roads are Shipka Pass and Troyan Pass (Beklemeto).
Where is Strazhitsa?
Strazhitsa is in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, about 18 km from Antonovo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,728
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Region
- Veliko Tarnovo
- Timezone
- Europe/Sofia
- Coordinates
- 43.2333, 25.9667
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2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Veliko Tarnovo
The spectacular hilltop former capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, with houses cascading down cliffs above the winding Yantra River.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 74 kmShipka PassA historic 1,150m Balkan Mountains pass crowned by the Freedom Monument commemorating the 1877 battle.
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