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Anevo Fortress
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · 12th century
The Anevo Fortress (Bulgarian: Аневско кале, Anevsko kale) or Kopsis (Копсис) is a medieval castle in central Bulgaria, the ruins of which are located some 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the village of Anevo in Sopot Municipality, Plovdiv Province. Constructed in the first half of the 12th century, it lies on a steep hilltop at the southern foot of the Balkan Mountains, not far from the Stryama river. In the end of the 13th century, the fortress was the capital of a small short-lived quasi-independent domain ruled by the brothers of Tsar Smilets of Bulgaria, Voysil and Radoslav.
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Anevo Fortress ranks #4,638 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #21 of the 27 mapped in Bulgaria. Founded c. 1125, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 564 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how Bulgaria compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Anevo Fortress?
Anevo Fortress stands in Bulgaria, at 42.67778°, 24.73389°.
When was Anevo Fortress built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1125. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Anevo Fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,638 of 8,134 worldwide, and #21 in Bulgaria. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Anevo Fortress?
Nebet Tepe, about 59 km away.
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