Bulgaria · 11th century
Asen's Fortress (Bulgarian: Асенова крепост, romanized: Asenova krepost), identified by some researchers as Petrich (Петрич), is a medieval fortress in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains, 2 to 3 kilometres (1.2 to 1.9 mi) south of the town of Asenovgrad, on a high rocky ridge on the left bank of the Asenitsa River. Asen's Fortress is 279 metres (915 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Asenovgrad Municipality of Plovdiv Province.
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Asen's Fortress ranks #1,417 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #7 of the 26 mapped in Bulgaria. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,516 times in the last 60 days, more than 74% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Bulgaria compares in the castle statistics.
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