Bulgaria · 12th century
Tsarevets (Bulgarian: Царевец, romanized: Carevec, pronounced [ˈt͡sarɛvɛt͡s]) is a medieval stronghold located on a hill with the same name in Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria. Tsarevets is 206 metres (676 ft) above sea level. It served as the Second Bulgarian Empire's primary fortress and strongest bulwark between 1185 and 1393, housing the royal and the patriarchal palaces, and it is also a popular tourist attraction.
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Tsarevets ranks #589 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #1 of the 26 mapped in Bulgaria. Founded c. 1125, it is older than 84% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,206 times in the last 60 days, more than 89% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Bulgaria compares in the castle statistics.
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