Fortress
Tsarevets
🇧🇬 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 #593 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #1 of the 23 mapped in Bulgaria. Founded c. 1125, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 544 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,206 times in the last 60 days, more than 87% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Bulgaria compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Tsarevets?
Tsarevets stands in Bulgaria, at 43.0833°, 25.6528°.
When was Tsarevets 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 Tsarevets?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #593 of 7,738 worldwide, and #1 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 Tsarevets?
Devingrad, about 1 km away.
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