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Tsepina
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Tsepina (Bulgarian: Цепина) or Tzepaina (Greek: Τζέπαινα) was a castle and town in the western Rhodope mountains, southern Bulgaria, now in ruins. It is 6 kilometres (4 mi) from the Dorkovo village in the north-eastern part of the Chepino Valley. Tsepina is 317 metres (1,040 ft) above sea level.
The town was built on a steep height at 1,136 metres (3,727 ft) above sea level. Its outer walls closed an area of 25 decares and was dominated by a citadel at the top of the cliff. The foundations of three churches have been excavated as well as four large water storage tanks up to 10 metres (33 ft) deep.
Text adapted from “Tsepina” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tsepina ranks #3,294 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #12 of the 23 mapped in Bulgaria. See how Bulgaria compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Tsepina?
Tsepina stands in Bulgaria, at 42.08577°, 24.12417°.
How famous is Tsepina?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,294 of 7,738 worldwide, and #12 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 Tsepina?
Nebet Tepe, about 52 km away.
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