Bulgaria · 20th century
Vrana Palace (Bulgarian: Дворец "Врана", romanized: Dvorets "Vrana"; formerly Враня; Vranya) is a royal palace, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is today the official residence of the former royal family of Bulgaria. While the Royal Palace in the centre of Sofia (today the National Art Gallery and National Ethnographic Museum) served representative purposes and the Euxinograd Palace near Varna was a summer residence, Vrana was the palace where the royal family of Bulgaria spent most of their time. Vrana Palace is situated at an elevation of 571 m.
It includes the site of Chardakli farm, where there was a bridge which featured in the liberation of Sofia.
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Vrana Palace ranks #909 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #5 of the 26 mapped in Bulgaria. Founded 1912 — one of 169 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,416 times in the last 60 days, more than 89% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sofia, 11 km away. See how Bulgaria compares in the castle statistics.
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