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Archaeological & historic sites in Bulgaria
Bulgaria has 50 archaeological & historic sites on Detourmap — ancient ruins, tombs, ghost towns, shipwrecks, catacombs, mines, battlefields and crash sites. The best known is Perperikon. All of them are below.
- Archaeological
- 50
- Oldest
- Solnitsata 4700 BC
- Little known
- 35 of 50
- Most from
- 20th century
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7.Asen's Fortress
Archaeological · Notable
Medieval fortress in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains above Asenovgrad
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9.Round Church, Preslav
Archaeological · 10th century · Notable
10th-century church ruin in Preslav, Bulgaria
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12.Shumen Fortress
Archaeological · Notable
Archaeological site overlooking the city of Shumen in Bulgaria
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15.Belintash
Archaeological · Notable
A rock in the shape of a small plateau in the Rhodopes, bearing traces of human activity
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16.1978 Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134 crash
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Aviation accident
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27.1984 Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134 crash
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Aviation accident
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30.Augusta Traiana
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Ancient city in Thrace, now known as Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
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32.Sacred pit of Garlo
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Breznik Municipality, Bulgaria
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33.Pantheon of National Revival Heroes
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Bulgarian national monument and an ossuary
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35.Thracian Cult Complex (Starosel)
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Underground temple and mausoleum, built under the Chetinyova Mogila
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40.Dolni Glavanak Cromlech
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Oval stone circle near Dolni Glavanak, Bulgaria
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43.Madara (Archeological Preserve)
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Historical and archaeological reserve in Madara, Bulgaria
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46.Hisarya amphitheatre
Archaeological · 3rd century · Hidden gem
Roman amphitheatre in Hisarya, Bulgaria
Questions about this page
How many archaeological & historic sites are there in Bulgaria?
50 on this map, out of 14,002 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for Bulgaria with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the archaeological & historic sites in Bulgaria?
Perperikon. Archaeological site in Bulgaria.
Which is the oldest?
Solnitsata, dated to 4700 BC. 8 of these 50 carry a founding date, 5 of them from before the year 1000.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.