Nacionalni park Stara planina
National park in Serbia
- Address
- Topli Do
About
The Balkan mountain range is located in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. It is conventionally taken to begin at the peak of Vrashka Chuka on the border between Bulgaria and Serbia. It then runs for about 560 kilometres (350 mi), first in a south-easterly direction along the border, then eastward across Bulgaria, forming a natural barrier between the northern and southern halves of the country, before finally reaching the Black Sea at Cape Emine. The mountains reach their highest point with Botev Peak at 2,376 metres (7,795 ft). In much of the central and eastern sections, the summit forms the watershed between the drainage basins of the Black Sea and the Aegean. A prominent gap in the mountains is formed by the predominantly narrow Iskar Gorge, a few miles north of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. The karst relief determines the large number of caves, including Magura, featuring the most important and extended European post-Palaeolithic cave painting, Ledenika, Saeva dupka, Bacho Kiro, etc. The most notable rock formation are the Belogradchik Rocks in the west. There are several important protected areas: Central Balkan National Park, Vrachanski Balkan, Bulgarka, and Sinite Kamani, as well as a number of nature reserves. The Balkan Mountains are remarkable for their flora and fauna. Edelweiss grows there in the region of Kozyata stena.
Balkan Mountains — Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
Nearby
- Jaćimov konak 2250 m
- Kovani Do Attraction · 2272 m
- Bitka za Rekitsku reku Memorial · 2342 m
- Crkva Svete Paraskeve i staro groblje Place of worship · 2408 m
- Mesna zajednica - Planinarski dom Community centre · 2409 m
- Stara škola / Parohijski dom School · 2410 m
- Ethno Center Topli Do Hotel · 2425 m
- Etno centar Topli Do Apartment · 2425 m
- Kuhinja slobodnih ljudi Restaurant · 2429 m
- Ognjište slobodnih ljudi Memorial · 2442 m
- Muzej života staroplaninskog čoveka Museum · 2445 m
Data sources: Wikidata