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Fortress "Asenova krepost"

Asenova krepost (Асенова крепост, "Asen's Fortress") is a medieval fortress in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains, 2-3 km sout of the town of Asenovgrad, on a high rocky ridge on the left bank of the Asenitsa River.
The earliest archaeological findings date from the time of the Thracians, the area of the fortress being also inhabited during the Ancient Roman and Early Byzantine period. The fortress gained importance in the Middle Ages, first mentioned in the statute of the Bachkovo Monastery as Petrich in the 11th century. The fortress was conquered by the armies of the Third Crusade.
It was considerably renovated in the 13th century (more precisely 1231) during the rule of Bulgarian tsar Ivan Asen II to serve as a border fortification against Latin raids, as evidenced by an eight-line wall inscription. The foundations of fortified walls (the outer ones being 2.9 m thick and 3 m high), a feudal castle, 30 rooms and 3 water repositories have been excavated from this period.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asenova_krepost

Date: 09/26/2006
Owner: Kiril Kapustin
Size: 196 items
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The road to the stronghold

The road to the stronghold

Пътят до крепостта

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 1274
View from the stronghold

View from the stronghold

Гледка от крепостта

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 497
View from the stronghold

View from the stronghold

Гледка от крепостта

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 503
View from the stronghold

View from the stronghold

Гледка от крепостта

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 453
Stone walls

Stone walls

Каменни зидове

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 555
Stone pathway

Stone pathway

Каменна пътека

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 515
Climbing to the fortress

Climbing to the fortress

Изкачване до крепостта

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 515
Early autumn

Early autumn

Ранна есен

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 526
The Staircase to the church

The Staircase to the church

Стълбището към църквата

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 548
The bell tower of the church

The bell tower of the church

Камбанарията на църквата

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 366
Icon-paintings

Icon-paintings

Иконописи

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 443
Table with icons and cros

Table with icons and cros

Маса с икони и кръст

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 461
The church wall

The church wall

Стената на църквата

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 362
The church wall

The church wall

Стената на църквата

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 409
View to the town of Assenovgrad

View to the town of Assenovgrad

Изглед към Асеновград

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 389
Landscape

Landscape

Пейзаж

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 378
Fortress ruins

Fortress ruins

Останки от крепостта

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 634
The ossuary

The ossuary

Костницата

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 357
The church - viewd from the back

The church - viewd from the back

Църквата - гледана отзад

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 375
Stone staircase

Stone staircase

Каменно стълбище

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 443
The church "St. Bogoroditza Petrichka"

The church "St. Bogoroditza Petrichka"

Църквата "Света Богородица Петричка"

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 392
View from church to the road

View from church to the road

Гледка от църквата към пътя

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 307
Remains

Remains

Останки

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 416
View from the stronghold

View from the stronghold

Изглед от крепостта

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 379
Ruins from premises

Ruins from premises

Останки от помещение

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 320
View from the fortress

View from the fortress

Гледка от крепостта

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 326
Fortress remains

Fortress remains

Останки от крепостта

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 295
Grating

Grating

Решетка

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 271
The church - view from above

The church - view from above

Църквата - изглед отвисоко

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 505
Early autumn

Early autumn

Ранна есен

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 275
Landscape

Landscape

Пейзаж

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 449
Landscape

Landscape

Пейзаж

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 439
View from above

View from above

Гледка отвисоко

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 401
Stone wall

Stone wall

Каменна стена

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 290
Scenery

Scenery

Пейзаж

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 274
View from the fortress

View from the fortress

Гледка от крепостта

Date: 09/24/2006
Owner: Elena Georgieva
Views: 264
Asenova_krepost_001

Asenova_krepost_001

Asenova_krepost_001

Date: 05/27/2006
Owner: Nenko Lazarov
Views: 411
Asenova_krepost_002

Asenova_krepost_002

Asenova_krepost_002

Date: 05/27/2006
Owner: Nenko Lazarov
Views: 422
Asenova_krepost_003

Asenova_krepost_003

Asenova_krepost_003

Date: 05/27/2006
Owner: Nenko Lazarov
Views: 384
Asenova_krepost_004

Asenova_krepost_004

Asenova_krepost_004

Date: 05/27/2006
Owner: Nenko Lazarov
Views: 389
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