Asen's Fortress
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Asen's Fortress (Bulgarian: Асенова крепост, romanized: Asenova krepost), identified by some researchers as Petrich (Петрич), is a medieval fortress in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains, 2 to 3 kilometres (1.2 to 1.9 mi) south of the town of Asenovgrad, on a high rocky ridge on the left bank of the Asenitsa River. Asen's Fortress is 279 metres (915 ft) above sea level.[1]
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Asen's Fortress | |
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Асенова крепост | |
Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria | |
Coordinates | 41°59′12″N 24°52′24″E |
Site information | |
Condition | In ruins |
Site history | |
Events | Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars |
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