Tsarevets

Tsarevets is a medieval stronghold located on a hill with the same name in Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria. Tsarevets is 206 metres (676 ft) above sea level. It served as the Second Bulgarian Empire's primary fortress and strongest bulwark between 1185 and 1393, housing the royal and the patriarchal palaces, and it is also a popular tourist attraction.

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Tsarevets fortress
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Battle of Nicopolis ad Istrum ⓘ
battle between Roman and Gothic forces (250)
Uprising of Asen and Peter ⓘ
1185 uprising against Byzantine rule in the eastern Balkans
Siege of Tarnovo ⓘ
1393 armed conflict
Battle of Vishovgrad ⓘ
Unknown ⓘ
Unknown ⓘ
Battle of Elena ⓘ
1877 battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Devingrad ⓘ
Medieval Fortress
Trapezitsa ⓘ
Tsarevets ⓘ
medieval stronghold in northern Bulgaria
Rachovets ⓘ
ancient Thracian and Ottoman fortress in Bulgaria

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250 Battle of Nicopolis ad Istrum

1185-11-02T00:00:00Z

1187-01-01T00:00:00Z

1185 — 1187 Uprising of Asen and Peter

1393-04-01T00:00:00Z

1393-07-17T00:00:00Z

1393 Siege of Tarnovo

1868-07-08T00:00:00Z

1868 Battle of Vishovgrad

1868-07-09T00:00:00Z

1868 Unknown

1876-04-29T00:00:00Z

1876-05-07T00:00:00Z

1876 Unknown

1877-06-26T00:00:00Z

1877 Battle of Elena

0300-01-01T00:00:00Z

300 Rachovets

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Tsarevets Veliko Tarnovo

Tsarevets - Veliko Tarnovo - 2

Tsarevets - Veliko Tarnovo

Veliko Tarnovo (Велико Търново) - Tsarevets 3

Veliko Tarnovo (Велико Търново) - view from Tsarevets

Veliko Tarnovo (Велико Търново) - Tsarevets (Palace)

Veliko Tarnovo (Велико Търново) - view from Tsarevets 2

Veliko Tarnovo (Велико Търново) - view from Tsarevets 3

Veliko Tarnovo (Велико Търново) - view from Tsarevets 4

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

area	region	1185	Second Bulgarian Empire		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	250	Battle of Nicopolis ad Istrum	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1185	Uprising of Asen and Peter	Byzantine Empire, rebellion, Isaac II Angelos, Second Bulgarian Empire, Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria, Peter IV of Bulgaria	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1393	Siege of Tarnovo	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1868	Battle of Vishovgrad	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1868	Unknown	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1876	Unknown	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1877	Battle of Elena	Ottoman Empire, battle	Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page^@		Wikidata
site	fort		Devingrad	fortress, hill	Wikidata
site	fort		Trapezitsa	fortification, fortress, hill	Wikidata
site	fort		Tsarevets	hill, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	300	Rachovets	fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		Tsarevets Veliko Tarnovo		Commons
commons	image		Tsarevets Veliko Tarnovo		Commons
commons	image		Tsarevets - Veliko Tarnovo - 2		Commons
commons	image		Tsarevets - Veliko Tarnovo		Commons
commons	image		Veliko Tarnovo (Велико Търново) - Tsarevets 3		Commons
commons	image		Veliko Tarnovo (Велико Търново) - view from Tsarevets		Commons
commons	image		Veliko Tarnovo (Велико Търново) - Tsarevets (Palace)		Commons
commons	image		Veliko Tarnovo (Велико Търново) - view from Tsarevets 2		Commons
commons	image		Veliko Tarnovo (Велико Търново) - view from Tsarevets 3		Commons
commons	image		Veliko Tarnovo (Велико Търново) - view from Tsarevets 4		Commons

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