Momin Prohod
District of Kostenets
Sofia - Bulgaria

Gate of Trajan

The Gate of Trajan or Trajan's Gate (Bulgarian: Траянови врата, Trayanovi vrata) is a historic mountain pass near Ihtiman, Bulgaria. It was named so after Roman Emperor Trajan, on whose order a fortress by the name of Stipon was constructed on the hill over the pass, as a symbolic border between the provinces of Thrace and Macedonia.

Located at 42.3561, 23.9183 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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History of Bulgaria, Mountain passes of Bulgaria, Buildings and structures in Sofia Province, Roman Thrace, Medieval Thrace, Castles in Bulgaria, Trajan, Geography of Sofia Province

Momin Prohod

Momin Prohod is located in western Bulgaria and is part of the Kostenets Municipality in the Sofia Province, about 70 km from city of Sofia. In 2006 it obtained administrative autonomy and the status of town (град). It is a health resort and spa in southwest part of Sredna Gora mountain. The resort is an important therapeutic and rehabilitation centre for several diseases. The water of Momin Prohod is second to that of the Narechenski Bani spa in its radioactivity.

Located at 42.3333, 23.8667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Towns in Bulgaria, Populated places in Sofia Province, Spa towns in Bulgaria

Kostenets (village)

Kostenets is a village in the Sofia Province southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Kostenets Municipality (which also has a separate town of Kostenets). As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 4,201. It ranks 14th by population of all Bulgarian villages.

Located at 42.2667, 23.8167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Villages in Sofia Province

Battle of the Gates of Trajan

The Battle of the Gates of Trajan (Bulgarian: Битката при Траянови Врата, Greek: Μάχη στις Πύλες του Τραϊανού) was a battle between Byzantine and Bulgarian forces in the year 986. It took place in the pass of the same name, modern Trayanovi Vrata, in Sofia Province, Bulgaria. It was the largest defeat of the Byzantines under Emperor Basil II.

Located at 42.3561, 23.9183 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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980s conflicts, 986, 980s in the Byzantine Empire, 10th century in Bulgaria, Battles of the Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars in Thrace, Battles of Basil II, 980s in Europe

Kostenets Municipality

The Kostenets municipality is one of the 22 municipalities of the Sofia Province, Bulgaria. Its territory is 302 km² and has 14,154 inhabitants as of 2009. It encompasses the Valley of Gorna Banya, along the upper flow of the Maritsa river, surrounded by Rila to the south and Sredna Gora to the north. The region has many warm mineral springs in the spa resorts of Momin Prohod, Momina Banya, Kostenets and Pchelinski Bani.

Located at 42.3167, 23.8333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Municipalities of Bulgaria

Muhovo (Bulgaria)

Muhovo is a village in the Sofia Province, western Bulgaria with a population of 138. It is situated in the municipality of Ihtiman.

Located at 42.4167, 24 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Villages in Sofia Province

Topolnitsa Reservoir

Topolnitsa is a reservoir in the Sredna Gora mountain, western Bulgaria. Its construction began in 1948 and was finished in 1963. It was built on the Topolnitsa river just south of the village of Muhovo. The main purpose of the Topolnitsa Dam is to irrigate agricultural lands in the Upper Thracian Plain. The walls of the dam are concrete and are 78 m high. The maximum volume is 137.000.000 m3. There is a small hydro power plant.

Located at 42.4314, 24.005 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Reservoirs and dams in Bulgaria, Geography of Pazardzhik Province, Geography of Sofia Province

Yadenitsa

Yadenitsa is a tributary of Maritsa, with a length of 26 km. It has its origin near Chakaritsa, between the Rila Mountains and Rhodope Mountains, in western Bulgaria. It enters into Maritsa near Belovo.

Located at 42.1472, 23.9694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Rivers of Bulgaria

Belovo Basilica

The Belovo Basilica (Bulgarian: Беловска базилика, Belovska bazilika) is a large partially preserved Christian basilica from Late Antiquity near the village of Golyamo Belovo in Belovo Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, southwestern Bulgaria. Located on a hill in the vicinity of the village, the church dates to the 6th century and was first described in the 19th century. It features three naves and three apses as well as a baptistery. Notably, instead of a dome it was covered by a vaulted roof.

Located at 42.1795, 23.9975 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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6th-century church buildings, Churches in Bulgaria, Ruins in Bulgaria, Buildings and structures in Pazardzhik Province