Vishegrad Fortress

Vishegrad Fortress
Vishegrad Fortress
Vishegrad Fortress
General information
Architectural styleFortress
LocationVishegrad, Bulgaria
Coordinates41°36′59.44″N 25°24′29.2″E / 41.6165111°N 25.408111°E / 41.6165111; 25.408111
Construction started4th–14th century
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Vishegrad (Bulgarian: Вишеград) is a medieval fortress in the Rhodope Mountains of southern Bulgaria rising over a promontory in the valley of the river Arda. About one kilometer south on another hill lie the ruins of an ancient Thracian fort. Its name means High Town.