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The city of Belogradchik is located in the northwestern part of Bulgaria, 55 kilometers away from Vidin, and 70 kilometers from Montana. It is picturesquely spread over the western part of the Stara Planina Mountain, in the southwestern foot of the Belogradchik garland, at 545m above sea level.

For the initial centuries, since the emergence of Belogradchik, written documents and sources are absent. Archeological studies permit it to bi addressed to the III-IV centuries of the new era.
Well laid out, and welcoming, Belogradchik is one of the most attractive national tourism sites of Bulgaria. The unique nature and rich history inheritance are defined as one of the most interesting and wanted tourism attractions.
Through the railway station of Oreshets, the city originates a connection with the railway station network in Bulgaria.

The famous Belogradchik Rocks  - this rock tale - lay (from the West to the East) from Vedernik, near the town of Belogradchik, the village of Borovitsa, to the village of Belotintsi. The area length is about 30 km and its width is 3 km. Many of the rocks are related with interest legends. The central group of rocks is situated to the South of Belogradchik. Here are the most interesting and impressive formations - Adam and Eve, The Schoolgirl, The Bear, The Shepherd boy, The Dervish, The First slabstone, The Camel, The Mushrooms, The Cuckoo, The Red wall, The Madonna, The Horseman, The Monks, The Mental stone, Rebel Velko, The Pine stone and many others.

They are declared as a natural landmarks. The second group is to the West of the town. The rocks are of Alpine type, they surround big precipices. The most famous rocks are Zbegovete, Erqupriya, Boritch. The third group is some 4 km away to the East of the town, which includes the rocks around The Latin Kale and The Lipenik cave. The fourth group is extended between the villages of Borovitsa and Falkovets. There are the well-known Pine stone (declared as a natural landmark), The Red stone, The Bee stone, Torlak, The Maid's rock The last group is situated between the villages of Gyurgitch and Belotintsi. Sand-mergel rocks have been stratified in this region about 200 million years ago (in the end of the palaeozoic period). Later they have been overflowed by a sea, on the bottom of which sand, gravel and clay, dragged up by the rivers, have been piled. In the course of time these materials have been fitted together by silicon or sand-clay solder. Conglomerates and sand-stones, known as colored sand-stone - boundsandstein, have been formed in this way. Under the influence of the iron oxide they have gotten a red shade. Gray and cream-white limestone have been piled up the sand-stones during the Jurassic period. They formed the foreheads of the present Belogradchik's Venets and Vedernik. During the folding of The Balkan Mountains this region turned to dry land. Rifts have appeared in its highest part, under the destroyed function of water, winds and the temperature variations. This action have reached the sand-stones. Because of their different hardness they have been destroyed unequably. So the fantastic outlines of the Belogradchik rocks have been created during million years. Over 100 caves - rich in beautiful formations, precipices and interesting fauna have been formed in the sand-stone and the limestone . The most famous - The Magura cave (its length is over 2500 m) is well laid out - lighting, safeguard fittings. With the surrounded area it is declared as a natural landmark.

Town of Belogradchik

Village of Borovitsa

Village of Veshtits

Village of Varba

Village of Granitovo

Village of Granichak

Village of Dabravka

Village of Krachimir

Village of Oshane

Village of Praujda

 Village of Prolaznitsa

Village of Rabisha

Village of Rayanovtsi

 Village of Salash

 Village of Slivovnik

Village of Stakevtsi

 Village of Struindol

 Village of Chiflik