An Ancient (Thracian, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman), Late Antique, and Medieval fortress on a hill northwest of the modern settlement of Venčan (Венчан, also rendered less accurately but more commonly as Venchan). It overlooks a Roman road running in its immediate vicinity. It is poorly preserved, bur numismatic and ceramic remains date to the 5th-7th century and the 11th-14th century. The fortress is mentioned as Vefçan and Vençan in the narrative of the Ottoman conquest in 1388.
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Location:
- Bulgaria, Venchan
- geo:43.241962,27.375872
- Location ± 0-5 m.
Period or year:
- ante 300~ / post 1388
Class:
- Castle
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=104537
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