The medieval fortress Vratica ("little gate"), which shares or gave its name with nearby Vraca (Vratsa), was named so in reference to the narrow pass through the Balkan Mountains. Remains date from Antiquity and the Middle Ages. On the basis of general geogrpaphical correspondence and the suggestive name, it is thought that the Roman name of the fortress was Valvae ("double doors"), recorded by Prokopios in Greek as Balbai.
Location:
- Bulgaria, Vratsa
- geo:43.191933,23.533762
- Location ± 5-25 m.
Period or year:
- ante -300~ / unknown
Class:
- Castle
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=30969
Annotations
Nearby
Romam Rd Vraca-Levischte
Romam Rd Vraca-Levischte
Vratsa, Regional Museum of History (1 km)
Museum for Thracian and Roman art.
Vratsa, Mogilanska Mogila (1 km)
Mogilanska Mogila Thracian Tumulus in Vraca.