Pleven, Bulgaria · Europe
Cherven Bryag sits on the route: 15 minutes from Koynare, 60km from Iskar Gorge.
Cherven Bryag is a town located in Pleven, Bulgaria. With a population of 13,000, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Cherven Bryag sits in Bulgaria, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Sofia time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Cherven Bryag to your route.
Cherven Bryag (Bulgarian: Червен бряг, pronounced [t͡ʃɛrˈvɛn ˌbrʲag]) is a town in northern Bulgaria, a capital of the Cherven Bryag municipality, Pleven Province. It is situated on the right shore of the Zlatna Panega in river Iskar, 137 km northeast of Sofia, 53 km south-west of Pleven, 12 km northwest of Lukovit,Read more
56 km east of Vratsa, and 55 km south of Oryahovo. The name means "red shore" and refers to the reddish clay in the vicinity of the river. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 13,856.
Cherven Bryag is a medieval settlement mentioned in 1431 in Ottoman registers as Dobrolak. Under its present name Cherven Bryag was first recorded in the 16th century as part of the Ottoman region of Nikopol. On 26 June 1929, Prime Minister Andrey Lyapchev proclaimed the former village and station a town.
Cherven Bryag is a railway station on the line Sofia-Gorna Oryahovitsa-Varna/Ruse. It first appeared as a railway station settlement in 1899 on the newly built Sofia-Varna railway line. Cherven Bryag was a starting point of a narrow-gauge railway line to Byala Slatina and Oryahovo, as well as of a normal railway line to Lukovit and Zlatna Panega. Today those lines are no more, out of service. The railway station is in the southwestern end of the town, opposite the central area.
Among the local landmarks, the St. Sophronius of Vratsa Church located in the central part of the town is notable.
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Cherven Bryag is located in Pleven, Bulgaria, Europe. The coordinates are 43.2788 latitude, 24.0825 longitude.
Cherven Bryag has a population of approximately 13,000 people, making it a town in Bulgaria.
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Full driving guide for Bulgaria2 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Short but stunning pass road just outside Vratsa, running between the highest vertical limestone walls in the Balkans: a favourite of climbers and a striking gateway drive into the Vratsa Balkan.
46 km · about 55 min drive
famous road
Bulgaria's longest gorge, threaded by road and rail north of Sofia; the route twists beneath the sheer Lakatnik Rocks and past cliff-top monasteries along the Iskar River.
60 km · about 70 min drive
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