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Shipka Pass
A historic 1,150m Balkan Mountains pass crowned by the Freedom Monument commemorating the 1877 battle.
5 km · about 10 min drive
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria · Europe
Shipka is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Sheynovo, 5km from Shipka Pass.
Shipka is a town located in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. With a population of 1,604, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Shipka 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 Shipka to your route.
The Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ (Bulgarian: Храм-паметник „Рождество Христово“, Hram-pametnik „Rozhdestvo Hristovo“), better known as the Shipka Memorial Church or Shipka Monastery is a Bulgarian Orthodox church built near the town of Shipka in Stara Planina between 1885 and 1902, according to AntoniyRead more
Tomishko's design in the seventeenth-century Russian style under the direction of architect Alexander Pomerantsev. It is dedicated, along with other parts of the Shipka Monument complex, to the Russian and Bulgarian soldiers who died for the liberation of Bulgaria in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78.
The temple was officially opened on September 28, 1902, in the presence of Russian Army generals and many honourable guests. The opening and consecration of the Shipka Memorial Church coincided with the 25-year anniversary of the Battles of Shipka Pass. In 1970, the temple was proclaimed a national monument of culture.
The church's bell tower reaches a height of 53 m, and its bells, the heaviest of which weighs 12 tons, were cast from the cartridges that were collected after the battles. In the temple itself, the names of the Russian regiments and Bulgarian volunteers are inscribed on 34 marble plates. The remains of the perished are laid in 17 stone sarcophagi in the church's crypt.
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Shipka is located in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, Europe. The coordinates are 42.7117 latitude, 25.3353 longitude.
Shipka has a population of approximately 1,604 people, making it a town in Bulgaria.
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At 1,525 m the highest paved pass over the Balkan Mountains, following an old Roman road between Troyan and Karnare with hairpins, panoramic ridgeline views and the Arch of Freedom monument.
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