Medieval town of Cherven

December 22, 2022

The medieval fortified town of Cherven is situated at a distance of about 30 km south from the town of Ruse, within the borders of natural park Rusenski Lom. A castle, fortified walls, two underground water-supply passages, 13 churches, social and administrative buildings, many residences and other interesting and significant finds were made during archaeological researches in the region. Among them are a number of coin treasures, jewels, monuments, ceramics, domestic articles, craftsmen tools, guns, etc. Cherven was one of the largest military and administrative, economic and cleric cultural centers of the Second Bulgarian Empire and an important stop along the roads from Danube river to the internal part of the country.

RR: Slavic countries x World RR
Date: Nov 30

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