The Old Mountain - "Stara
Planina"Latitude: 43° 15' 0" N
Longitude: 23° 0' 0" E
Stara Planina - The Old Mountain
"Old Mountain" - Stara planina , is an extension of the Carpathian mountain range. Stara Planina is separated from it by the Danube River.
The highest peak of the Stara planina is Botev (2,376 m), located in the Bulgaria.
West Stara Planina - The West Stara Planina mountains are situated on the border between Serbia and Bulgaria. Stara Planina is known for its biological diversity. In Serbia, a nature park has been established which comprises the whole territory of the mountain.
Central Stara Planina - Central Stara Planina
starts from the Zlatishki pass and ends at the pass Vratnik. This is the most
attractive part. There are 24 peaks. Some of them : Ambaritsa, Golyam Kupen,
Vejen, Malak Kupen.
There are also the Troyan Monastery, the Kilifarevo Monastery, the National
Park Central Balkan, the Kapinovski Monastery...
EASTERN STARA PLANINA - Eastern Stara Planina starts from the
Vratnik pass and ends at the Black Sea.
The Sliven mountain deserves mentioning that it is the most visited part of
the whole of Stara Planina.
Mountain Stara Planina is the highest mountain in southeastern Serbia. It is located some 70 km from the Nis, 300 km from Beograd, 50 km from the citiy of Pirot. Midzor is the highest peak.