Vratza town
We are week with my school mates from Montana to town of Vratza and to be honest we did not see allot of the town.
I have very blurry view how does it looks nowadays.Vratsa is situated at the foot of Vratsa Mountain. Vratsa is the starting point to the gorge and cave Ledenika. The city is located 370 meters above sea level. The northernmost residential and industrial areas of the city are 340 m. height, while the south, along the Euro are 400 m. height. Vratsa is a beautiful destination . South are gray-violet rocks Vratsa Mountain, north over ploskogorie inexpensive stone with soft and rounded forms zemepovarhni rises Milin stone and east alternate inexpensive Veslets mountain peaks.More about 6000 BC. Chr. there was life on land Vratsa. The locals are mainly farmers and cattle. In a later period begin to deal with pottery. In the village Gradeshnitsa opened ceramics with specific inscriptions which are considered some of the oldest in Europe In parallel, starting and development of copper mining. In the period around VI-VII century BC. Chr. the territory of modern Vratsa began settling Tribals. It is assumed that here was and their capital. [12] Triballi and were particularly belligerent tribe. In 425 BC. Chr. Odrysae, then even the army of Philip II of Macedonia. In 335 g.pr. Hr. fought against Alexander of Macedonia and later became his allies. It is assumed that this period dated one of the greatest treasures ever found in the Bulgarian lands and the largest Thracian treasure - namely Rogozensko treasure. It was opened in 1985 can be assumed that 165 silver vessel was owned by a local ruler of the tribe Tribals. Some of the vessels are different etched inscriptions from which they learn the names of Thracian rulers and silversmiths who made the vessels. Fiala had the largest share - 108 in number. This is two times more than all vials in museums in Europe. In VI-IV century BC. Chr. in the vicinity of Vratsa existed great cultural, economic and political center Saldotsela but in the III century BC. Chr. Things here are changing significantly. Tribals suffered serious damage from the Celts, and later in 179 and 168 BC. Chr. were ruined by the German tribe Bastarns. In 29 BC. Chr. some of the local Thracian rulers became allies of the Romans, to strengthen his personal power, but it generally weakens the resistance of the Tribals and neighboring pots against the Roman invaders. Not long after Crassus was able to defeat them, but the onset of winter, causing it to return to its base in the province of Macedonia, on the way serds his cause significant losses. The Roman expansion in these lands began in 28 BC. Chr. For a period of nearly 400 years Vratsa is part of the Roman Empire. History museum Vratsa: http://vratsamuseum.com/index.php?pageID=36&lang=bg Cave Ledenika |