Devetakskoe plateau
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Devetakskoe predbalkanskom plateau located in the area in the north of Bulgaria. To the south-east of the plateau is the city of Lovech. The structure of the plateau consists of nine villages in the municipalities consisting Letnitsa, Lovech and Sevlievo: Brestovo, Devetaki, Krushuna, Kyrpachevo, Agatovo, Gorsko Slivovo, Kramolin, Kakrina and Tepava.

Devetakskoe is a national ecological network Natura 2000. The total area of ​​the plateau of 7892, 91 hectares.

On the territory of Devetakskogo plateau climate is temperate continental. It is home to nine species of amphibians and 12 species of reptiles. Among them you can find European pond turtle, triton Krelina and eskulapova runner. On the territory of the plateau is dominated by ordinary Pannonian forests of hornbeam and sessile oak, the Euro-Siberian steppe oak forests and riparian mixed forests, which grow smooth elm, common oak and mountain ash.

Plateau is an important destination for Ornithology. It is home to 82 species of birds, including many rare and protected. For example, the cormorant, the corncrake, herons, hawks, falcons, several species of woodpeckers and larks. In addition, 9 is recorded by species of bats. 34 species of mammals live on Devetakskom plateau. For example, ground squirrel, badger, the snow urchin, roe deer, fox, wild cat, wolf, wild boar, etc.

On the territory of Devetakskogo plateau composed mainly of limestone rocks, found in almost all kinds of underground karst formations and terrain. Here there are ravines, swamps and karst and caves, and abysses and whirlpools.

On the territory of the plateau is more accessible for tourists caves. For example, Devetakskaya cave, the Big and Small Garvanitsy located near the village of Gorsko Slivovo, the cave near the village of Kyrpachevo Stylbitsa, Cave and Cave Pogris Futova. Among other natural attractions can be mentioned Krushunsky waterfall, located in the countryside Maarat.

On Devetakskom plateau are also interesting cultural attractions. For example, the fortress in the village of Slivovo, a church with one of the heaviest bells in Bulgaria Agatovo, Church of St. George the Martyr in Brestovo. Also of interest are the remains of Thracian and Roman periods in the area of ​​Grado and "Kykrensko hanche" - a museum established in the territory of the last battle of the famous Bulgarian revolutionary Vasil Levski.

In many villages Devetakskogo plateau houses are available for tourists, but in the village there is a point Tepava bicycles.

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Devetakskoe plateau
Historical Museum Lovech
Covered Bridge
Devetakskaya Cave
Karst spring-head Panega
Ruins Sostra
Staro Stefanovo