Kakrina

Kakrina (Bulgarian: Къкрина) is a village in central northern Bulgaria, part of Lovech Municipality, Lovech Province. It lies in the central Fore-Balkan Mountains, at an altitude of 465 metres (1,526 ft). As of 2008, it has a population of 298.

Kakrina
Apostle of Freedom memorial in Kakrina
Apostle of Freedom memorial in Kakrina

Kakrina is mainly famous as the site of the Kakrina Inn (Къкринско ханче, Kakrinsko hanche) where national hero Vasil Levski was captured by the Ottoman government in 1872. The inn is today a museum and one of the official 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.

  • Monument to Levski
    Monument to Levski
  • Monument to Levski
    Monument to Levski
  • Kakrina Inn Museum
    Kakrina Inn Museum
  • Kakrina Inn Museum
    Kakrina Inn Museum
  • Kakrina Inn Museum
    Kakrina Inn Museum
  • Village centre
    Village centre
  • Plate commemorating 26 December 1872
    Plate commemorating 26 December 1872

Honours

Kakrina Point on Clarence Island, Antarctica is named after the village.

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