Anevo Fortress

42°40′40″N 24°44′2″E / 42.67778°N 24.73389°E / 42.67778; 24.73389

Ruins of Anevo Fortress
Farther view

The Anevo Fortress (Bulgarian: Аневско кале, Anevsko kale) or Kopsis (Копсис) is a medieval castle in central Bulgaria, the ruins of which are located some 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the village of Anevo in Sopot Municipality, Plovdiv Province. Constructed in the first half of the 12th century, it lies on a steep hilltop at the southern foot of the Balkan Mountains, not far from the Stryama river.[1] In the end of the 13th century, the fortress was the capital of a small short-lived quasi-independent domain[2] ruled by the brothers of Tsar Smilets of Bulgaria, Voysil and Radoslav.[3]

  1. ^ Ćurčić 1997, p. 122
  2. ^ Jireček 1876, p. 289
  3. ^ Делев 2006, Chapter: 17 България през втората половина на ХІІІ в.: 4. Феодален сепаратизъм