Devingrad
Sign in to saveMomina krepost (Maiden’s Fortress) () also called Devingrad() is a medieval stronghold located on a hill with the same name in Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria. This hill was one from the three main hills when Medieval Tarnovgrad was the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396 AD). thumb|left|250px|Hill Devingrad
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Momina krepost (Maiden’s Fortress) () also called Devingrad() is a medieval stronghold located on a hill with the same name in Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria. This hill was one from the three main hills when Medieval Tarnovgrad was the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396 AD). thumb|left|250px|Hill Devingrad
==History== The hill at Momina Krepost was one of four hills of medieval Veliko Tarnovo, known as a stronghold since Byzantine times. Legends say that the side of the hill to the river Ether (Yantra) was heavily polluted by craftsmen in an area where cattlemen and farmers also lived.