Lyutitsa () is one of the largest and best preserved castles in the easternmost part of the Eastern
Rhodopes, located 3.5 hours' walk south-west of
Ivaylovgrad
Ivaylovgrad (, "city of Ivaylo", , Turkish :Ortaköy, "Middle Village") is a town in Haskovo Province in the south of Bulgaria set near the river Arda in the easternmost part of the Rhodope Mountains, and is the administrative centre of the h ...
,
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in southernmost Bulgaria
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. It is also known as the "Marble City" because its walls are made of white marble
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.
The fortress occupies an area of and has 12 towers of which eight have been preserved. The walls are up to high. The ruins of two churches have been excavated as well as a necropolis with 15 graves. Among the numerous archaeological finds are rare coins, ceramics from Preslav
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, jewelry and tools.
Honour
Lyutitsa Nunatak on Greenwich Island
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in the South Shetland Islands
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, Antarctica
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is named after Lyutitsa.
Gallery
File:Lyutitsa 24.jpg, Gate
File:Крепостта Лютица 1.JPG, Tower
File:Lyutitsa Fortress-Крепост Лютица.jpg
File:Lyutitsa 18.jpg, Reservoir
File:Lyutitsa 5.jpg, Fortress wall
File:Lyutitsa Fortress Plan.png, Fortress Plan
References
External links
Lyutitsa at Journey.bg
Castles in Bulgaria
Buildings and structures in Haskovo Province
Rhodope Mountains
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