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12-753: Berkovitsa is situated on the northern slope of Kom Peak of the Berkovska Stara Planina Mountain along the valley of the Berkovitsa River, which is a tributary to the Barziya River, at an altitude above sea level 405 m. The town was mentioned for the first time in Ottoman documents of 1488. According to the 1831 Ottoman population statistics, 67.5% of the Christians were non-taxpayers in the kaza of Berkofça. It

24-489: A large bishopric complex was built during early Christianity. Until 1947, there was a significant Jewish community in Berkovitsa and there was a functioning synagogue. Berkovitsa has a terminus railway station. It is connected to Montana and has access to the railway connecting Vidin and Vratsa . There are four trains per day. Berkovitsa is twinned with: This Montana Province , Bulgaria location article

36-430: Is 100 and, contrary to the movement's title, the exact number of official sites exceeds the number 100. A reward scheme has been developed to encourage collection of as many stamps as possible. Depending on the number of stamps collected, participants may receive bronze, silver or gold badges. 25 stamps earn bronze, 50 stamps earn silver and 100 stamps (a complete booklet) earn gold. The National Organizational Committee of

48-455: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kom Peak Kom Peak ( Bulgarian : Ком [kɔm] ) or Golyam Kom (Голям Ком, "Big Kom") is a peak in the western Balkan Mountains , located in western Bulgaria , not far from the Serbian border. The peak is 2,016 metres high and lies south of the town of Berkovitsa , of which it is a traditional symbol. Kom, along with

60-785: Is branded after Kom. The peak is part of the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria , together with the museum of ethnography in Berkovitsa. There are several ski pistes descending from the peak. Kom Glacier on Fallières Coast , Antarctica is named after the peak. 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria is a Bulgarian national movement established in 1966 to promote tourism among Bulgaria 's most significant cultural, historic, and natural landmarks. As part of this program, sites of cultural and historical significance have been selected, ranging from historic places and monuments to archaeological and architectural sanctuaries, museums, monasteries, as well as national parks, mountain peaks and other geological phenomena. Each of

72-463: Is near the site of an old fortified settlement on the road from Sofia to Lom. The remains of the fortress and a church were discovered on high ground at Kaleto, just to the west of the present-day town. The former settlement was known as early as the reign of King Kaloyan and was mentioned as a border settlement in the period of the Vidin Kingdom. Berkovitsa Glacier , on Livingston Island in

84-694: The South Shetland Islands , Antarctica , is named for Berkovitsa. The region was involved in the Uprising of Konstantin and Fruzhin (1408 - 1413) and the Chiprovtsi Uprising (1688). At the end of August 1872, Vasil Levski arrived in Berkovitsa, together with the chairman of the Vratsa Revolutionary Committee, Mito Ankov. In the late antique fortress Kaleto, located on a hill north of Berkovitsa,

96-639: The BTU holds an annual lottery for the previous year's badge earners every August. Prizes include domestic and overseas excursions, bicycles, tents, sleeping bags, and other travel-related items. Some landmarks in the original program highlighted Bulgaria's Communist government, which collapsed on November 10, 1989. In 2003 the BTU removed many of these sites from the official list. Both the original and current lists appear below. The list has since seen minor changes in 2007, 2008 and 2009. A variety of organizations and institutions participated in developing and promoting

108-654: The Kom chalet (two-hour climb), from the Petrohan Pass (taking 3 hours 30 minutes to reach the peak), from the villages of Komshtitsa and Gintsi (3 hours away). The Nishava River , a major tributary of the South Morava , originates east of Kom Peak, as does the Visochitsa . Along with Midzhur , Kom is among the highest and best known peaks of the western Balkan Mountains. A Bulgarian brand of mineral water

120-521: The chosen landmarks has its own individual seal, which is stamped onto pages of an official passport-like booklet issued by the Bulgarian Tourist Union (BTU). A booklet can be purchased at any tourist union center or on location at any of the sites and it costs a symbolic 1 lev . The booklet comes with a separate map which includes a list of the sites, their addresses and working hours. The maximum number of collectible stamps per booklet

132-465: The lower peaks Sreden Kom ("Middle Kom") and Malak Kom ("Little Kom") to the east, form a west-east elevation with a round grassy ridge, a steep rocky northern slope and a slant grassy southern slope. Looking north, one can see Berkovitsa and the surrounding fields, as well as Montana and the Ogosta Reservoir some 30 kilometres away. The peak inspired national writer Ivan Vazov to create

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144-637: The poem On Kom . In his honour, a bas-relief plaque bearing his image and excerpts from the poem has been installed on the peak. Kom also marks the start of the Bulgarian section of the European walking route E3 , also known as the Kom–Emine path along the main ridge of the Balkan Mountains, as well as the eponymous off-road race. There are several climbing routes to the summit, such as from

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