Koprinka ( Bulgarian : Копринка ) is a reservoir and dam in the Rose Valley , central Bulgaria .
6-518: Its construction began after 1944 and was finished in 1956. It was built on the Tundzha river at 7 km to the west of the city of Kazanlak near the village of Koprinka . It is situated at 300 m to the south of the main sub-Balkan road between the capital Sofia and Burgas . The reservoir is around 7 km in length and covers an area of 11.2 km². The depth varies between 44 and 78 metres. The shores are rugged with many branches and bays. During
12-489: A dam wall surrounding the ruins in the middle of the dam, enabling the site's inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and making it a tourist destination of world importance. Tourists would be transported to the site by boats. The round wall, 420 metres in diameter , would enable visitors to see the city from 20 metres above and would also feature "hanging gardens", glass lifts, a quay, restaurants, cafés, shops, ateliers, etc. It would be illuminated at night. The project
18-485: A sharp turn to the south before Yambol , in which direction it flows until it reaches the Maritsa . The Tundzha's length is about 365 km, of which 328 km is on Bulgarian territory (including border). It has about 50 tributaries, the more important of which are Mochuritsa , Popovska , and Sinapovska . Towns on the banks of the river include Kalofer, Yambol, and Elhovo . Tundzha Glacier on Livingston Island in
24-584: A winter place. Tundzha The Tundzha ( Bulgarian : Тунджа [ˈtund͡ʒɐ] ; Turkish : Tunca [tund͡ʒa] ; Greek : Τόνζος [ˈtonzos] ) is a river in Bulgaria and Turkey (known in antiquity as the Tonsus ) and the most significant tributary of the Maritsa , emptying into it on Turkish territory near Edirne . The river originates in the central parts of Stara Planina north of Kalofer , initially flowing east and then making
30-650: The construction of the dam was discovered the ancient Thracian city Seuthopolis which was the capital of the Odrysian kingdom . The remains of the city were carefully studied and the artifacts were collected in the Regional Museum of History. In 2005, the Bulgarian architect Zheko Tilev proposed a project to uncover, preserve and reconstruct the city of Seuthopolis which is the best preserved Thracian city in Bulgaria by means of
36-440: Was donated by the architect to Kazanlak municipality and funds are being raised to begin construction. According to Tilev, it would cost minimum € 50 million. Many citizens of Kazanlak spend their leisure time around the reservoir which offers good conditions for water sports. It is also a good place for fishing with the abundance of barbel , chub , carp , catfish and other species of freshwater fish. Many birds use Koprinka as
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