Ancient and Medieval Fortress (Balchik) | ruined castle

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During the first millennium BC instead of Balchik modern city, here was located the ancient Greek polis and trac “Kruni”. It occupies a large area surrounded by a massive fortified wall. At north reaches a modern bus station, at the west wall the main street runs west, covering part of the city center today. South wall starts at the Museum of History Balchik and continues south to the main street to south of the Art Gallery and river, starts north east wall along the river. During century III-VI after Hr. Dionisopolis’s ancient boundaries expand, reaching Jenny Bair and the sea. Limited archaeological studies conducted to date in the modern city are yet to enter into the secrets of the ancient Greek polis. They confirm that the polis led a trade overseas and had a good manufacturing base and rich hinterland: trace products ceramic workshops, vineyards, land for agricultural production, fishing.

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