Zhaba Mogila Cult Complex

 tomb(s), cultural heritage / national heritage, mound, barrow/tumulus/burial mound, interesting place

Zhaba Mogila (Frog Mound) is a thracian tomb from V-IV century BC.
The Thracian cult complex Heroon near Zhaba mogila (Frog Mound) is located a few kilometers south-eastern of town of Strelcha. The tomb was discovered in the mid 70-ies of XX century by the archaeologist Georgi Kitov and is one of the largest and most impressive Thracian tombs in Bulgaria. The name Zhaba mogila (zhaba means frog) comes from a large ditch (30 m wide and 3-4 meters deep), which was existed around and over the years was waterlogged.
The complex dates back to the V-IV century BC and consist of tomb-mausoleum and a sanctuary. It is believed that here was buried a Thracian king from the tribe Besi. The tomb entrance is surrounded by stone plates on which was engraved a very rich decoration. The sanctuary is situated at the back hill side and has not a public access yet. It is lined with white limestone blocks, decorated with colorful paintings in black, red and yellow.
Although it has been repeatedly robbed, there were found interesting findings, including a fully preserved chariot with remains of two horses, remains of a saddle horse and parts of horse-trappings (most likely used by the man who lead the funeral procession), a perfectly preserved silver ornaments and more.
The Frog Mound Thracian Tomb was declared an archeological and cultural landmark by Ministerial Decree № 1711 in 1962.

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