The town of Etropole is located at the north foot of the Etrpolska Planina Mountain (Sofia district) which is part of the Stara Planina Mountain. The town is stretched out on the two shores of the Malki Iskar River. It is situated 87 km north-east of Sofia, 25 km south-east of Botevgrad, 28 km south of Yablanitsa, 43 km south-west of Teteven and 27 km north-west of Zlatitsa. Etropole has an over 2 500- year-old history. It was founded in c. 7-6 BS. Its first settlers were Thracians. The settlement was situated at important crossroads connecting the Danube with Macedonia and Thrace, near two important passes in the Balkan Mountain. The troops of Philip II of Macedon(339 BS), Alexander the Great (335 BS), the Celtic tribes and the Roman legions passed through the hollow.
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The town of Etropole is located at the north foot of the Etrpolska Planina Mountain (
