Assenovata Krepost (Assen's Fortress)

It is situated about 3 km away from Assenovgrad on a steep rocky ridge hanging over the Assenitsa River. The fortress is known from the historical sources as Petrich, Stenimachos or Scribencion. Its present name, given by the local population, was gradually publicly accepted after the national Liberation in 1878. The best-preserved building in the fortress is the church "Sveta Bogoroditsa Petrichka" (St. Godmother of Petrich), which dates from c. 12 and has been proclaimed a cultural monument of national importance.