Torfeno Branishte Reserve

The reserve spans 728.8 hectares across the Big Plateau and Kapaklivets Plateau, between Cherni Vrah, Ushite, and Chernata Skala peaks.

The Bulgarian government established Torfeno Branishte in 1935 to protect the mountain's turf communities and designated it as a biosphere reserve in 1977.

The reserve forms part of Vitosha Natural Park, the first established park in Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula, representing national environmental protection values.

The reserve restricts public access to maintain its ecological integrity and protect the water catchment area that supplies drinking water to surrounding communities.

The reserve contains rare carnivorous plants like Pinguicula Balcanica and Drosera Rotundifolia that thrive in the consistently wet, acidic environment.

Location: Vitosha

Website: http://eea.government.bg/zpo/bg/area.jsp?NEM_Partition=1&categoryID=1&areaID=5

Website: http://eea.government.bg/zpo/bg/area.jsp?NEM_Partition=1&categoryID=1&areaID=5

GPS coordinates: 42.58376,23.26819

Latest update: March 9, 2025 00:16