Scheynovets, Mountain summit in Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
Scheynovets is a mountain summit in Haskovo Province, Bulgaria, reaching 703.6 meters in elevation. The peak features natural trails that pass through different vegetation zones and offer views across the southeastern landscape.
On 5 October 1912, the first battle of the Balkan War took place here. Fourteen soldiers of the 30th Sheynovets Regiment, guarding the height, were killed; the peak was named after the regiment. A monument to the fallen stands on the summit. In 1952, near the neighbouring Saraburun peak, border guards defeated a sabotage group trying to cross into Greece.
Locals know the peak by its Turkish name Kurt Kale, meaning "wolf fortress". The summit is named after the 30th Sheynovets Regiment, whose soldiers died there on 5 October 1912, and a monument to them stands on the top.
The summit is reachable by car via a road from Mezek village; the road is in good condition but steep and narrow in places. A television tower over 100 metres tall stands on the peak. On clear days, the Aegean Sea in Greece is visible from the top.
The peak's Turkish name, Kurt Kale, means "wolf fortress", still used by local people alongside Sheynovets. The summit also carries a monument to 14 soldiers of the 30th Sheynovets Regiment killed on 5 October 1912, and a television tower over 100 metres tall stands beside it.
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