Vratsata

Vratsata is a gorge (gorge) of the river Leva (right tributary of the river Botunya, from the Ogosta basin) in the northeastern part of Vratsa Mountain (part of the Western Stara Planina), in the municipality of Vratsa.

The gorge of the river starts northeast of the village of Zgorigrad at 465 m above sea level, heads northeast and after about 3 km ends in the southwestern part of the town of Vratsa at 393 m above sea level. Thus, its average altitude is about 428 m. It is indented in the Apto-Urgon limestones of the northern thigh of the Zgorigrad anticline. The gorge is especially beautiful with its impressive sheer cliffs. It was declared a natural landmark in 1964 with an area of ​​2 hectares and is part of the Vratsa Balkan Nature Park.