Bistrishko Branishte

Bistrishko Branishte (

Vitosha Nature Park on Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria

It was established in 1934, together with Vitosha Nature Park. Since 1977 it has been a

biosphere reserve under the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme of UNESCO

The reserve comprises the eastern slopes of the peaks of Golyam Rezen (2277 m), Malak Rezen (2191 m) and Skoparnik (2226 m), the northern slopes of Golyam Kupen Peak (1930 m), the upper valleys of Vitoshka Bistritsa and Yanchevska rivers. Its surface area is 1061.6 ha, the elevation is between 1430 and 2277 m.

Over 50 % of its territory is covered by forest (predominantly

Bistrishko Branishte attracts many tourists from the adjacent Aleko Centre situated off the northwestern border of the reserve. Visitors are not permitted to stray away from the few designated tracks linking the Vitosha's highest peak of Cherni Vrah, Aleko area, Bistritsa village (3 tracks running via Pogledets site and along Bistritsa and Yanchevska rivers), Zheleznitsa village.

References

v t e Protected areas of Bulgaria
National parks	Central Balkan Pirin Rila
Nature parks	Belasitsa Bulgarka Golden Sands Persina Rila Monastery Rusenski Lom Shumen Plateau Sinite Kamani Strandzha Vitosha Vrachanski Balkan
Nature reserves	Ali Botush Reserve Atanasovo Lake Burgas Lake Bayuvi Dupki–Dzhindzhiritsa Bistrishko Branishte Boatin Central Rila Reserve Chengene Skele Chervenata Stena Dzhendema Ibar Kaliakra Kamchia Kamenshtitsa Kozya Stena Mandra Lake Mantaritza Orelyak Parangalitsa Peeshti Skali Poda Ropotamo Severen Dzhendem Silkosiya Skakavitsa Sokolna Srebarna Sredoka Stara Reka Steneto Tisata Tisovitsa Torfeno Branishte Tsarichina Uchilishtna Gora Usungeren Uzunbodzhak Vitanovo Yulen