Reselets · The places

Places and landmarks.

The places with their own pages on this site: natural landmarks and living water heritage. Every page rests on official, academic or clearly attributed local sources.

A river valley with willows, riparian vegetation and limestone rocks above it near Reselets
Photo: Reselets archive

Natural landmarks

Places in the official registers.

Described by the University of Mining and Geology and listed in the register of protected areas.

Tall limestone formations and autumn woodland at Kaleto

Kaleto

A karst canyon about 600 metres long, protected since 1961.

Skoka waterfall: two streams of water falling over the moss-covered limestone into the pool

Skoka waterfall

A protected waterfall on the Belilkata River, register code 281.

The rock formations

The Kukli rock formations around Reselets.

Three separate protected rock sites that everyday speech often merges under one name. The overview page sets them apart and explains the names; each place also has its own page.

Kuklite in Uleya - Reseletskite Kukli
More than 20 rock pinnacles on the right bank of the Iskar, protected since 1972.
Skalnite Kukli in Pladnishteto
A protected territory in the Rachene valley, 64.42 hectares, declared in 1972.
Kupenite
Rock pyramids 30 to 40 metres above the river, a hundred metres above Skoka waterfall.
The Kukli rock formations around Reselets: which is where

Living water heritage

Bankovskata watermill, a stone building with a roof of stone slabs by the river, with the water falling over the weir beside it and four people in front of the door
Photo: Reselets archive

Bankovskata watermill and perilo.

According to the current owners the watermill has never stopped working, and rugs are still washed in the perilo, the local washing place in running water. It is a different kind of place: built water heritage rather than a protected natural landmark.

The watermill and perilo page