Saragyol is a royal residence in

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

. It is located on Rila mountain. Saragyol is located within the National Park "Rila".

History

It was built by Ferdinand I between 1912 and 1914. After the fall of the monarchy

Sitnyakovo Sitnyakovo ( bg, Ситняково) is a summer royal residence in Bulgaria. It is located on Rila mountain. The residence was built on commission by Ferdinand I of Bulgaria. Sitnyakovo is situated in close proximity to the Borovets resort and t ...

was used by the Fish-Hunting Union. This royal residence was returned to

Tsar Simeon II Simeon Borisov von Saxe-Coburg-Gotha ( bg, Симеон Борисов Сакскобургготски, translit=Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski, ; born 16 June 1937) is a Bulgarian politician who reigned as the last tsar of the Kingdom of Bul ...

in 2002 after he became Prime Minister. In 2014 a court decision overturned this.

External links

www.novinite.com
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