Gebruiker:Kyrakuitert/Sultans trail
The Sultans Trail is a new long-distance footpath from Vienna to Istanbul. It is around 2.100 km long. The path passes Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Sultans Trail takes its name from sultan Süleyman Kanuni, Suleiman the Magnificent, of the Ottoman Empire. Suleiman personally led Ottoman armies to conquer Belgrade and most of Hungary before his conquests were checked at the Siege of Vienna in 1529. It was to be the Ottoman Empire's most ambitious expedition to the west, but the Austrians inflicted upon Suleiman his first defeat. A second attempt to conquer Vienna failed in 1532.
The Sultans Trail starts at the St. Stephen's Cathedral in the centre of Vienna; the bells of this church are made from melted iron of the Ottoman canons. It ends at the tomb of the Sultan in Istanbul. Contrary to its past the Sultans Trail nowadays forms a path of peace, a meeting place for people of all faiths and cultures.
Beside the Bulgarian mountains the trail can be walked all year round. Most parts of the route have ample accommodation like hotels, pensions or private rooms. In parts of Hungary and Bulgaria bringing a tent is necessary.
Places on the trail bewerken
Austria: Vienna, Simmering, Sommerein, Breitenbrunn, Purbach am Neusiedlersee, Donnerskirchen, Rust, Morbisch, St. Martin.
Hungaria: Sopron, Köszeg, Sárvár, Sümeg, Keszthely, Szigetvár, Pecs, Mohács.
Croatia: Osijek, Vukovar, Backa Palanka, Hok.
Serbia: Backi Breg, Sombor, Apatin, Novi Sad, Belgrade, Oresac, Smederevo, Velika Plana, Jagodina, Paracin, Deligrad, Nis, Niska Banja, Pirot, Dmitrovgrad.
Bulgaria: Kalotina, Dragoman, Sofia, Vitosha, Samokov, Rila, Velingrad, Smoljan, Ardino, Kardzjali, Svilengrad.
Turkey: Kapıkule, Edirne, Kavaklı, Kırklareli, Pınarhisar, Vize, Saray, Kayabaşı, Istanbul (Eyüp Sultan).
Boeken bewerken
- Sedat Cakir, Sultan's Trail Wandelgids Turkije, Wandelen in Thracië, Zandvoort 2011