Pass of the Republic

Pass of the Republic
Elevation	700 m (2,297 ft)
Traversed by	Road
Location	Bulgaria
Range	Balkan Mountains
Coordinates	42°47′50″N 25°40′30″E

Pass of the Republic (Bulgarian: Проход на Републиката [ˈprɔhot narɛˈpublikɐtɐ]), is a mountain pass in the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina) in Bulgaria. It connects Veliko Tarnovo and Gurkovo.[1]

It is also known as Hainboaz Pass (Хаинбоаз [xɐˈinboˌas]).[2]

The road was constructed in the 1960s.[3]

Sources

1. "Pass of the Republic". www.dangerousroads.org. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
2. "27-Year Old Woman Dies as Romanian Bus Overturns at Bulgaria's Hainboaz Pass". Sofia, Bulgaria: Novinite.com. 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
3. "A paved road to Pass of the Republic". www.dangerousroads.org. Retrieved 2023-07-02.

External links

• "The traffic of heavy-duty trucks, exceeding 12 tonnes, through the Pass of the Republic shall be stopped from 20 September to 15 November 2017. During the repair works the traffic shall be rerouted through the Kotlen Pass". Road Infrastructure Agency. 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2018-03-22.