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Kleptuza

2. Among the most remarkable,
romantic and mysterious
corners of Velingrad is the
Kleptuza lake. Kleptuza with
the eponymous park and two
lakes is one of the symbols of
the city as well. It is located in
Chepino, which is one of the
three neigbourhoods of
Velingrad.They are also karst
lakes. Large quantities of water
are used for drinking water, the
rest of it fills in the two lakes,
which flow into the nearby river
and then into the Maritsa river,
which goes to the Aegean Sea.

3. The evergreen pine wood south of the Karst springsThe evergreen pine wood south of the Karst springs
turn into a natural park,which is visited by the localturn into a natural park,which is visited by the local
people and many tourists,especially during thepeople and many tourists,especially during the
summer.The creation of the park was funded by thesummer.The creation of the park was funded by the
municipality of the former village of Chepino -municipality of the former village of Chepino -
Banya,the first lake was made in 1933.Banya,the first lake was made in 1933.

4. The Legend of Kleptuza LakeThe Legend of Kleptuza Lake
Kleptuza lake is named after a girl. Her name was Clapp, fromKleptuza lake is named after a girl. Her name was Clapp, from
the Uzi dynasty.Clapp was beautiful and smart.Perhaps thethe Uzi dynasty.Clapp was beautiful and smart.Perhaps the
most beautiful girl in the region.But like any other girl,she hadmost beautiful girl in the region.But like any other girl,she had
her secret - she shared love with a man,who was forbidden forher secret - she shared love with a man,who was forbidden for
her. So they met in the wood. But one day the girl’s parentsher. So they met in the wood. But one day the girl’s parents
decided to engage her.They wanted to give her to a guy, fromdecided to engage her.They wanted to give her to a guy, from
the nearby village,who had money but no heart. His beauty wasthe nearby village,who had money but no heart. His beauty was
cold,his soul - dead and his word - cruel.cold,his soul - dead and his word - cruel.

5. Clapp decided toClapp decided to
escape with herescape with her
beloved, who was readybeloved, who was ready
to take her away.To goto take her away.To go
with him, she had to gowith him, she had to go
through the forest. Atthrough the forest. At
the same time,while thethe same time,while the
girl walked through thegirl walked through the
forest, the Ottomans sawforest, the Ottomans saw
her and they noticed theher and they noticed the
beauty of the Bulgarianbeauty of the Bulgarian
girl.They started togirl.They started to
chase her but shechase her but she
managed to hide. Butmanaged to hide. But
luck was not on her side.luck was not on her side.

6. Shortly before her capture she prayed to the Lord - a -Shortly before her capture she prayed to the Lord - a -
good ground to swallow than fall into the hands of hergood ground to swallow than fall into the hands of her
pursuers. The Lord heard her request, the earth split andpursuers. The Lord heard her request, the earth split and
Clapp got lost in it. Once out of sight of the aggressors,Clapp got lost in it. Once out of sight of the aggressors,
the pit gushed water and drowned her pursuers. Waterthe pit gushed water and drowned her pursuers. Water
still flows, the lake is still beautiful and Clapp like Uza itstill flows, the lake is still beautiful and Clapp like Uza it
received its name - Kleptuza.received its name - Kleptuza.

9. Kleptuza LakeKleptuza Lake
The Winter Fairytale

10. Underneath the boulder,Underneath the boulder,
coming with gurgle fromcoming with gurgle from
some kind of a crypt, thesome kind of a crypt, the
emerald waters of theemerald waters of the
karst spring, taken thekarst spring, taken the
green colour from thegreen colour from the
overhanging trees.overhanging trees.
This is Kleptuza lake – theThis is Kleptuza lake – the
most romantic haven ofmost romantic haven of
VelingradVelingrad,, one of theone of the
biggest and most popularbiggest and most popular
karst sources in thekarst sources in the
country, one of thecountry, one of the
wonders of Bulgarianwonders of Bulgarian
nature.nature.

11. Really, there’s no one who would not be
amazed of “the secret” of the lake. Every
second 600 to 1200 liters of cold water
spring to the earth’s surface.

12. The released waterThe released water
from the pressingfrom the pressing
rocks loudly androcks loudly and
happily runs down thehappily runs down the
rocky waterfall, roarsrocky waterfall, roars
down until it settlesdown until it settles
down in the first lake.down in the first lake.
From there – to theFrom there – to the
second lake and fromsecond lake and from
there to the Chepinskathere to the Chepinska
River it continue itsRiver it continue its
road to Maritsa River.road to Maritsa River.