The following cultural - historic site is not included in the UNESCO List. However, the authors of this webpage consider it equal in importance to the above mentioned sites and hope that it will also be valued and included in the UNESCO List.
The monument was discovered in 2000. Starosel is the greatest and most grandiose Thracian temple from the end of V and the beginning of IV c. B. C. The temple is located at the Oreshaka site on the territory of the municipality of Hissar. The necropolis consists of 8 mounds of different sizes.
The temple is located in a mound of 20 m height and a diameter of 85 m. It is engirdled with an impressive fence of 241 m length and preserved height of 3 m. The entrance of the sanctuary is 1,60 m wide with a decoration known as "wolf's fangs". The entrance is formed of tiles of plastic and floral decoration. The temple consists of a southern parade staircase, two side staircases, a corridor, precisely made façade, a rectangular and a square chamber with a dome roof with a diameter of 5,30 m. The temple was built of well formed stone blocks fixed together with iron fangs glued with melted lead.
The temple is a key point of a big cult centre of many rocky sanctuaries and dozens of mounds. Until the moment have been discovered 8 mounds. In two of them there are smaller temples used as tomb-mausoleums.
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