Memorial Plaque of frontier-guard Vergil Vaklinov and the dog Vihar

This memorial plaque is in honor of the Bulgarian border guard Vergil Borisov Vaklinov and his dog Vihar that in 1953. were killed in the region during performing duties in security and defense of the state border of Bulgaria.

The memorial was erected near the Roman bridge in the area of Dospat gorge, between the villages of Brashten and Tsrancha. Here, on July 1, 1953 the frontier guards Vergil Vaklinov and Trayko Stamenov with the dog named Vihar join to colleagues from neighboring border stands chasing a group of 4 saboteurs.