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Zvanichevo
Zvanichevo () is a village in southern Bulgaria. It has a population of 1,716 as of 2024. Geography Zvanichevo is located in central Pazardzhik Province and has a territory of 12.319 km2. It is part of Pazardzhik Municipality and lies 8 km east of the municipal center Pazardzhik. The village is served by the first class I-8 road (Bulgaria), I-8 road which is part of the European route E80, and is the starting point of the second class II-84 road (Bulgaria), II-84 road that leads to the Razlog Valley in southwestern Bulgaria. Zvanichevo is on the important railway line No. 1 Kalotina–Sofia–Plovdiv–Svilengrad served by the Bulgarian State Railways. The closest villages are Lozen, Pazardzhik Province, Lozen and Kovachevo, Pazardzhik Province, Kovachevo to the west, Bratanitsa to the southwest and Mokrishte to the east. Zvanichevo is situated in the western part of the Upper Thracian Plain, about 1.5 m south of the river Maritsa. Culture The Church of St D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
II-84 Road (Bulgaria)
Republican Road II-84 () is a 2nd class road in Bulgaria, running in direction northeast–southwest through the territory of Blagoevgrad Province, Blagoevgrad and Pazardzhik Provinces. Its length is 104.8 km. Route description The road starts at Km 184.4 of the first class I-8 road (Bulgaria), I-8 road at the village of Zvanichevo in Pazardzhik Province and proceeds southwest through the Upper Thracian Plain, passing through the villages of Bratanitsa and Vetren Dol. It then crosses the river Chepinska reka and in the eastern part of the village of Varvara, Pazardzhik Province, Varvara it enters the river's Chepino Gorge, deep gorge in the Rhodope Mountains, where it runs parallel to the Septemvri–Dobrinishte narrow-gauge line. At Tsepina railway station it leaves the gorge and ascends through the valley of a right tributary of the Chepinska reka. At the railway station of Kostandovo the road turns west and enters the Chepino Valley, where it passes through the town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I-8 Road (Bulgaria)
Republican road I-8 () is a first class road in southern Bulgaria. It runs between Kalotina, at the border with Serbia, and the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing to Turkey. The total length of the road is . Most of it provides one driving lane per direction. Road I-8 follows European route E80 in its entire length, as well as E85 in the section between Haskovo and Kapitan Andreevo. It follows the route of the ancient Roman road Via Militaris. The I-8 runs in parallel to the motorways of Europe (A6), Trakiya (A1) and Maritsa (A4). The road passes through the provinces of Sofia, Sofia City, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv and Haskovo. Description Road I-8 begins from the Kalotina checkpoint at the border with Serbia and heads southeast, bypassing the towns of Dragoman. It enters the Sofia Valley and bypasses the towns of Slivnitsa and Bozhurishte. Between Slivnitsa and the capital Sofia, the road runs as a 4-lane single-carriageway. Road I-8 joins the northern arc of Sofia Ring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalotina
Kalotina ( ) is a village in the Dragoman Municipality, Sofia Province, in westernmost central Bulgaria. As of 2010, it has 270 inhabitants and the mayor is Lidia Bozhilova. The village is located at the border with Serbia, 55 km to the northwest of the capital Sofia, on the main highway and railway between Western Europe and Asia. Kalotina lies at , 282 metres above sea level. The place is known for the Kalotina-Gradinje, Serbia, Gradinje border checkpoint, one of Bulgaria's busiest and best known due to the proximity to Sofia. The Nishava River, a tributary of the South Morava, flows nearby. The village was first mentioned in 1453 with its present name. In a 1576 source, it was referred to as ''Kalotine''. Kalotina's name is the feminine form of an adjective derived from the personal name Kalota (Калота); it is an Ellipse (figure of speech), ellipse, as no noun is part of the name. The village has a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church dedicated to Saint Nicholas which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maritsa
Maritsa or Maritza ( ), also known as Evros ( ) and Meriç ( ), is a river that runs through the Balkans in Southeast Europe. With a length of ,Statistical Yearbook 2017 National Statistical Institute (Bulgaria), p. 17 it is the List of rivers of Europe, longest river that runs solely in the interior of the Balkans, Balkan peninsula, and one of the List of rivers of Europe#Rivers of Europe by discharge, largest in Europe by discharge. It flows through Bulgaria in its upper and middle reaches, while its lower course forms much of the border between Greece and Turkey. Its drainage area is about , of which 66.2% is in Bulgaria, 27.5% in Turkey, and 6.3% in Greece. It is the main river of the historical region of Thrace, most of which lies in its drainage basin. It has its origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Thracian Plain
The Upper Thracian Plain (, ''Gornotrakiyska nizina'') constitutes the northern part of the historical region of Thrace. It is located in southern Bulgaria, between Sredna Gora mountains to the north and west, a secondary mountain chain parallel to the main Balkan Mountains; the Rhodopes, Sakar and Strandzha to the south; and the Black Sea to the east. A fertile agricultural region, the Upper Thracian Plain proper has an area of and an average elevation of . The plain is part of Northern Thrace. The climate is transitional continental. The highest temperature recorded in Bulgaria occurred here: it was at Sadovo in 1916. The precipitation is a year. Important rivers are the Maritsa and its tributaries, Arda, Tundzha, Stryama, Topolnitsa, and Vacha. Important cities include Plovdiv, Burgas, Stara Zagora, Pazardzhik, Asenovgrad, Haskovo, Yambol and Sliven Sliven ( ) is List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, the eighth-largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mokrishte
Pazardzhik Municipality () is the second largest municipality in Pazardzhik Province, after Velingrad Velingrad ( ) is a town in Pazardzhik Province, Southern Bulgaria, located at the western end of Chepino Valley, part of the Rhodope Mountains. It is the administrative center of the homonymous Velingrad Municipality and one of the most po .... It occupies 640 km2 or 14.3% of the province. Its territory encompasses the westernmost parts of the Upper Thracian Plain and is famous for its fertility. Demography The population of 134,295 lives in 32 settlements which include one town ( Pazardzhik) and 31 villages. Religion According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following: References {{Pazardzhik Municipality Municipalities in Pazardzhik Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lozen, Pazardzhik Province
Lozen () is a village in located in the Septemvri Municipality of Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t .... References Villages in Pazardzhik Province {{Pazardzhik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian State Railways
The Bulgarian State Railways (, abbreviated as БДЖ, BDZ or BDŽ) are Bulgaria's state railway company and former largest railway carrier in the country, established as an entity in 1888. The company's headquarters are located in the capital Sofia. Since the 1990s, the BDŽ has met serious competition from automotive transport. Up to 2002 the company also owned/managed the state railway (up to total of & (Septemvri to Dobrinishte only) track gauge railway tracks) infrastructure in the country, when according to EU regulations a new state company, the National Railway Infrastructure Company, was founded and became the owner of the infrastructure. Bulgaria is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Bulgaria is 52. History On 1 January 2002, the new Railway Transport Act entered into force, passed by the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, according to which the National Company Bulgarian State Railways were split into two sepa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svilengrad
Svilengrad (; ; ) is a town in Haskovo Province, south-central Bulgaria, situated at the tripoint of Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Svilengrad Municipality. Geography Svilengrad is close to the road borders of Greece and Turkey (supposedly one of the largest road customs in Europe). Svilengrad is located ESE of Sofia and Plovdiv, South of Varna, Bulgaria, Varna and Burgas, West of Edirne and North of the nearest Greek community Ormenio and Alexandroupolis in Greece. There is a higher level of employment than in surrounding villages. Most people work for customs and border related industries e.g. TIR servicing, hotels, border police, etc. The town centre has a pedestrianized high street mostly filled with cafes, bars, phone shops and hotels. The town has 3 DVD rental shops, two cinemas and a library. The Maritsa river flows through Svilengrad. The Evros (regional unit), Evros regional unit of Greece is bordered to the south. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plovdiv
Plovdiv (, ) is the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, second-largest city in Bulgaria, 144 km (93 miles) southeast of the capital Sofia. It had a population of 490,983 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is a cultural hub in Bulgaria and was the European Capital of Culture in 1999 and 2019. The city is an important economic, transport, cultural, and educational centre. Plovdiv joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016. Archeological symbols of Plovdiv Plovdiv is in a fertile region of south-central Bulgaria on the two banks of the Maritsa River. The city has historically developed on seven syenite hills, some of which are high. Because of these hills, Plovdiv is often referred to in Bulgaria as "The City of the Seven Hills". There is evidence of habitation in the area dating back to the 6th millennium BCE, when the first Neolithic settlements were established. The city was subsequently a Thracians, Thracian settlement, later being conq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
