Rozhen
in Obshtina Sandanski of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
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Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (74 mi) - Alexander the Great International Airport (75 mi)
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Sofia Airport (80 mi) - Plovdiv International Airport (82 mi)
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Skopje Alexander the Great Airport (98 mi) - Haskovo Airport (114 mi)
- Filippos Airport (120 mi)
- Larisa Airport (142 mi)
- Pirin National Park (Unesco heritage, 14 mi)
- Rila Monastery (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Boyana Church (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
- Mount Athos (Unesco heritage, 97 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 41.533 and 23.433 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 41° 31' 59" and E 23° 25' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Lev - BGN
- Spoken languages:
- Bulgarian, Turkish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:46 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Sofia
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:18 am and 8:27 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Bulgaria.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Bulgaria. Last Update: 2024-05-04 08:22:41
Explore Rozhen
Rozhen in Obshtina Sandanski (Blagoevgrad) is a city in Bulgaria about 81 mi (or 130 km) south of Sofia, the country's capital.
Local time in Rozhen is now 02:46 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Sofia with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Rozhen, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport in Greece in a distance of 74 mi (or 119 km). The closest airport in Bulgaria is Sofia Airport in a distance of 80 mi (or 119 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Bulgaria is Pirin National Park in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km), North.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sidirokastro, Irakleia, Serres, Kato Nevrokopi and Chryso. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 67% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Bulgaria Travel Reports - Mystery Wine Cellar in Town Melnik
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Village of Spatovo. "Leb i vino" Dance Club. www.facebook.com/lebivino.
Tours-TV.com: Melnik
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Мелнишките пирамиди от птичи поглед / The Sand Pyramids of Melnik
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Rozhen Monastery
The Rozhen Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God (Bulgarian: Роженски манастир "Рождество Богородично", Rozhenski manastir "Rozhdestvo Bogorodichno") is the biggest monastery in the Pirin Mountains in southwestern Bulgaria. It is one of the few medieval Bulgarian monasteries well preserved until today. The earliest archaeological evidence of medieval life at the place is a grave with a few coins and decorations from the time of Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos (1259–1282).
Kordopulov House
The Kordopulov (or Kordopulov's) House is a large Bulgarian National Revival house in the southwestern Bulgarian town of Melnik. It was built in 1754 specifically for wine production and was bought by the rich and known Greek merchant Manolis Kordopulos. The house, possibly the largest of its kind and period, is located in the town's eastern part and consists of a ground floor that includes a wine cellar, a semi-basement for economic needs and a bay floor intended to be inhabited.
Doleni
Doleni is a village in the municipality of Sandanski, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Rozhen.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Roshen, Rezhen, Rozhen, Рожен
