Iskar
in Obshtina Iskar of Oblast Pleven, Bulgaria
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Craiova Airport (53 mi) -
Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (73 mi) - Sofia Airport (85 mi)
- Vidin Smurdan Airfield (85 mi)
- Băneasa International Airport (100 mi)
- Henri Coandă International Airport (103 mi)
- Stara Zagora Airport (108 mi)
- Plovdiv International Airport (113 mi)
- Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak (Unesco heritage, 87 mi)
- Boyana Church (Unesco heritage, 92 mi)
- Monastery of Horezu (Unesco heritage, 107 mi)
- Rila Monastery (Unesco heritage, 120 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 43.671 and 24.452 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 43° 40' 14" and E 24° 27' 8"
- 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: 11:34 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/Sofia
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:17 am and 8:21 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- 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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Discover Iskar
Iskar in Obshtina Iskar (Oblast Pleven) is a town in Bulgaria about 88 mi (or 142 km) north-east of Sofia, the country's capital city.
Current time in Iskar is now 11:34 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Sofia with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports near Iskar, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Craiova Airport in Romania in a distance of 53 mi (or 85 km). The closest airport in Bulgaria is Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport in a distance of 73 mi (or 85 km), North-West. 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 Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo in a distance of 76 mi (or 122 km), East.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Orlea, Corabia, Gura Padinii, Visina and Grojdibodu. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 69 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 19°C / 67 °F |
| Night Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 46% |
| Air Pressure | 1023 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
19°C (67 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
18°C (65 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
18°C (64 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
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Cristi de la Corabia manele live la majorat Ionut Garoafa Filiasi
Cristi de la Corabia.
Carmen Budulan - Festivalul Corabia de Aur 2013
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O călătorie pe secţia 910, partea I : Corabia - Caracal.
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Festivitate absolvire C.T Danubius Corabia 2014
Festivitatea de abosolvire pentru promotiile 2013-2014.
Ion de la Visina hora de ascultare ''Cade ploaia pe-nserate''
Hora de joc - Cade ploaia pe-nserate Voce: Ion de la Visina Orga: Florin Crisu de la Corabia ------------------------------------------------- Pentru petreceri sau colaborari ne puteti...
Ion de la Visina - ''Am pierdut in viata multe''
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Ionel Cimpeanu Colaj Sarbe
Ionel Cimpeanu Colaj Sarbe.
Am muncit din zori in noapte
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am un baiat ca un soare.
Cand te vinde prietenul
Ionel Cimpeanu cand te vinde prietenul.
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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.
Oescus
Oescus, or Palatiolon Palatiolum, (in Bulgarian Улпия Ескус) was an ancient town in Moesia, northwest of the modern Bulgarian city of Pleven, near the village of Gigen. It is a Daco-Moesian toponym. Ptolemy calls it a Triballian town, but it later became Roman. It was linked by a bridge over Danube with ancient city Sucidava by Constantin the Great.
Gigen
Gigen is a village in northern Bulgaria, part of Gulyantsi Municipality, Pleven Province. It is located near the Danube River, close to the place where the Iskar River empties into it, opposite the Romanian town of Corabia. Gigen is most famous for being built on the site of the important Roman colony of Oescus. The extensive ruins are located in the northwestern part of the village and were first associated with the ancient colony in the end of the 17th century.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Iskar.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Gigen Makhala, Gigenska Makhla, Gigenska Machala, Gigen Mahala, Gigenska Makhala, Gelchina Mahala, Iskŭr, Искър, Iskar
