Rakitovo
in Obshtina Rakitovo of Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
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Plovdiv International Airport (40 mi) - Sofia Airport (60 mi)
- Haskovo Airport (79 mi)
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Alexander the Great International Airport (79 mi) - Stara Zagora Airport (85 mi)
- Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (116 mi)
- Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (116 mi)
- Dimokritos Airport (124 mi)
- Rila Monastery (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Pirin National Park (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Boyana Church (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika (Unesco heritage, 110 mi)
- Mount Athos (Unesco heritage, 119 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 41.983 and 24.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 41° 58' 59" and E 24° 4' 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: 03:54 PM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/Sofia
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:21 am and 8:20 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: 2024-04-29 08:03:39
Explore Rakitovo
Rakitovo in Obshtina Rakitovo (Pazardzhik) with it's 8,376 inhabitants is a city in Bulgaria about 63 mi (or 101 km) south-east of Sofia, the country's capital.
Local time in Rakitovo is now 03:54 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / Sofia with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Rakitovo, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Bulgaria is Plovdiv International Airport in a distance of 40 mi (or 64 km), East. 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 Rila Monastery in a distance of 36 mi (or 58 km), West. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sarnitsa, Pazardzhik, Dospat, Borino and Kato Nevrokopi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 41% |
| Air Pressure | 1023 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 6% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
18°C (64 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
18°C (64 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
La Casa
Eco Village Ruminika
Videos from this area
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Prva utakmica Nacional - Partizan.
BDZ 609-76 at Velingrad
Locomotive 609-76, build in 1949 in Poland, with attraction train at station Velingrad, February 2008.
Velingrad
Aerial view of Velingrad. 11/6/2014.
Street Fitnes summer in Velingrad
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park kleptuza ezeroto.
BDZ 609.76 steam loco 760 mm
BDZ 609.76 steam loco at Velingrad Station (Bulgaria)
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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.
Chepino Valley
The Chepino Valley (Bulgarian: Чепинска котловина, Chepinska kotlovina) or Chepino (Чепино) is the largest valley in the Rhodope Mountains in southern Bulgaria. It is situated along the course of the Chepino River near the Batak Mountain in the northwestern part of the Rhodopes. Located at around 750 m above sea level, it is between 4 and 7 km wide and 18 km long. The bottom of the Chepino Valley is comparatively flat, although hills can also be met.
Rakitovo
Rakitovo is a town in the Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria. As of 2005 the population is 8 952. It is located in the northern part of the Rhodopi mountains at 12 km to the east of Velingrad and 7 km to the southwest of the Batak Dam. There is timber industry in the town. People from the region grow crops, lavender, potatoes and barley.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Rakitovo.
Ракитово: Rakitovo − Pazardzhik, Ракитово (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Rakitowo, Rakitovo, Ракитово
