Bachkovo
in Obshtina Asenovgrad of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Plovdiv International Airport (8 mi) - Haskovo Airport (38 mi)
- Stara Zagora Airport (50 mi)
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Alexander the Great International Airport (73 mi) - Sofia Airport (90 mi)
- Dimokritos Airport (94 mi)
- Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (94 mi)
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Imroz Airport (132 mi) - Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (140 mi)
- Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Pirin National Park (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Rila Monastery (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex (Unesco heritage, 89 mi)
- Boyana Church (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Mount Athos (Unesco heritage, 121 mi)
- Snezhanka Tower (observation point, (24 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 41.950 and 24.867 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 41° 57' 0" and E 24° 52' 0"
- 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: 02:13 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Sofia
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:33 am and 8:05 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: 2024-04-18 08:12:24
Explore Bachkovo
Bachkovo in Obshtina Asenovgrad (Plovdiv) with it's 374 inhabitants is located in Bulgaria about 94 mi (or 152 km) south-east of Sofia, the country's capital.
Local time in Bachkovo is now 02:13 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Sofia with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 9 airports in the wider vicinity of Bachkovo, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Bulgaria is Plovdiv International Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), North. 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 Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak in a distance of 54 mi (or 86 km), North-East. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. 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: Plovdiv, Smolyan, Gabrovo, Madan and Rudozem. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 56 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 6% |
| Air Humidity | 83% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 96% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 19th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
15°C (58 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
COSMOS HOTEL ASENOVGRAD
OLD TIMES HOTEL ASENOVGRAD
ASENOVGRAD FAMILY HOTEL OGI
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Hvalenie Hristianski centar - Asenovgrad v kongreshanskata curkva
TANER VE ŞERİFE DÜĞÜNÜ 31/05/2009 ASENOVGRAD
TANER i ŞERİFE DÜĞÜNÜ ASENOVGRAD,Танер ' Шерифе сватба Асеновград 31/05/2009.
Sveti Georgi Asenovgrad
Frame It - Asenovgrad - Trailer
"Frame it" is going to be a time-lapse kind of video project that me and my team are shooting for my hometown - Asenovgrad. The project is going to be a mixture of time-lapse videos, showing...
Amet Asenovgrad
we ailesi.
idriz asenovgrad 2013
idriz disstyla 2013 dokunmayin bana https://www.facebook.com/amon.ra.96343.
CSC & Химика От малкото градче
https://www.facebook.com/cscassenovgrad.
Mountains in Bulgaria
Mountain peak in asenovgrad, bulgaria.
rezmi ve kanatli 2014
Асенова крепост
Средновековна крепост до Асеновград.
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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.
Bachkovo Monastery
The Bachkovo Monastery (Bulgarian: Бачковски манастир, Bachkovski manastir, Georgian: პეტრიწონის მონასტერი, Petritsonis Monasteri), archaically the Petritsoni Monastery or Monastery of the Mother of God Petritzonitissa in Bulgaria is an important monument of Christian architecture and one of the largest and oldest Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Europe.
Asen's Fortress
Asen's Fortress (Bulgarian: Асенова крепост, Asenova krepost), identified by some researchers as Petrich (Петрич), is a medieval fortress in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains, 2-3 km south of the town of Asenovgrad, on a high rocky ridge on the left bank of the Asenitsa River. The earliest archaeological findings date from the time of the Thracians, the area of the fortress being also inhabited during the Ancient Roman and Early Byzantine period.
Church of the Holy Mother of God, Asen's Fortress
The Church of the Holy Mother of God (Bulgarian: църква „Света Богородица“, tsarkva „Sveta Bogoroditsa“) is the popular name of a medieval Eastern Orthodox church located in Asen's Fortress. It lies near Asenovgrad in the Rhodope Mountains of Plovdiv Province, south central Bulgaria. Constructed most likely in the 12th century, it features two stories, of which the upper story is the church proper and the lower story is of unclear function.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Bachkovo.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Batschkowo, Bačkovo, Bachkovo, Бачково
