Cheshnegirovo
District of Sadovo
Plovdiv - Bulgaria

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv is a Roman Catholic diocese of the Latin Rite, which includes the whole southern part of Bulgaria. The remainder of Bulgaria is comprised in the Diocese of Nicopoli. The seat of the episcopal see is in Plovdiv. The diocese is immediately subject of the Holy See. The Cathedral of St Louis is in Plovdiv and there is a new co-cathedral in Sofia — the Cathedral of St. Joseph, consecrated on May 21, 2006 by Cardinal Angelo Sodano.

Located at 42, 25 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
340s, History of Sofia, Roman Catholic dioceses in Bulgaria

Stryama

The Stryama (Bulgarian: Стряма, known in Antiquity as Syrmus) is a river in southern Bulgaria, an important left tributary of the Maritsa. The river is 110.1 km long and has a drainage basin of 2,853 km². The Stryama takes it source from the Balkan Mountains under Vezhen Peak, named Kameniditsa in this section, turning east at Stryama Station to pass close to Klisura and turn southeast at Rozino entering the Karlovo Plain.

Located at 42.1667, 24.9333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Bulgaria

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.

Located at 41.9867, 24.8733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Asenovgrad, Castles in Bulgaria, 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria, Rhodopes, Churches in Bulgaria, Buildings and structures in Plovdiv Province, Visitor attractions in Plovdiv Province

Shipka (stadium)

Shipka is a multi-use stadium in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of F.C. Asenovets. The stadium holds 3,852 people.

Located at 42.0117, 24.8644 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Bulgaria

Council of Sardica

The Council of Sardica was one of the series of councils called to adjust the doctrinal and other difficulties of the Arian controversy, held most probably in 343 AD. The Roman Emperors Constans and Constantius II called for the council.

Located at 42, 25 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
4th-century Christian church councils, History of Sofia

Voivodinovo

Voivodinovo is a village in the Plovdiv Province, southern Bulgaria. As of 2006 it has 2,018 inhabitants. It is one of the biggest villages in the Maritsa municipality and is at 2 km to the east of Plovdiv. There are mineral waters in the village.

Located at 42.2, 24.8 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Plovdiv Province

Kalekovets

Kalekovets is a village in the Maritsa municipality, Plovdiv Province. As of 2006 it has 2 613 inhabitants.

Located at 42.2333, 24.8167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Plovdiv Province

Skutare

Skutare is a village in the Maritsa municipality, southern Bulgaria. As of 2006 it has 2 091 inhabitants. Skutare is situated about 9 km. outside of the city of Plovdiv. A major foreign plant (Bulsafil, Italian) producing fabrics was built in the village and was one of the first large investment projects in the region.

Located at 42.1833, 24.8333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Plovdiv Province

Sadovo

Sadovo is a small town in the Plovdiv Province, central Bulgaria. The population as of 2006 is 2,551. Most of the people are employed in agriculture, which due to the fertile soils and the high levels of mechanization is efficient and highly productive. Major crops are apples, tomatoes, peppers, wheat, barley and rice. Sadovo has the highest recorded temperature in Bulgaria: 45,2°C.

Located at 42.1333, 24.9333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Plovdiv Province, Towns in Bulgaria

Krumovo

Krumovo is a village in the Plovdiv Province, southern Bulgaria. As of 2006 it has 3,378 inhabitants. The village is located at 2 km to the south of the Maritsa river and at 12 km to the south-east of Plovdiv. The Plovdiv International Airport is located in the vicinity of the village. It is also famous for its grapes sort Krumovski mavrud. Every 2 years the BIAF Airshow is held on the Krumovo Airbase, resulting in heavy parking problems in the village.

Located at 42.0833, 24.8167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Plovdiv Province

Yuzhen tsentralen

Yuzhen tsentralen is a Bulgarian region. The capital is Plovdiv, the second-largest city in Bulgaria. It includes five Bulgarians provinces: Plovdiv Province, Pazardzhik Province, Smolyan Province, Kardzhali Province and Haskovo Province. It is the second most important economical region of the country which together with the Yugozapaden region produce almost two thirds of the national GDP.

Located at 42, 25 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Regions of Bulgaria

Arapovo Monastery

The Arapovo Monastery of Saint Nedelya (Bulgarian: Араповски манастир „Света Неделя“, Arapovski manastir „Sveta Nedelya“) is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery lying some six kilometres east of the town of Asenovgrad in central southern Bulgaria. Founded in the mid-19th century, it belongs to the Plovdiv eparchy of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and was named after the nearby village of Arapovo, today known as Zlatovrah.

Located at 42.0144, 24.9942 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Christian monasteries in Bulgaria, Bulgarian Orthodox monasteries, 1860s architecture, 19th-century Christian monasteries, Buildings and structures in Plovdiv Province, 1850s establishments in Bulgaria, Visitor attractions in Plovdiv Province

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.

Located at 41.9867, 24.8733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
11th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings, 12th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings, 13th-century church buildings, Asenovgrad, Churches in Bulgaria, Buildings and structures in Plovdiv Province, Visitor attractions in Plovdiv Province

Granit, Bulgaria

Granit is a village in southern Bulgaria, Bratya Daskalovi municipality, Stara Zagora Province. The village is famous for the oldest tree in Bulgaria and one of the most ancient in the world, the Granit Oak, estimated to be about 1,700 years old. It was formed in 1945 upon the merger of two villages, Golobradovo and Skobelovo. In 1989 its population was 1103.

Located at 42.25, 25.14 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Bulgaria, Villages in Stara Zagora Province

Granit Oak

Granit Oak is an English (Pedunculate) oak tree that grows within the boundaries of Granit village, Bulgaria. The oak measures 2.38 m in diameter and 7.46 m in girth at waist level and reaches 23.4 m in height, but only eastern side branches remain alive. In March 1982 samples were taken with a pressler drill, from which it was estimated that the tree was 1637 years old. With an estimated germination date of 345 AD, it is the oldest tree in Bulgaria and one of the oldest in Europe.

Located at 42.2541, 25.1361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Individual oak trees, Stara Zagora Province