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Delve into Barakovo
The district Barakovo of Porominovo in Obshtina Kocherinovo (Oblast Kyustendil) is a district located in Bulgaria about 46 mi south of Sofia, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 51 °F
Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
Evening Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 47% |
Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
Wind Speed | Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 96% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Thursday, 28th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Friday, 29th of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
City
Fenix
Hotel Alpha
Hotel Centaur
ORBITA HOTEL BLAGOEVGRAD
BLAGOEVGRAD PILEVSKI HOTEL
BLAGOEVGRAD VAROSHA CLUB HOTEL
BLAGOEVGRAD LUXOR HOTEL
KARDINAL HOTEL BLAGOEVGRAD
BLAGOEVGRAD PARK BACHINOVO HOTEL
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View of blagoevgrad, Bulgaria from the country
I took a hike one day to this city I saw in the Mountains and this is the view of blagoevgrad, Bulgaria from where I hiked to.
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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.
American University in Bulgaria
American University in Bulgaria (commonly referred to as AUBG) is a private, selective, residential liberal arts university located in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Courses are taught in English by high-quality faculty coming from four continents, experienced in teaching in a multicultural, learner-centered environment. Established in 1991, AUBG enrolls 1,100 students from 40 countries on four continents (as of Fall 2012). Around 60 percent of the student body at the university is international.
South-West University "Neofit Rilski"
The South-West University "Neofit Rilski" (Bulgarian Югозападен университет “Неофит Рилски”) is a university located in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. It was founded in 1975.
Barakovo, Bulgaria
Barakovo is a village in the Kyustendil Province of southwest Bulgaria. As of 2006, it had a population of 635.
Hristo Botev Stadium (Blagoevgrad)
Hristo Botev Stadium (Bulgarian: Стадион „Христо Ботев“) is a multi-purpose stadium, located in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. It is used for football matches and is home ground to PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad. The stadium holds 11,000 spectators but is being expanded to 18,000. As of 2009, the stadium is being renovated and will be equipped with electric lightning. The renovation costed € 1,5 million and it was completed in 2010.
Kocherinovo
Kocherinovo is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, part of Kyustendil Province. It is the administrative centre of Kocherinovo municipality, which lies in the southern part of Kyustendil Province. Kocherinovo is located 100 kilometres south of Sofia, 8 kilometres north of Blagoevgrad and 2 kilometres off European route E79, on the way to the Rila Monastery. In the 1930s, famous Bulgarian poet Nikola Vaptsarov worked in a Kocherinovo factory as a stoker and a technician.
Rila, Bulgaria
Rila is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, in Rila Municipality, part of Kyustendil Province. It is the administrative centre of Rila municipality, which lies in the southeastern part of Kyustendil Province. The town lies in a mountainous region at the foot of the southwestern Rila Mountains, 20 km from the Rila Monastery, 34 km from Dupnitsa and 65 km from Kyustendil. In antiquity, the area was inhabited by the Greeks and Romans; it was known as Sportela and then as Roligera.
Church of Saint Theodore, Boboshevo
The Church of Saint Theodore (Bulgarian: Църква Свети Тодор) is a Medieval Bulgarian church near the town of Boboshevo, Kyustendil Province.
Church of St Elijah, Boboshevo
The Church of St Elijah (Bulgarian: Църква Свети Илия) is a late Medieval Bulgarian church in the town of Boboshevo, Kyustendil Province.
Church of St Athanasius, Boboshevo
The Church of St Athanasius (Bulgarian: Църква Свети Атанасий) is a late Medieval Bulgarian church in the town of Boboshevo, Kyustendil Province.
Ruen Monastery
The Ruen Monastery St John of Rila (Bulgarian: Руенски манастир Свети Иван Рилски) is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery part of the Dupnitsa vicarage of the Sofia eparchy of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. It is situated near the village of Skrino, municipality of Boboshevo, Kyustendil Province.
Church of St Petka, Vukovo
The Church of St Petka (Bulgarian: Църква Света Петка) is a late Medieval Bulgarian church in the village of Vukovo, Kyustendil Province.
Church of St Nicholas, Vukovo
The Church of St Nicholas (Bulgarian: Църква Свети Николай) is a late Medieval Bulgarian church near the village of Vukovo, Kyustendil Province.
Rila Municipality
Rila Municipality covers an area of 361 square kilometres (of which 54.84% forests and only 19.3% arable), has 3606 inhabitants and includes the following 5 places: Several peaks higher than 2,000 metres are part of the municipality, including Rilets (2,731 m), Yosifitsa (2,697 m), Kanarata (2,619 m), Zliya Zab (2,678 m), Kalin (2,667 m), Elenin Vrah (2,654 m) and Tsarev Vrah (2,378 m). The municipality also boasts 28 mountain lakes.
Buchino
Buchino is a sparsely inhabited village in the municipality of Blagoevgrad, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is situated on the foothills of Vlahina mountain 13 kilometers northwest of Blagoevgrad.
Drenkovo
Drenkovo is a sparsely populated and dispersed village in the municipality of Blagoevgrad, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is situated in the foothills of Vlahina mountain few kilometers west of Blagoevgrad and north from the road to Republic of Macedonia. There are ruins of Roman villa near the village.
Leshko
Leshko is a mountainous village in the municipality of Blagoevgrad, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is situated in the foothills of Vlahina mountain.
Lisiya
Lisiya is an almost abandoned village in the municipality of Blagoevgrad, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. I is situated in the foothills of Vlahina mountain. On 29 January 1944 thirteen Bulgarian Partizans died in a battle near the village. Lisiya Ridge on Graham Land, Antarctica is named after the village.
Logodazh
Logodazh is a village in the municipality of Blagoevgrad, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is situated in the foothills of Vlahina mountain on the road between Blagoevgrad and Delčevo, Republic of Macedonia. Between 1959 and 1993 the village was named Stanke Lisichkovo to a partizan from the village. There is a winery "Vinprom Logodazh" with vineyards working in Logodazh.
Moshtanets
Moshtanets is a village in the municipality of Blagoevgrad, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is situated on the right bank of Struma river southwest of Blagoevgrad.
Padesh
Padesh is a village in the municipality of Blagoevgrad, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It situated in a valley in the Vlahina foothills 13 kilometers southwest of Blagoevgrad. There is a primary school "Todor Aleksandrov" and a cultural center "Smilen Seimenski" with a public library. Padesh is the birthplace of the Mayor of Blagoevgrad Atanas Kambitov.
Gradevo
Gradevo is a village in the municipality of Simitli, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – Stara Zagora
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is a state-funded higher education establishment. Its mission is to provide excellence in teaching, research, animal patient consulting and care services.
Obel, Bulgaria
Obel is a small village in the municipality of Blagoevgrad, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is a mountainous settlement in Vlahina mountain, bordering with Republic of Macedonia. Obel is the last settlement before the border crossing "Stanke Lisichkovo" on the road from Blagoevgrad to Delčevo.