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Bukovets Destination Guide

Discover Bukovets in Bulgaria

Bukovets in the region of Sofiya is a town located in Bulgaria - some 18 mi or ( 29 km ) North-East of Sofia , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Bukovets

Local time in Bukovets is now 02:28 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Sofia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, Zverino, Yablanitsa, and Vratsa. When in this area, you might want to check out Cluj-Napoca . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Bukovets ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

BDZ 01.23 at Lakatnik 1

1:23 min by Nikos Kantiris
Views: 1093 Rating: 5.00

Arrival of Steam loco 01.23 at Lakatnik gara This 2-8-2 steam locomotive, made by SLM in Winterthur Swiss at 1935 and now is still in service for touristic trains in Bulgaria. ..

Artmospheric

0:46 min by Ivan Dimitrov
Views: 520 Rating: 0.00

Chill out zone during rain ..


The Northernmost place for signals of Hortiatis, near Thessaloniki. 1/2

8:12 min by georgig
Views: 274 Rating: 5.00

The place is just near Sofia - 42°49'12.11"N 23°25'51.67"E Altitude: 780m. Some transmitters shown here: c2.api.ning.com 88,6 - NET, Vitsi, NW Greece/298km. 89,1 - Z-Rock, Sofia,W Bulgaria/17km. 89,2 ..

The Northernmost place for signals of Hortiatis, near Thessaloniki. 2/2

3:53 min by georgig
Views: 195 Rating: 5.00

The place is just near Sofia - 42°49'12.11"N 23°25'51.67"E Altitude: 780m. Some transmitters shown here: c2.api.ning.com 102,0 - ERT 3, Thessaloniki-Hortiatis, N Greece/248km. 102,6 - Fyrom 3, Peliste ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Leskovdol

Leskovdol is a mountainous village in Bulgaria located in Western Stara Planina in Svoge Municipality, 45 kilometers north from Sofia. It is believed that the village was founded after the building of the nearby Seven Altars Monastery. Its population is 114 people, fewer than 10 of which are children below the age of 18. Leskovdol is divided into a number of hamlets, each one consisting of 10 to 20 houses or barns.

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Located at 42.98 23.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Villages in Sofia Province

Seven Altars Monastery

The Seven Altars (Bulgarian: Седемте престола, Sedemte prestola), officially the Monastery of the Most Holy Mother of God (Bulgarian: Манастир „Света Богородица“, Manastir „Sveta Bogoroditsa“) is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery of the Eparchy of Sofia, situated in the western Balkan Mountains, on the border between Sofia Province and Vratsa Province.

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Located at 43.00 23.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria, Balkan mountains, Bulgarian Orthodox monasteries, Christian monasteries in Bulgaria

Thompson, Bulgaria

Thompson (also transliterated Tompsan, Tompsun, Tompsǎn or Tompson) is a village in central western Bulgaria, part of Svoge municipality, Sofia Province. As of 2008, it has a population of 838 and the mayor is Kiril Tsvetanov. Thompson lies at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:42|56|N|23|23|E||| | |name= }}, 729 metres above mean sea level. The village lies in the scenic Iskar Gorge of the western Balkan Mountains.

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Located at 42.93 23.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Villages in Sofia Province

Iskar Gorge

The Iskar Gorge is a gorge passing through the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina) in Bulgaria. It connects Sofia and Mezdra. The road and railroad follow the course of the Iskar River through a winding, scenic canyon.

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Located at 43.04 23.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Balkan mountains

Eliseyna

Eliseina is a village in the Vratsa Province, northwestern Bulgaria. As of 2006 it has 419 inhabitants. The village is situated on the northern slopes of Stara Planina in a region rich in copper, lead and zinc deposits. There is a small copper smelter near the village.

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Located at 43.08 23.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Villages in Vratsa Province