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Discover Leshten in Bulgaria
Leshten in the region of Blagoevgrad is a place located in Bulgaria - some 78 mi or ( 126 km ) South of Sofia , the country's capital .
Local time in Leshten is now 06:17 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Sofia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: İzmir, Bucharest, Sofia, Smolyan, and Satovcha. When in this area, you might want to check out İzmir . We discovered 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 Leshten ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Ognianovo(Bulgaria)
I shot this video when I was on holiday in my home country Bulgaria.It is a small beautiful village situated between two mountains-Pirin and Rodopi. ..
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Leshten
Leshten is a mountainous village in the municipality of Garmen, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is situated in the Dabrash part of the Rhodope Mountains, 5 kilometers north of Garmen, 75 kilometers southeast of Blagoevgrad and 2 kilometers south of Gorno Dryanovo on the road between Garmen and Kovachevitsa. In the early years of the 20th century it was a busy village with more than 500 inhabitants, most of them non-Muslim.
Located at 41.63 23.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Gorno Dryanovo
Gorno Dryanovo is a mountainous village in the municipality of Garmen, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is situated in the Dabrash part of the Rhodope Mountains 6 kilometers northeast of Garmen and 73 kilometers southeast of Blagoevgrad on the road to between Leshten and Kovachevitsa. The village was mentioned in the Ottoman documents in 1660. In the 19th century the village has been noted as Muslim.
Located at 41.65 23.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Ognyanovo, Blagoevgrad Province
Ognyanovo, Blagoevgrad Province is a resort village with thermal mineral water springs in the municipality of Garmen, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.
Located at 41.62 23.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Skrebatno
Skrebatno is a village in the municipality of Garmen, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is situated in the foothills of the Dabrash part of the Rhodope Mountains, 7 kilometers north of Garmen and 71 kilometers of Blagoevgrad. There were 110 inhabitants at the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century. In 1900 there were 1070 people and 290 of them were Pomak. The church "Sveta Petka" was built in 1835 and is an artistic monument of culture of local significance.
Located at 41.65 23.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Nicopolis ad Nestum
Nicopolis ad Nestum or Nicopolis ad Mestum is a ruined Roman town of the province of Thracia near to the modern village of Garmen on the left bank of the Mesta river, in Bulgaria. Although "ad Nestum" is the more commonly used alternative, "ad Mestum" (which is what appears, in Greek, on the coins of the city) is the correct form of the name during the Roman period. The town was one of two fortified towns founded to mark Emperor Trajan’s victory in 105-106 AD over the Dacians.
Located at 41.61 23.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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