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Rakitovo Destination Guide

Discover Rakitovo in Bulgaria

Rakitovo in the region of Pazardzhit with its 8,376 habitants is a town located in Bulgaria - some 63 mi or ( 101 km ) South-East of Sofia , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Rakitovo

Local time in Rakitovo is now 04:01 PM (Sunday) . 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: İzmir, Timişoara, Bucharest, Vratsa, and Velingrad. When in this area, you might want to check out İzmir . 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 Rakitovo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Релаксираща разходка из Велинград Photos from Velingrad Bulgaria

7:15 min by Christo Dimitrov
Views: 5609 Rating: 5.00

Снимките за клипа са на адрес: velingradpics.blogspot.com ..

Velingrad Brass Band - Heal the World

4:36 min by DMechevOrchestra
Views: 2412 Rating: 4.71

Video of the Velingrad Brass Band performing Heal the World (originally composed by Michael Jackson) at it's 45th Anniversary Concert ..


BDZ 609-76 at Velingrad

0:50 min by lok43r
Views: 2364 Rating: 5.00

Locomotive 609-76, build in 1949 in Poland, with attraction train at station Velingrad, February 2008 ..

Train View: Velingrad to Septemvri

3:41 min by Stelios Arianoutsos
Views: 2211 Rating: 5.00

Capture by Stel with Sony HDR-SR12. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Rakitovo

Rakitovo is a town in the Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria. As of 2005 the population is 8 952. It is located in the northern part of the Rhodopi mountains at 12 km to the east of Velingrad and 7 km to the southwest of the Batak Dam. There is timber industry in the town. People from the region grow crops, lavender, potatoes and barley.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 41.98 24.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in the Rhodopes, Populated places in Pazardzhik Province, Towns in Bulgaria

Chepino Valley

The Chepino Valley (Bulgarian: Чепинска котловина, Chepinska kotlovina) or Chepino (Чепино) is the largest valley in the Rhodope Mountains in southern Bulgaria. It is situated along the course of the Chepino River near the Batak Mountain in the northwestern part of the Rhodopes. Located at around 750 m above sea level, it is between 4 and 7 km wide and 18 km long. The bottom of the Chepino Valley is comparatively flat, although hills can also be met.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 42.02 24.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Geography of Pazardzhik Province, Rhodopes, Valleys of Bulgaria

Kostandovo

Kostandovo is a small town in the Pazardzhik Province, southern Bulgaria. As of 2010, it has 4342 inhabitants. It gained its town status in 2005. It is located in the Rhodope Mountains close to the Batak Dam and the town of Rakitovo.

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Located at 42.00 24.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in the Rhodopes, Populated places in Pazardzhik Province, Towns in Bulgaria

Tsigov Chark

Tsigov Chark is a ski resort in the western Rhodope Mountains of Bulgaria. It is located at 900–1000 metres above sea level, and is located 8 kilometres from the town of Batak and 24 kilometres east of Velingrad. The resort is situated near the artificial Batak Reservoir.

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Located at 41.96 24.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Geography of Pazardzhik Province, Ski areas and resorts in Bulgaria, Visitor attractions in Pazardzhik Province

Velingrad

Velingrad is a town in Pazardzhik Province, Southern Bulgaria, located at the western end of Chepino Valley, part of the Rhodope Mountains. It is the administrative center of the homonymous Velingrad Municipality and one of the most popular Bulgarian balneological resorts. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 22,500 inhabitants.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 42.02 24.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria, Cities and towns in the Rhodopes, Populated places in Pazardzhik Province, Spa towns in Bulgaria, Towns in Bulgaria

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Rakitovo