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Churen Destination Guide

Explore Churen in Bulgaria

Churen in the region of Plovdiv is a town in Bulgaria - some 80 mi or ( 129 km ) South-East of Sofia , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Churen

Current time in Churen is now 05:03 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Sofia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: İzmir, Timişoara, Bucharest, Zhrebichko, and Ustina. Since you are here already, make sure to check out İzmir . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Churen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

New Year's Ring Dance & Irish Dances

6:32 min by ProtestantBg
Views: 940 Rating: 5.00

Created in 01.01.2008 (Bulgaria-Velingrad) ..

Dessi @ 40, Lesten

5:44 min by AndrasVigh
Views: 832 Rating: 0.00

Dessi Georgievs suprise birthday party in lesten, bulgaria, organised by Georgi Georgiev ..


After The Celebration

1:31 min by ProtestantBg
Views: 572 Rating: 0.00

Created in 01.01.2008 (Bulgaria-Velingrad) ..

New Year's Eve 2008

8:04 min by ProtestantBg
Views: 488 Rating: 5.00

Created in 31.12.2007 - 01.01.2008 (Bulgaria-Velingrad) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Rodopi Municipality

Rodopi municipality is situated in the Plovdiv Province, southern Bulgaria. As of 2006 the population is 33,111. It occupies parts of the Upper Thracian Plain to the south of Plovdiv and the northern-most slopes of the central Rhodopi mountains. Its territory is 524.8 square kilometres . The backbone of the economy is agriculture which employs around 80% of the population. Amongst the most important crops are grapes with annual production of 15,000 tonnes.

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Located at 41.96 24.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Bulgaria, Populated places in Plovdiv Province

Vacha (river)

The Vacha is a river in south Bulgaria, one of the main right tributaries of the Maritsa. It is 105 km long and is formed by the confluence of the Shirokolashka reka and the Byunovska reka. The river passes through Krichim Dam and Vacha Dam that secure drinking water for Plovdiv and its plains. The Vacha runs through the Rhodopes forming a deep valley where the two dams are located. An important town in the valley is Devin.

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Located at 41.96 24.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Rivers of Bulgaria

Perushtitsa

Perushtitsa or Perushtitza is a Bulgarian town located in the Plovdiv Oblast at the foot of the Rhodopes, 22 kilometers south of Plovdiv. The town is famous throughout Bulgaria for the fight that took place there in 1876 during the April Uprising against the Ottoman reign. During the suppression of the uprising by Turkish irregulars, the majority of the residents were slaughtered.

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Located at 42.05 24.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria, Cities and towns in the Rhodopes, Populated places in Plovdiv Province, Towns in Bulgaria

Red Church (Bulgaria)

The Red Church is a large partially preserved late Roman Christian basilica in south central Bulgaria. Dating to the late 5th–early 6th century, the church stands near the town of Perushtitsa in western Plovdiv Province, some 15 kilometres southwest of the city of Plovdiv. The Red Church is a rare example of solid brick construction in a church from Late Antiquity in Bulgaria, and it was the red colour of the bricks that gave the church its name.

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Located at 42.07 24.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 5th-century architecture, 6th-century architecture, Buildings and structures in Plovdiv Province, Byzantine sacred architecture, Churches in Bulgaria, Ruins in Bulgaria

Marvelous Bridges

The Marvelous Bridges or Wonderful Bridges (Bulgarian: Чудни мостове, Chudni mostove) are natural arches in the Rhodope Mountains of southern Bulgaria. They are located in the karst valley of the Erkyupriya River in the Western Rhodopes at 1,450 metres metres above sea level, at the foot of Persenk Peak.

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Located at 41.82 24.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria, Geography of Smolyan Province, Landforms of Bulgaria, Natural arches, Rhodopes, Visitor attractions in Smolyan Province