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Osikovo Destination Guide

Discover Osikovo in Bulgaria

Osikovo in the region of Smolyan is a town located in Bulgaria - some 81 mi or ( 130 km ) South-East of Sofia , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Osikovo

Local time in Osikovo is now 01:29 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, Zaburdo, and Stomanevo. 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 Osikovo ? 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) ..

Skiing through a forrest trail in Bulgaria

0:33 min by Erik Schønnemann
Views: 571 Rating: 2.00

Follow this skier running through a forrest trail in Borovets Bulgaria. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Vacha Reservoir

Vacha Reservoir is a body of water associated with a dam in Devin Municipality, south Bulgaria. It is part of the Vacha Cascade Joint Implementation Project involving three more dams and four power stations. The two other existing dams on the Vacha River are the Kamak Dam and the Tsankov Dam; the Krichim Dam is in the implementation stage. Completed on 5 November 1975, the Vacha Dam is situated 680 metres above sea level.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 41.93 24.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Geography of Smolyan Province, Reservoirs and dams in Bulgaria, Rhodopes

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 7 km away
Tags: Rivers of Bulgaria

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 10 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Bulgaria, Populated places in Plovdiv Province

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 12 km away
Tags: 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria, Geography of Smolyan Province, Landforms of Bulgaria, Natural arches, Rhodopes, Visitor attractions in Smolyan Province

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 18 km away
Tags: 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria, Cities and towns in the Rhodopes, Populated places in Plovdiv Province, Towns in Bulgaria