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Podgorie Destination Guide

Discover Podgorie in Bulgaria

Podgorie in the region of Sofiya is a town located in Bulgaria - some 31 mi or ( 50 km ) South-East of Sofia , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Podgorie

Local time in Podgorie is now 08:33 PM (Thursday) . 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, Bucharest, Zhivkovo, Vratsa, and Verinsko. 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 Podgorie ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Seven Hertz - A Trip Into Reality

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Mountain_Vista.AVI

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Interesting facts about this location

Kostenets Municipality

The Kostenets municipality is one of the 22 municipalities of the Sofia Province, Bulgaria. Its territory is 302 km² and has 14,154 inhabitants as of 2009. It encompasses the Valley of Gorna Banya, along the upper flow of the Maritsa river, surrounded by Rila to the south and Sredna Gora to the north. The region has many warm mineral springs in the spa resorts of Momin Prohod, Momina Banya, Kostenets and Pchelinski Bani.

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Located at 42.32 23.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Bulgaria

Momin Prohod

Momin Prohod is located in western Bulgaria and is part of the Kostenets Municipality in the Sofia Province, about 70 km from city of Sofia. In 2006 it obtained administrative autonomy and the status of town (град). It is a health resort and spa in southwest part of Sredna Gora mountain. The resort is an important therapeutic and rehabilitation centre for several diseases. The water of Momin Prohod is second to that of the Narechenski Bani spa in its radioactivity.

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Located at 42.33 23.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Sofia Province, Spa towns in Bulgaria, Towns in Bulgaria

Battle of the Gates of Trajan

The Battle of the Gates of Trajan (Bulgarian: Битката при Траянови Врата, Greek: Μάχη στις Πύλες του Τραϊανού) was a battle between Byzantine and Bulgarian forces in the year 986. It took place in the pass of the same name, modern Trayanovi Vrata, in Sofia Province, Bulgaria. It was the largest defeat of the Byzantines under Emperor Basil II.

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Located at 42.36 23.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 10th century in Bulgaria, 980s conflicts, 980s in Europe, 980s in the Byzantine Empire, 986, Battles of Basil II, Battles of the Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars in Thrace

Gate of Trajan

The Gate of Trajan or Trajan's Gate (Bulgarian: Траянови врата, Trayanovi vrata) is a historic mountain pass near Ihtiman, Bulgaria. It was named so after Roman Emperor Trajan, on whose order a fortress by the name of Stipon was constructed on the hill over the pass, as a symbolic border between the provinces of Thrace and Macedonia.

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Located at 42.36 23.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Sofia Province, Castles in Bulgaria, Geography of Sofia Province, History of Bulgaria, Medieval Thrace, Mountain passes of Bulgaria, Roman Thrace, Trajan

Kostenets (village)

Kostenets is a village in the Sofia Province southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Kostenets Municipality (which also has a separate town of Kostenets). As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 4,201. It ranks 14th by population of all Bulgarian villages.

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Located at 42.27 23.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Villages in Sofia Province