natural wonder
Belogradchik Rocks
Bizarre sandstone rock formations towering up to 200 meters high, sculpted over 200 million years into fantastical shapes alongside a dramatic fortress.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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Medkovets
Montana, Bulgaria · Europe
About Medkovets
Medkovets sits on the route: 15 minutes from Brusartsi, 39km from Belogradchik Rocks.
Medkovets is in Montana, Bulgaria, with about 2,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Brusartsi, about 9 km away.
Medkovets (Bulgarian: Медковец, pronounced [mɛtˈkɔvɛt͡s]; also transliterated Medkovec or Medkovetz) is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Montana Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Medkovets Municipality, which lies in the northern part of Montana Province.
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has been inhabited since prehistoric times, as proven using archaeological evidence. The village itself was founded no later than the first half of the 18th century, with the name being derived from the word med ("honey") according to popular etymology. In the 1830s, Medkovets took part in organized struggle against the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria. The first school in the village, a monastical school, was opened in 1821, while a secular school was founded in 1845, when Ivan Kulin was knez ("mayor"). The Church of Saint Paraskeva was built in 1859, with the iconostasis carved by the Bulgarian masters Filipovi from the region of Debar, Vardar Macedonia.
A notable native is Andrey Ivanov ("Andrey the Priest"), a communist revolutionary who played an active part in the September Uprising of 1923 and was hanged by the authorities. His feats were mentioned in Geo Milev's expressionist poem Septemvri.
Climite
Medkovets is in a Subtropical Climite, featuring cool winterns and hot summmers. The avarage temperature is 21C. The avarage summer high is 36C, with the highest one recorded being 45.1C.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Medkovets?
Within an hour or so of Medkovets: Belogradchik Rocks (39 km), Petrohan Pass (56 km), Vratsata Gorge (56 km).
Are there any good drives near Medkovets?
The nearest famous roads are Petrohan Pass, Iskar Gorge and Troyan Pass (Beklemeto).
Where is Medkovets?
Medkovets is in Montana, Bulgaria, about 9 km from Brusartsi.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,690
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Region
- Montana
- Timezone
- Europe/Sofia
- Coordinates
- 43.6240, 23.1688
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Worth the detour from Medkovets
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
mountain pass
Petrohan Pass
Forested 1,444 m pass over the western Balkan Mountains between Sofia and Montana, a favourite Bulgarian driving road with tight bends, beech woods and a summit dam lake.
56 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Vratsata Gorge
Short but stunning pass road just outside Vratsa, running between the highest vertical limestone walls in the Balkans: a favourite of climbers and a striking gateway drive into the Vratsa Balkan.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Medkovets
- 56 kmPetrohan PassForested 1,444 m pass over the western Balkan Mountains between Sofia and Montana, a favourite Bulgarian driving road with tight bends, beech woods and a summit dam lake.
- 56 kmVratsata GorgeShort but stunning pass road just outside Vratsa, running between the highest vertical limestone walls in the Balkans: a favourite of climbers and a striking gateway drive into the Vratsa Balkan.
- 62 kmIskar GorgeBulgaria's longest gorge, threaded by road and rail north of Sofia; the route twists beneath the sheer Lakatnik Rocks and past cliff-top monasteries along the Iskar River.
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