Peshtera
Peshtera is a town in the Rhodope Mountains, southern Bulgaria. It is located in Pazardzhik Province near the towns of Batak and Bratsigovo. The town is the third largest in the province after Pazardzhik and Velingrad and is the forty-fifth largest in Bulgaria.- …has 17,700 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 440 metres (1,444 feet)
- Also known as“Gradska Obshtina Peshtera”“Obshtina Peshtera”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Snezhanka Cave and Peshtera Hydroelectric Power Station.
Snezhanka Cave
Cave
Spiritia, Public domain.
Snezhanka is a show cave in the Rhodope Mountains, southern Bulgaria. Snezhanka Cave is situated 4 km southwest of Peshtera.
Peshtera Hydroelectric Power Station
Power station
The Peshtera Hydro Power Plant is an active underground hydroelectric plant in Peshtera, Bulgaria. Peshtera Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 4 km southwest of Peshtera.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bratsigovo and Radilovo.
Bratsigovo
Town
Bratsigovo is a town in Southern Bulgaria. Bratsigovo is situated 6 km east of Peshtera.
Radilovo
Village
Radilovo is a village in the municipality of Peshtera, Pazardzhik Province in western Bulgaria. Radilovo is situated 5 km north of Peshtera.
Peshtera
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Latitude
42.0333° or 42° 2′ north
Longitude
24.3° or 24° 18′ east
Open location code
8GJ628M2+82
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In Other Languages
“Peshtera” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Община Пещера”
- Bulgarian: “Пещера”
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