Peshtera
Peshtera is a village in Zemen, Pernik and has about 133 residents. Peshtera is situated nearby to the hamlet Митова махала, as well as near махала Вучковци.Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 133 residents
- Description: village in Zemen municipality, Pernik oblast, Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Peschtera”
- Postal code: 2443
Places of Interest
Highlights include Peshtera Monastery.
Peshtera Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Miko Stavrev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Peshtera Monastery of Saint Nicholas of Myra, also known as the Mraka Monastery or Oryahov Monastery is a medieval Eastern Orthodox monastery in western Bulgaria, located in the Mraka area at the village of Peshtera, near Zemen, Pernik Province.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zemen and Zhablyano.
Zemen
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zemen is a town in Pernik Province, western Bulgaria. Located near the Pchelina Reservoir on the banks of the Struma River, it is the administrative centre of Zemen Municipality. Zemen is situated 2½ km south of Peshtera.
Zhablyano
Village
Photo: Joancheto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zhablyano is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Peshtera.
Vranya Stena
Village
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vranya Stena is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Peshtera.
Peshtera
- Categories: village of Bulgaria, kmetstvo of Bulgaria, and locality
- Location: Zemen, Pernik, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.50326° or 42° 30′ 12″ northLongitude
22.75121° or 22° 45′ 4″ eastPopulation
133Elevation
600 metres (1,969 feet)Open location code
8GJ4GQ32+8FOpenStreetMap ID
node 273879814OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
728316Wikidata ID
Q4362233
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Peshtera” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Пещера (Пернишка област)”
- Bulgarian: “Пещера”
- Chechen: “Пештера”
- Chinese: “Peshtera”
- Japanese: “ペシュテラ”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Peshtera”
- Polish: “Pesztera (obwód Pernik)”
- Polish: “Pesztera”
- Romanian: “Peștera, Pernik”
- Romanian: “Peștera”
- Russian: “Пештера (Перник)”
- Russian: “Пештера”
- Tatar: “Пештера (Перник өлкәсе)”
- Tatar: “Пештера”
- Turkish: “Peştera (Bulgaristan)”
- Turkish: “Peştera, Bulgaristan”
- Turkish: “Peştera”
- Turkish: “Peştere (Bulgaristan)”
- Turkish: “Peştere, Bulgaristan”
- Turkish: “Peştere, Pernik”
- Turkish: “Peştere”
- Ukrainian: “Пештера”
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