Matochina
Matochina is a small village in southeastern Bulgaria, part of Svilengrad municipality, Haskovo Province. Matochina lies in the southernmost ridges of the Sakar Mountain, 40 kilometres from the municipal centre Svilengrad and 110 kilometres from the provincial capital Haskovo; it is located just west of the Bulgaria–Turkey border and not far northeast of the Bulgaria–Greece border.Photo: Berchaf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 14 residents
- Description: village in Svilengrad municipality, Haskovo oblast, Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Fikel”, “Fikla”, and “Matoschina”
- Postal code: 6535
Places of Interest
Highlights include Boukelon.
Boukelon
Photo: Evgeni Dinev, CC BY 2.0.
Matochina Fortress, also known as Bukelon – Roman, Byzantine and Bulgarian medieval fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varnik and Suakacağı.
Varnik
Village
Varnik is a village in the municipality of Svilengrad, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria. Varnik is situated 3 km northwest of Matochina.
Suakacağı
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Suakacağı is a village in the Edirne District of Edirne Province in Turkey. The village had a population of 72 in 2022. Suakacağı is situated 3½ km east of Matochina.
Hatipköy
Village
Hatipköy is a village in the Edirne District of Edirne Province in Turkey. The village had a population of 137 in 2022. Hatipköy is situated 4 km southeast of Matochina.
Matochina
- Categories: village of Bulgaria and locality
- Location: Svilengrad, Haskovo, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.84993° or 41° 50′ 60″ northLongitude
26.54357° or 26° 32′ 37″ eastPopulation
14Elevation
163 metres (535 feet)Open location code
8GH8RGXV+XCOpenStreetMap ID
node 273874212OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
729209Wikidata ID
Q2990403
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Uzbek—“Matochina” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Маточина”
- Bulgarian: “С.МАТОЧИНА”
- Bulgarian: “Фикел”
- Chechen: “Маточина”
- Chinese: “Matochina”
- French: “Matochina”
- Georgian: “მატოჩინა”
- Kazakh: “Matoçïna”
- Kazakh: “Маточина”
- Kazakh: “ماتوتشىينا”
- Malay: “Matochina”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Matochina (selo)”
- Persian: “ماتوچینا”
- Polish: “Matoczina”
- Romanian: “Matocina, Haskovo”
- Romanian: “Matocina”
- Russian: “Маточина”
- Spanish: “Matochina”
- Tatar: “Маточина”
- Turkish: “Matoçina (Bulgaristan)”
- Turkish: “Matoçina, Bulgaristan”
- Turkish: “Matoçina”
- Ukrainian: “Маточина”
- Uzbek: “Matochina”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Prisadets and Çömlekköy.
Notable Places Nearby
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