Krichim
Krichim is a town in Bulgaria, located in the southwestern part of Plovdiv Province close to Perushtitsa. It lies at the foot of the Rhodopes' northern slopes in the plains of Thrace, 20 km southwest of Plovdiv.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 8,570 residents
- Description: city in Krichim municipality, Plovdiv oblast, Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Kričima”, “Krinchim”, “Kritchim”, “Križim”, and “Kroma”
- Postal code: 4220
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vacha 1 Hydro Power Plant and Krichim Hydro Power Plant.
Vacha 1 Hydro Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vacha 1 Hydro Power Plant is a power station.
Krichim Hydro Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Krichim Hydro Power Plant is an active hydro power project in Krichim, Plovdiv Province, southern Bulgaria. It is situated downstream of the Krichim Reservoir along the river Vacha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zhrebichko and Isperihovo.
Zhrebichko
Village
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Zhrebichko is a village located in Bratsigovo Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Southern Bulgaria. Zhrebichko is located in a mountainous area in the Rhodope Mountains. The climate is typically continental mountainous with snowy winters and cool summers. Zhrebichko is situated 3½ km southwest of Krichim.
Isperihovo
Village
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Isperihovo is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Krichim.
Perushtitsa
Town
Photo: Spiritia, Public domain.
Perushtitsa or Perushtitza is a Bulgarian town located in Perushtitsa Municipality, Plovdiv Province at the foot of the Rhodopes, 22 kilometers south of Plovdiv. Perushtitsa is situated 6 km east of Krichim.
Krichim
- Categories: municipality seat, city in Bulgaria, and locality
- Location: Krichim, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.04228° or 42° 2′ 32″ northLongitude
24.47027° or 24° 28′ 13″ eastPopulation
8,570Elevation
228 metres (748 feet)United Nations Location Code
BG HKMOpen location code
8GJ62FRC+W4OpenStreetMap ID
node 273488947OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Waray—“Krichim” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Кричим”
- Cebuano: “Krichim”
- Cebuano: “Obshtina Krichim”
- Central Kurdish: “کریچیم”
- Chechen: “Кричим”
- Chinese: “克里奇姆”
- Czech: “Kričim”
- Dutch: “Krichim”
- Dutch: “Kritsjim”
- French: “Krichim”
- German: “Gemeinde Kritschim”
- German: “Krichim”
- German: “Kritschim”
- Hebrew: “קריצ’ים”
- Irish: “Krichim”
- Italian: “Krichim”
- Kazakh: “Кричим”
- Macedonian: “Кричим”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Obsjtina Kritjim”
- Persian: “کریچیم”
- Polish: “Kriczim”
- Portuguese: “Kričim”
- Romanian: “Kricim”
- Russian: “Кричим”
- Serbian: “Kričim”
- Serbian: “Кричим”
- Slovak: “Kričim (mesto)”
- Slovak: “Kričim”
- Slovenian: “Kričim”
- South Azerbaijani: “کریچیم”
- Spanish: “Krichim”
- Swedish: “Kritjim”
- Swedish: “Obsjtina Kritjim”
- Tatar: “Кричим”
- Turkish: “Kriçim”
- Ukrainian: “Кричим”
- Vietnamese: “Krichim”
- Waray (Philippines): “Krichim”
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