Mezek

Mezek is a village in southeastern Bulgaria, part of Svilengrad municipality, Haskovo Province. It lies at the foot of the eastern Rhodope Mountains, just north of the Bulgaria–Greece border and not far west of the Bulgaria–Turkey border.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thracian tomb near Mezek.

Thracian tomb near Mezek

Archaeological site

Photo: Andrey4oto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thracian tomb near Mezek is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Siva reka and Petrota.

Siva reka

Village

Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Siva reka is a village in the municipality of Svilengrad, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria. Siva reka is situated 5 km north of Mezek.

Petrota

Village

Photo: Izvora, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Petrota is a village at the northernmost point of Greece, part of the municipal unit Trigono. It was created around 1530 by Greeks that moved there from Epirus and Malta. Petrota is situated 6 km southeast of Mezek.

Mezek

Type: Locality
Location: Svilengrad, Haskovo, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

41.7333° or 41° 44′ north

Longitude

26.0833° or 26° 5′ east

Elevation

246 metres (807 feet)

Open location code

8GH8P3MM+88

GeoNames ID

6459479

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In Other Languages

“Mezek” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Мезек”

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