Dorkovo
Dorkovo is a locality in Rakitovo, Pazardzhik and has an elevation of 858 metres. Dorkovo is situated nearby to the town Kostandovo, as well as near Rakitovo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dorkovo Museum and Paleontologichno nahodishte.
Dorkovo Museum
Dorkovo Museum in Dorkovo, Bulgaria, established in 2013 in a domed wooden structure, has a display of fossils collected from the Pliocene geological epoch of about five million years ago around the village of Dorkovo, a life-size model of a gomphothere, related to elephants, and a diorama.Paleontologichno nahodishte
Protected area
Photo: Izvora, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paleontologichno nahodishte is a protected area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kostandovo and Dorkovo.
Kostandovo
Town
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kostandovo is a small town in the Pazardzhik Province, southern Bulgaria. In 2010, it had 4342 inhabitants. It gained its town status in 2005. It is located in the Rhodope Mountains close to the Batak Dam and the town of Rakitovo.
Dorkovo
Village
Photo: Спасимир, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dorkovo is a village in the Rakitovo municipality, Pazardzhik Province, western Bulgaria. The population of the village is 2,955. Aromanians live in the village.
Rakitovo
Town
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Rakitovo is a town in the Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria. As of 2005 the population was 8,952. It is located in the northern part of the Rhodopi mountains at 12 km to the east of Velingrad and 7 km to the southwest of the Batak Reservoir. Rakitovo is situated 6 km southwest of Dorkovo.
Dorkovo
- Type: Locality
- Location: Rakitovo, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.0333° or 42° 2′ northLongitude
24.1333° or 24° 8′ eastElevation
858 metres (2,815 feet)Open location code
8GJ624MM+88GeoNames ID
6461194
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In Other Languages
“Dorkovo” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Дорково”
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