Kostandovo
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dorkovo Museum and Church of St Elijah.
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. Dorkovo Museum is situated 3½ km north of Kostandovo.
Paleontologichno nahodishte
Protected area
Photo: Izvora, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paleontologichno nahodishte is a protected area, which is situated 3½ km north of Kostandovo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rakitovo and Dorkovo.
Rakitovo
Town
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 4 km southwest of Kostandovo.
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.
Kostandovo
- Type: Locality
- Location: Rakitovo, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.0167° or 42° 1′ northLongitude
24.1167° or 24° 7′ eastElevation
828 metres (2,717 feet)Open location code
8GJ62488+MMGeoNames ID
6461195
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In Other Languages
“Kostandovo” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Костандово”
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