Pirdop copper smelter and refinery
Pirdop copper smelter and refinery is the biggest facility for smelting and refining of copper in South-Eastern Europe. The factory is situated between the towns of Pirdop and Zlatitsa in the Sofia Province, western Bulgaria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pirdop train station.
Pirdop train station
Railway station
Photo: Михал Орела, CC BY 2.0.
Pirdop train station is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Pirdop copper smelter and refinery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zlatitsa and Pirdop.
Zlatitsa
Town
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zlatitsa is a town in Sofia Province, of central-western Bulgaria. It has a population of 4,419.
Pirdop
Town
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pirdop is a town located in central-west Bulgaria. As of 2024, it had a population of 6,739. Pirdop Gate on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Pirdop. Pirdop is situated 2½ km southeast of Pirdop copper smelter and refinery.
Tsarkvishte
Village
The municipality of Zlatitsa is a municipality in Sofia Province, Bulgaria. It is made up of two disjoint areas: one consisting of the territory of the town of Zlatitsa and the neighbouring village of Karlievo, and another one centred on the village of Petrich to the south-west, which is separated by the territory of the intervening Chavdar Municipality. Tsarkvishte is situated 4½ km west of Pirdop copper smelter and refinery.
Pirdop copper smelter and refinery
- Type: Tower
- Also known as: “Main chimney of Pirdop copper smelter and refinery”
- Category: factory
- Location: Pirdop, Sofia Province, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
“Pirdop copper smelter and refinery” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Аурубис България”
- Bulgarian: “Кумерио Мед”
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