Turska Glava

Turska Glava is a peak in Peshtera, Pazardzhik and has an elevation of 942 metres. Turska Glava is situated nearby to the town Peshtera, as well as near the village Radilovo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Peshtera Hydroelectric Power Station.

Peshtera Hydroelectric Power Station

Power station

The Peshtera Hydro Power Plant is an active underground hydroelectric plant in Peshtera, Bulgaria. It is part of the Batak Hydropower Cascade. It has 5 individual Pelton turbines which can deliver up to 136 MW of power. Peshtera Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 3 km southwest of Turska Glava.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peshtera and Radilovo.

Peshtera

Town

Photo: Spiritia, Public domain.

Peshtera is a town in the Rhodope Mountains, southern Bulgaria. It is located in Pazardzhik Province near the towns of Batak and Bratsigovo. The town is the third largest in the province after Pazardzhik and Velingrad and is the forty-fifth largest in Bulgaria. Peshtera is situated 3 km east of Turska Glava.

Radilovo

Village

Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Radilovo is a village in the municipality of Peshtera, Pazardzhik Province in western Bulgaria. It has a population of 1537. Radilovo is situated in the foothills of the Rhodope Mountains, at 14 km to the south of Pazardzhik, on the main road from Pazardzhik to Batak via Peshtera. Radilovo is situated 5 km northeast of Turska Glava.

Debrashtitsa

Village

Photo: Boriana, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Debrashtitsa is a village, which is situated 7 km north of Turska Glava.

Turska Glava

Type: Peak with an elevation of 942 metres
Category: landform
Location: Peshtera, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

42.04239° or 42° 2′ 33″ north

Longitude

24.27158° or 24° 16′ 18″ east

Elevation

942 metres (3,091 feet)

Open location code

8GJ627RC+XJ

GeoNames ID

11796452

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In Other Languages

“Turska Glava” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Turska Glava”
Bulgarian: “Турска Глава”

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