Gradishte
Gradishte is a peak in Rakitovo, Pazardzhik and has an elevation of 923 metres. Gradishte is situated nearby to the town Kostandovo, as well as near the village Dorkovo.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
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 5 km south of Gradishte.
Gradishte
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 923 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Rakitovo, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.03327° or 42° 1′ 60″ northLongitude
24.1058° or 24° 6′ 21″ eastElevation
923 metres (3,028 feet)Open location code
8GJ624M4+88GeoNames ID
11796458
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Gradishte” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Gradishte”
- Bulgarian: “Градище”
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