Golia Vrah
Golia Vrah is a mountain in Rakitovo, Pazardzhik and has an elevation of 1,146 metres. Golia Vrah is situated nearby to the village Dorkovo, as well as near the town Kostandovo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 2½ km west of Golia Vrah.
Paleontologichno nahodishte
Protected area
Photo: Izvora, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paleontologichno nahodishte is a protected area, which is situated 2½ km west of Golia Vrah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorkovo and 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
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. Kostandovo is situated 4 km southwest of Golia Vrah.
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 8 km southwest of Golia Vrah.
Golia Vrah
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,146 metres
- Also known as: “Goliya Vrŭkh”
- Category: landform
- Location: Rakitovo, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.04151° or 42° 2′ 29″ northLongitude
24.15327° or 24° 9′ 12″ eastElevation
1,146 metres (3,760 feet)Open location code
8GJ625R3+J8GeoNames ID
11796470
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In Other Languages
“Golia Vrah” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Golia Vrah”
- Bulgarian: “Голия Връх”
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