Св. Варвара

Св. Варвара is a church in Peshtera, Pazardzhik. Св. Варвара is situated nearby to the peak Турска глава, as well as near the town Peshtera.

Places of Interest Nearby

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 Св. Варвара.

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.

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 Св. Варвара.