Pliocene Epoch Park
Pliocene Epoch Park is a museum in Dorkovo, Rakitovo, Pazardzhik. Pliocene Epoch Park is situated nearby to Dorkovo Museum, as well as near the protected area Paleontologichno nahodishte.Places of Interest Nearby
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.
Church of St Elijah
Church
Photo: Спасимир, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St Elijah is situated 1 km southeast of Pliocene Epoch Park.
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 3 km southwest of Pliocene Epoch Park.
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 7 km southwest of Pliocene Epoch Park.
Pliocene Epoch Park
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Dorkovo, Rakitovo, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.0498° or 42° 2′ 59″ northLongitude
24.12223° or 24° 7′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8GJ624XC+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2822742161OpenStreetMap feature
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