Church of St Elijah
Church of St Elijah is a church in Dorkovo, Rakitovo, Pazardzhik. Church of St Elijah is situated nearby to the village Dorkovo, as well as near the protected area Paleontologichno nahodishte.Photo: Спасимир, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Dorkovo Museum is situated 1 km northwest of Church of St Elijah.Paleontologichno nahodishte
Protected area
Photo: Izvora, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paleontologichno nahodishte is a protected area, which is situated 1 km northwest of Church of St Elijah.
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
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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 2½ km southwest of Church of St Elijah.
Rakitovo
Town
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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 Church of St Elijah.
Church of St Elijah
- Type: Church
- Description: church in Dorkovo, Bulgaria
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Dorkovo, Rakitovo, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.04428° or 42° 2′ 39″ northLongitude
24.13004° or 24° 7′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8GJ624VJ+P2OpenStreetMap ID
node 2822742189OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q106730175
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In Other Languages
“Church of St Elijah” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Свети Илия”
- Bulgarian: “Свети Пророк Илия”
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