Old Plovdiv

The old town in Plovdiv is an architectural and historical reserve located on three of 's hills: , Dzhambaz Tepe and Taksim Tepe. The complex has been formed as a result of the long sequence of habitation from prehistoric times to present day and combines the culture and architecture from Antiquity, Middle Ages and Bulgarian revival.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: old part of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Old Town” and “Plovdiv old town”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ethnographic Museum and Regional History Museum - Plovdiv.

Museum
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The Plovdiv Regional is a museum of ethnography in , . Since 1938, it has occupied the 1847 house of the merchant, Argir Kuyumdzhioglu, in the city's Old Town.

Museum
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The Plovdiv Regional Historical Museum is a historical museum in the city of , . Established in 1951, it covers the history of Plovdiv from the 15th century until today. It has three departments, each occupying a separate historic building.

City gate
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Hisar Kapia is a medieval gate in 's old town and one of the most famous tourist sights in the city. The gate was built in the 11th century AD over the foundations of a gate from Roman times.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kapana and Hadji Hassan Mahala.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
is a Roma ghetto in , dating to 1400s. Residents generally regard themselves as being of the Turkish ethnicity. Its name comes from a mosque, itself named after a Turkish military leader who may have founded the neighborhood.

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is a city in Central-South , the second-largest in the country and one of the oldest cities in . Due to the remnants of its colourful past, it's one of the most popular tourist destinations in Bulgaria.

Old Plovdiv

Latitude
42.14988° or 42° 8′ 60″ north
Longitude
24.75267° or 24° 45′ 10″ east
Open location code
8GJ64QX3+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3779373793
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q12295057
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Old Plovdiv” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Старинен Пловдив”
  • Bulgarian: “Старият Пловдив”
  • French: “vieille ville de Plovdiv”
  • French: “Vieille ville de Plovdiv”
  • Slovak: “Starý Plovdiv”
  • Slovenian: “Staro mesto Plovdiv”
  • Ukrainian: “Старе місто Пловдива”

Localities in the Area

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