Anatema

Anatema is a protected area in Asenovgrad, Plovdiv. Anatema is situated nearby to the church Св. Илия, as well as near the peak Св. Никола.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Asen’s Fortress and Church of the Holy Mother of God.

Asen’s Fortress

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Asen's Fortress, identified by some researchers as Petrich, is a medieval fortress in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains, 2 to 3 kilometres south of the town of Asenovgrad, on a high rocky ridge on the left bank of the Asenitsa River. Asen’s Fortress is situated 1½ km west of Anatema.

Church of the Holy Mother of God

Church

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The Church of the Holy Mother of God is the popular name of a medieval Eastern Orthodox church located in Asen's Fortress. It lies near Asenovgrad in the Rhodope Mountains of Plovdiv Province, south central Bulgaria. Church of the Holy Mother of God is situated 1½ km west of Anatema.

Muldava Monastery

Monastery

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Muldava Monastery is situated 2 km east of Anatema.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gonda voda and Asenovgrad.

Gonda voda

Locality

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Gonda voda is a locality.

Asenovgrad

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Asenovgrad is a city of 50,000 in South-Central Bulgaria, under the slopes of the Rhodope Mountains, not far from Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second largest city.