Mustafa Pasha Bridge
Mustafa Pasha Bridge or The Old Bridge is a 16th-century arch bridge over the Maritsa in Svilengrad, southern Bulgaria. Completed in 1529, it was built on the order of the Ottoman vizier Çoban Mustafa Pasha.Photo: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: bridge in Svilengrad, Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Old Bridge”, “Old Bridge, Svilengrad”, and “Стария мост”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Svilengrad and Ormenio.
Svilengrad
Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Svilengrad is a border town in the Upper Thracian Plain in Bulgaria, close to the point where the national borders of Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey meet.
Ormenio
Village
Chernodab
Village
Chernodab is a village in the municipality of Svilengrad, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria. Chernodab is situated 7 km east of Mustafa Pasha Bridge.
Mustafa Pasha Bridge
- Categories: deck arch bridge, bridge, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Svilengrad, Haskovo, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.7688° or 41° 46′ 8″ northLongitude
26.19348° or 26° 11′ 37″ eastInception
1529Width
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
8GH8Q59V+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1237615348OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3555796
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Mustafa Pasha Bridge” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Мост на Мустафа паша”
- Bulgarian: “Старият мост”
- Czech: “Most Mustafy Paši”
- Estonian: “Mustafa paša sild”
- Greek: “Γέφυρα Μουσταφά Πασά”
- Italian: “Ponte Vecchio”
- Japanese: “スヴィレングラードの古い橋”
- Japanese: “ムスタファ・パシャ橋”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mustafa Pasja bru”
- Spanish: “puente Mustafa Pasha”
- Spanish: “Puente Mustafa Pasha”
- Turkish: “Mustafa Paşa Köprüsü”
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Highlights include Макао and Merit Hotel & Casino.
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