Успение на Света Богородица
Успение на Света Богородица is a church in Shipka, Kazanlak, Stara Zagora. Успение на Света Богородица is situated nearby to the square пл. проф. д-р Генчо Кръстинов, as well as near the community center Читалище ‘Светлина’.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shipka Memorial Church and Thracian tomb Griffins.
Shipka Memorial Church
Church
Photo: Mincov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ, better known as the Shipka Memorial Church or Shipka Monastery is a Bulgarian Orthodox church built near the town of Shipka in Stara Planina between 1885 and 1902, according to Antoniy Tomishko's design in the seventeenth-century Russian style under the direction of architect Alexander Pomerantsev. Shipka Memorial Church is situated 700 metres northwest of Успение на Света Богородица.
Thracian tomb Griffins
Photo: HM-ISKRA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Thracian tomb Griffins, found in Bulgaria, has a façade decorated with plastic columns and with a pediment above them. The pediment`s ends are semi-palmettes, the lower leaves of which are elongated and look like heads of griffins. Thracian tomb Griffins is situated 1 km southeast of Успение на Света Богородица.
Thracian tomb Helvetia
Photo: HM-ISKRA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Thracian tomb "Helvetia" mound near Shipka, Bulgaria, was built in the middle of the 4th century BC. Thracian tomb Helvetia is situated 1¼ km southeast of Успение на Света Богородица.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shipka and Sheynovo.
Shipka
Town
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Shipka is a town in central Bulgaria, part of Kazanlak Municipality, Stara Zagora Province. It lies in the Central Balkan Mountains at 650 metres above sea level, facing the Kazanlak Valley.
Sheynovo
Village
Sheynovo is a village in southern Bulgaria, part of Kazanlak Municipality in Stara Zagora Province. It lies in the Kazanlak Valley, 3 km from the foothills of the Balkan Mountains, and about 12 km north-west of the town of Kazanlak. Sheynovo is situated 3 km southwest of Успение на Света Богородица.
Khadzhidimitrovo
Village
Hadzhidimitrovo is a village in southern Bulgaria, part of Kazanlak Municipality in Stara Zagora Province. It lies in the northern part of the Kazanlak Valley, a few kilometres north-west of the town of Kazanlak. Khadzhidimitrovo is situated 4½ km south of Успение на Света Богородица.
Успение на Света Богородица
- Type: Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Shipka, Kazanlak, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.71172° or 42° 42′ 42″ northLongitude
25.33526° or 25° 20′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8GJ7P86P+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 246031808OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include пл. проф. д-р Генчо Кръстинов and Читалище ‘Светлина’.
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