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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: paleontology museum about the Pliocene epoch in Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
- Address: Дорково
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Paleontologichno nahodishte and Church of St Elijah.
Paleontologichno nahodishte
Protected area
Photo: Izvora, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paleontologichno nahodishte is a protected area.
Church of St Elijah
Church
Photo: Спасимир, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St Elijah is situated 1 km southeast of Dorkovo Museum.
Tsepina
Ruins
Photo: Спасимир, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tsepina or Tzepaina was a castle and town in the western Rhodope mountains, southern Bulgaria, now in ruins. It is 6 kilometres from the Dorkovo village in the north-eastern part of the Chepino Valley. Tsepina is situated 4 km north of Dorkovo Museum.
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
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3 km southwest of Dorkovo Museum.
Rakitovo
Town
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Dorkovo Museum.
Dorkovo Museum
- Categories: museum, building, and tourism
- Location: Dorkovo, Rakitovo, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.04979° or 42° 2′ 59″ northLongitude
24.12223° or 24° 7′ 20″ eastLevels
1Height
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
8GJ624XC+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 494981771OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q20499537
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In Other Languages
“Dorkovo Museum” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Плиоценски парк”
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