Plovdiv Regional History Museum
The Plovdiv Regional Historical Museum is a historical museum in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. 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.Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 9:30 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: history museum in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Also known as: “History Museum in Plovdiv” and “Plovdiv Regional Historical Museum”
- Address: площад Съединение 1
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Regional Archeological Museum and Roman theatre of Philippopolis.
Roman theatre of Philippopolis
Archaeological site
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Roman theatre of Philippopolis is one of the world's best-preserved ancient Roman theatres, located in the city center of modern Plovdiv, Bulgaria, once the ancient city of Philippopolis. Roman theatre of Philippopolis is situated 690 metres southeast of Plovdiv Regional History Museum.
Şahabettin İmaret Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Михал Орела, CC BY 2.0.
Şahabettin İmaret Mosque is situated 170 metres northeast of Plovdiv Regional History Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kapana and Old Plovdiv.
Old Plovdiv
Suburb
Photo: Faces&&Places, CC BY 2.0.
The old town in Plovdiv is an architectural and historical reserve located on three of Plovdiv's hills: Nebet Tepe, 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.
Plovdiv
Photo: Ilia Markov, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plovdiv is a city in Central-South Bulgaria, the second-largest in the country and one of the oldest cities in Europe. Due to the remnants of its colourful past, it's one of the most popular tourist destinations in Bulgaria.
Plovdiv Regional History Museum
- Categories: history museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.1514° or 42° 9′ 5″ northLongitude
24.74525° or 24° 44′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8GJ65P2W+H4OpenStreetMap ID
way 98818601OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1501330
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Plovdiv Regional History Museum” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Регионален исторически музей Пловдив”
- Bulgarian: “Регионален исторически музей, Пловдив”
- Bulgarian: “Регионален исторически музей”
- Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی مێژووییی ھەرێمی پلۆڤدیڤ”
- Chinese: “普羅夫迪夫區域史博物館”
- French: “Musée d’histoire”
- German: “Historisches Museum Plowdiw”
- Japanese: “プロヴディフ地域歴史博物館”
- Polish: “Muzeum Historyczne”
- Ukrainian: “Пловдивський обласний історичний музей”
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