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The village of Medevtsi

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Medevtsi is a village in Southern Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of Kirkovo, Kardzhali Region.

The village is located 13 km north-west of Kirkovo, 51 km south-west of Kardzhali, 21 km east of Zlatograd and about 291 km south-east of the capital Sofia city. The  village of Benkovski is situated only 4 km in the west.

It is situated in an area with hilly and foothill relief at an altitude of 400 meters. The climate is transitional-Mediterranean, winters are relatively mild and summers are long and hot.

The permanent population is about 30 people.

The village has a relatively well-developed, the main streets are paved, there are electricity and water supply systems as well as coverage of the mobile operators.

In the village if Medevtsi you can find a motel and a cafe. Kindergarten, secondary school and community center you can find in the village of Benkovski. Medical assistance can be obtained again there. General hospital you can find in Zlatograd.

LANDMARKS AND TOURISM

In the village of Benkovski you can see a few sites:

  • the renovated mosque in the center of the village where Muslims from all over the region gather to pray;
  • the venerable oak, over 200 years old, declared protected;
  • a Thracian rock tomb in Veslets heighbourhood - carved in a rocky massive, with a semicircular shape. Today, there is a hole in the dome and it is honoured by the local people as a squeeze. After passing through the bushes aro  und the stone they tie threads around to leave the disease there;
  • a rocky area, where the elements have for centuries carved the huge stones in a variety of bizarre rock forms of animals and plants, the most interesting of which are "The Crocodile", "The Mushroom", "Lion's Head", etc.

On the left bank on Varbitsa River, near the village of Fotinovo /8 km in the west/, you can see six Thracian niches, ancient cuts, grooves and a rock tomb.There are also amazing rock formations resembling turtles that are carved in the rocks. According to the researchers thay were made by an ancient civilization that used to inhabit the Eastern Rhodopes.

In the village of Krilatitsa, 10 km in the south, you can visit a late ancient and medieval fortress in the Asara area, declared in 1996 to be an archaeological culture monument. 

Only 20 km in the south-west is situated Veykata Peak /1463 m/ - Bulgaria's southernmost site. From the top you can see the Aegean Sea.

Source:  Mirela team, http://www.kirkovo.bg, http://bg.guide-bulgaria.com, http://babh.government.bg
Photos:  http://www.panoramio.com

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