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The village of Sekirka

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

The village is located 18 km north-east of Kirkovo, 36 km south of Kardzhali and about 277 km south-east of the capital Sofia city. The town of Momchilgrad is located at 21 km in the north and the villages of Podkova and Chorbadzhiysko - at 7 ans 11 km respectively in the west and south-west.

It is situated in an area with hilly and foothill relief at an altitude of 290 meters. The climate is transitional-Mediterranean, winters are relatively mild and summers are long and hot.

The permanent population is about 40 people.

The village has a relatively good infrastructure, the streets are paved, there are electricity and water supply systems. All mobile operators have coverage. Regular bus transport connects the village with the municipal center and the neighbouring villages.

The village of Sekirka is situated a few kilometers away from European road E-85, part of transeuropean transport corridor #9 - an important thoroughfare with major contribution to the economic development of the region.

The nearest functioning secondary school, community center, mosque and kindergarten are in the village of Chorbadzhiysko. Besides, you will find a bank branch and a post office there. Medical care for the population is provided by one GP and one dentist in the village of Podkova and the nearest polyclinic is located in the village of Kirkovo. General hospital you can find in the town of Momchilgrad.

 

LANDMARKS AND TOURISM

Near the village of Sekirka a fortress built of rough stones was found. There are also fragments of pottery of Old-iron age. A copper boiler, several small clay amfors and a bronze figure of a horseman were found during the destruction of a tomb.

Only 12 km in the north, in the village of Stareyshino, can be visited the Dome tomb "Punar Kaya" which means rock well in Turkish. The water that rises from the tomb is collected in two stone basin carved into the rock before it. The tomb is revered among local people as sacred, as there is a belief that the place and the water flowing from the tomb, have curative power.

In the village of Benkovski, about 26 km in the west, 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 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.

The Sanctuary of Orpheus near the village of Tatul (about 33 km north-east of Chorbadzhiysko), is also interesting for tourists. The complex is one of the most impressive megalithic monuments in the Bulgarian lands. It comprises an ancient pagan temple and a medieval fortress. The central and highest place is occupied by a tomb hewn in the rock, leading to a formal staircase - a symbolic grave of Orpheus.

Text: Mirela team, http://www.kirkovo.bg
Photos:  http://www.panoramio.com

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