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Dimovo

Vidin, Bulgaria · Europe

About Dimovo

Dimovo is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Makresh, 13km from Belogradchik Rocks.

Dimovo is a town located in Vidin, Bulgaria. With a population of 1,461, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Dimovo sits in Bulgaria, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Sofia time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Dimovo to your route.

About Dimovo

Dimovo (Bulgarian: Димово [ˈdimovo]) is a town in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vidin Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Dimovo Municipality, which lies in the eastern part of Vidin Province, 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Vidin at the Danube and 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Bregovo at the Timok

Read more River and the Serbian border. As of December 2009, Dimovo had a population of 1,211 inhabitants. The town is located in the western Danubian Plain. Until the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878, it was known as Barzitsa (Бързица) in Bulgarian, but it had the Ottoman name Osmaniye. In 1880, it was renamed to Aleksandrovo after the Bulgarian knyaz Alexander I of Battenberg. It was briefly named Vlaykovo in honour of Todor Vlaykov in 1936, but the name was changed back to honour Alexander as Knyaz Aleksandrovo in the same year. Finally, the modern name of Dimovo was established in 1951, after local partisan Zhivko Puev's nickname, Dimo.

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Where is Dimovo located?

Dimovo is located in Vidin, Bulgaria, Europe. The coordinates are 43.7417 latitude, 22.7269 longitude.

What is the population of Dimovo?

Dimovo has a population of approximately 1,461 people, making it a town in Bulgaria.

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Quick Information

Population
1,461
Continent
Europe
Country
Bulgaria
Region
Vidin
Timezone
Europe/Sofia
Coordinates
43.7417, 22.7269

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Bulgaria

Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
Driving side
right

Vignette required for all roads outside towns.

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Worth the detour from Dimovo

4 notable places within an hour's drive.

natural wonder

Belogradchik Rocks

Bizarre sandstone rock formations towering up to 200 meters high, sculpted over 200 million years into fantastical shapes alongside a dramatic fortress.

13 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Rajačke Pimnice

A ghost-town-like complex of some 270 stone wine cellars built by the villagers of Rajac between the 18th and early 20th centuries, near Negotin close to the Bulgarian border. Several cellars still pour local Tamjanika and Bagrina.

42 km · about 50 min drive

ancient ruins

Gamzigrad-Romuliana

A UNESCO-listed late Roman palace and fortified complex built by Emperor Galerius, with on-site parking near Zaječar in eastern Serbia.

47 km · about 55 min drive

natural wonder

Stara Planina (Balkan Mountains)

A rugged mountain range stretching across Serbia and Bulgaria with pristine waterfalls, alpine meadows, and remote villages.

56 km · about 65 min drive

Driving roads near Dimovo

  • 75 kmPetrohan PassForested 1,444 m pass over the western Balkan Mountains between Sofia and Montana, a favourite Bulgarian driving road with tight bends, beech woods and a summit dam lake.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Dimovo.

Makresh

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

6 km awayPop. 660

Gramada

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

12 km awayPop. 1,872

Belogradchik

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

13 km awayPop. 5,688

Ruzhintsi

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

16 km awayPop. 1,269

Dunavtsi

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

21 km awayPop. 3,371

Kula

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

23 km awayPop. 3,738

Chuprene

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

25 km awayPop. 842

Ciupercenii Noi

🇷🇴 Romania

26 km awayPop. 5,949

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