Haskovo, Bulgaria · Europe
Haskovo is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Dimitrovgrad, 26km from Perperikon.
Haskovo is a town located in Haskovo, Bulgaria. With a population of 64,564, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Haskovo 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 Haskovo to your route.
Haskovo (Bulgarian: Хасково [ˈxaskovo]) is a city in the region of Northern Thrace in southern Bulgaria and the administrative centre of the Haskovo Province, not far from the borders with Greece and Turkey. According to Operative Program Regional Development of Bulgaria, the urban area of Haskovo is the seventhRead more
largest in Bulgaria and has a population of 184,731 inhabitants. Haskovo has a population of 64,564 as of 2022, making it Bulgaria's 12th largest city.
The first settlement found in Haskovo is from circa 5000 BC. Haskovo celebrated its 1,000th anniversary as a town in 1985. To mark the event, a new clock tower was erected in the centre of the town.
Haskovo Cove in Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, is named after Haskovo.
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Haskovo is located in Haskovo, Bulgaria, Europe. The coordinates are 41.9342 latitude, 25.5556 longitude.
Haskovo has a population of approximately 64,564 people, making it a town in Bulgaria.
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Full driving guide for Bulgaria3 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
The largest megalithic complex in the Balkans: an entire city with palace, shrine and streets hewn from a rocky hilltop in the Eastern Rhodopes, occupied from 5000 BCE and linked by legend to an oracle of Dionysus.
26 km · about 30 min drive
bridge
Elegant 16th-century Ottoman arch bridge spanning the Arda River in a wild Rhodope gorge near Ardino, reached by a short mountain road: a legendary photo stop steeped in folklore.
50 km · about 60 min drive
castle
A medieval fortress ruin with a surviving 13th-century church on a rock spur above the Chepelare river, beside the Asenovgrad–Smolyan road.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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