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Zlatograd

Smolyan, Bulgaria · Europe

About Zlatograd

Zlatograd is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Nedelino, 48km from Perperikon.

Zlatograd is a town located in Smolyan, Bulgaria. With a population of 7,331, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Zlatograd 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 Zlatograd to your route.

About Zlatograd

Zlatograd (Bulgarian: Златоград, [zɫɐtoˈɡrat], lit. ''gold town'') is a town in Smolyan Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Zlatograd Municipality. In December 2009, the town had a population of 7,110. It is located 60 km from the province centre of Smolyan. The

Read more Greek border is 5 km from the town. The cross-border Zlatograd - Thermes (Greece) road was inaugurated on 15 January 2010.

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Zlatograd is located in Smolyan, Bulgaria, Europe. The coordinates are 41.3795 latitude, 25.0961 longitude.

What is the population of Zlatograd?

Zlatograd has a population of approximately 7,331 people, making it a town in Bulgaria.

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Quick Information

Population
7,331
Continent
Europe
Country
Bulgaria
Region
Smolyan
Timezone
Europe/Sofia
Coordinates
41.3795, 25.0961

Emergency & Services

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Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
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right

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Worth the detour from Zlatograd

2 notable places within an hour's drive.

bridge

Devil's Bridge (Dyavolski Most)

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.

27 km · about 30 min drive

ancient ruins

Perperikon

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.

48 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Zlatograd

  • 27 kmDevil's Bridge (Dyavolski Most)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.
  • 65 kmTrigrad GorgeNarrow Rhodope canyon road squeezing between 250 m marble cliffs to the Devil's Throat Cave, where a river thunders underground: one of Bulgaria's most dramatic drives.

Nearby Destinations

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Nedelino

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

9 km awayPop. 5,017

Echínos

🇬🇷 Greece

15 km awayPop. 2,780

Madan

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

19 km awayPop. 5,661

Páchni

🇬🇷 Greece

19 km awayPop. 1,110

Mýki

🇬🇷 Greece

21 km awayPop. 1,130

Dzhebel

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

22 km awayPop. 3,329

Ardino

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

23 km awayPop. 3,531

Kirkovo

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

23 km awayPop. 700

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