Smolyan, Municipality seat in Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria.
Smolyan stands at 1002 meters elevation in a valley between the Cherna and Byala rivers, near the highest peak of Golyam Perelik.
The settlement arose from the Smolyani Slavic tribe in the 7th century and merged from three villages - Ustovo, Raykovo, and Ezerovo in 1960.
The Cathedral of Saint Vissarion, completed in 2006, represents the largest religious structure in southern Bulgaria and serves the local Orthodox community.
The city functions as a central point for accessing multiple ski resorts, including Pamporovo and Chepelare, with direct road connections to major Bulgarian cities.
Mount Rozhen, located near Smolyan, houses the National Astronomical Observatory of Bulgaria with advanced equipment for studying celestial objects.
Location: Smolyan
Elevation above the sea: 1,002 m
Shares border with: Peshtera
Website: http://smolyan.bg
GPS coordinates: 41.57528,24.71278
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:46
Devil's Throat Cave
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Golyam Perelik
11.9 km
Snezhanka Peak
7.3 km
Trigrad Gorge
28.2 km
Uhlovitsa
8.1 km
Rozhen Observatory
13.3 km
Agushevi konatsi
10.9 km
Mechi chal
13.7 km
Church of Saint Vissarion of Smolyan
370 m
Devil's Throat Waterfall
28 km
Snezhanka Tower
7.4 km
Monument-ossuary, Srednogorets
9 km
Soskovcheto
7.3 km
Koznik
17.6 km
Rhodope Dramatic Theatre Nikolay Haytov
187 m
Nevyastata
3 km
Музей на мечката
27.8 km
Septemvri Stadium, Smolyan
1.1 km
Smolyan History Museum
193 m
Amzovo
2.1 km
Музей на родопския карст
16.8 km
Old Platanus in Smolyan
2.5 km
Триградското ждрело
28.2 km
Къща музей „Константин Чилов“
14 km
Народно читалище „Иван Вазов-1999“
20.6 km
Nastanska mogila
29 km
Clock Tower of Smilyan
8.1 km
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