Haskovo
A city in southern Bulgaria's Northern Thrace region, Haskovo has a walkable centre with a good spread of cafés and restaurants, and sits close to mineral springs and ancient Thracian tombs. The town claims the world's tallest statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, and hosts several annual international festivals. Nearby is the Alexandrovo Thracian tomb, one of the most significant in the region, and the 1950s planned city of Dimitrovgrad, built as a communist-era model settlement.
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- Population64,564
- Nearest water from center 0.2 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 4.1 km2.5 mi
Nearest airports
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Haskovo: quick answers
Where is Haskovo?
Haskovo is in Bulgaria, about 56 km35 miles in a straight line from Stara Zagora.
How do you get to Haskovo?
The nearest airport is Plovdiv (PDV), about 1 hr 24 min away by road. The nearest train station is Оризово, about 40 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Haskovo?
The warmest month is August, averaging 24°C76°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 1°C35°F. The wettest month is December, with about 68 mm2.7 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Haskovo?
OpenStreetMap lists 5 museums, 6 restaurants, 22 cafés and 9 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Haskovo?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Stara Zagora, Mezek and Asenovgrad.