Koprivshtitsa
This little Bulgarian village in the Sredna Gora mountains is where the first shot of the April Uprising against Ottoman rule was fired in 1876, and it has preserved the architecture of that National Revival era across hundreds of restored buildings, cobbled streets, stone bridges, and Orthodox churches. Every five years since 1965, it hosts the National Festival of Bulgarian Folklore, the country's main showcase for amateur folk performance. The village sits on the Topolnitsa River in highland terrain east of Sofia.
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- Population2,885
- Nearest water from center 0.4 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 5.5 km3.4 mi
Nearest airports
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Koprivshtitsa: quick answers
Where is Koprivshtitsa?
Koprivshtitsa is in Bulgaria, about 63 km39 miles in a straight line from Plovdiv.
How do you get to Koprivshtitsa?
The nearest airport is Sofia (SOF), about 1 hr 46 min away by road. The nearest train station is Копривщица, about 20 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Koprivshtitsa?
The warmest month is August, averaging 19°C66°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -2°C29°F. The wettest month is May, with about 123 mm4.9 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Koprivshtitsa?
OpenStreetMap lists 13 museums, 8 restaurants, 3 cafés and 5 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Koprivshtitsa?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Teteven, Kostenets and Momin Prohod.