Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
Also known as Rila Monastery
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Bulgaria
Inscribed
1983
Area
11 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo is about 60 km east of Kyustendil. The nearest other World Heritage site is Pirin National Park, about 50 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Kyustendil · about 51,000 peopleabout 60 km west
- Pernik · about 82,000 peopleabout 65 km north-west
- Sofia · about 1,185,000 peopleabout 65 km north
- Plovdiv · about 340,000 peopleabout 110 km east
- Seres · about 56,000 peopleabout 110 km south
- Vratsa · about 72,000 peopleabout 120 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
BulgariaNatural50 km away
BulgariaCultural60 km away
GreeceCultural143 km away
GreeceCultural169 km away
BulgariaCultural174 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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