Velingrad (Велинград)General information - Location
| Country | Bulgaria | | Location in country | 
Southwest | | Location in Europe | East Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 24.0024,Lat: 42.0327  |
| Elevation | 758 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:55:11pm
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| Name province/region (Област) | Пазарджик | | Wiki-website Subregion (Община) | Велинград | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Велинград |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 София (Sоfiya) | Bulgaria | 92 km | 
NorthWest
| | 2 Skopje | 
North-macedonia | 210 km | 
West
| | 3 Приштина | 
Kosovo | 244 km |
West
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 126 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Greece.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Maritsa main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area East Aegean Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is яз. Батак (20.6 km2 at a distance of 13.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Greek-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 54 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 76 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 35%, moderate high mountains: 65%, high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sofia Airport (at a distance of 88 km and direction NorthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
32.3 km2 |
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| Nature |
14.5 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
22.6 km2 |
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| Urban area |
8.8 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Velingrad (Велинград) in country Bulgaria
Velingrad (Велинград) at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Yadenitsa | BG | 3.8 km | 
North
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Social media - Maps
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