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Shumnatitsa is a village in Southern Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of Kirkovo, Kardzhali Region.
The village is located 3 km south of Kirkovo, 49 km in the same direction of Kardzhali, 34 km south-west of Momchilgrad and about 289 km south-east of the capital Sofia city.
It is situated in an area with hilly and foothill relief at an altitude of 510 meters. The climate is transitional-Mediterranean, winters are relatively mild and summers are long and hot.
Here live about 460 people.
The village has a relatively good infrastructure, the main streets are paved, there are electricity and water supply systems. All mobile operators have coverage. Regular bus transport connects the village with the municipal center and the neighbouring villages.
There are a functioning community center and a kindergarten here. Medical care for the population is provided by the GPs and the dentists in the polyclinic in the village of Kirkovo. The nearest secondary school is situated again there. General hospital you can find in the town of Momchilgrad.
LANDMARKS AND TOURISM
In the village of Shumnatitsa you can see 4 Roman bridges, as well as two mills built in XIX century and declared to be monuments of culture of local importance.
Near the village of Kirkovo, in the Varnitsata area, is situated a mineral spring. Its waters are hypo-thermal (22 C to 24 C) and can be used for balenological purposes, bottling and soft drinks production.
In the area of the village of Chakalarovo /10 km in the west/ is located the protected areas Gyumyurdzhinski snezhnik, which reaches the national border with Greece in the south. There are primary sycamor, beech and beech-fir forests over 150 years old preserved here. Many of the spieces are even older - 300-400 years. 11 plant spieces are included in Bulgaria's Red book.
Only 12 km in the south-west is situated Veykata Peak - Bulgaria's most southern site, as well as the protected area Veykata, representing a mountainous area covered with mesophytic forests, including endangered natural habitats. From the top you can see the Aegean Sea.
On the left bank on Varbitsa River, near the village of Fotinovo /12 km in the north/, you can see six Thracian niches, ancient cuts, grooves and a rock tomb.There are also amazing rock formations resembling turtles that are carved in the rocks. According to the researchers thay were made by an ancient civilization that used to inhabit the Eastern Rhodopes.
At 17 km in the north, in the village of Stareyshino, can be visited the Dome tomb "Punar Kaya" which means rock well in Turkish. The water that rises from the tomb is collected in two stone basin carved into the rock before it. The tomb is revered among local people as sacred, as there is a belief that the place and the water flowing from the tomb, have curative power.
In the village of Benkovski, about 18 km in the north-west, you can see a few sites:
Source: http://www.kirkovo.bg, http://bg.guide-bulgaria.com, http://bg.wikipedia.org
Photos: http://www.panoramio.com