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The village of Gruevo

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Gruevo is a village in Southern Bulgaria. It is part of the municipality of Momchilgrad, Kardzhali Region.

It is located at 7 km north of Momchilgrad, about 12 km south-east of the regional center Kardzhali, about 56 km south-west of Haskovo, 106 km south-east of Plovdiv and approximately 252 km in the same direction of the capital Sofia city.

The village of Gruevo is situated less than a kilometeraway of main road E 85. Regular bus transport connects it to the neighbouring villages.

It is located in the Eastern Rhodopes, in an area with mountainous relief and average altitude of about 470 m. The River Varbitsa passes near the village. The climate is moderate-continental to Mediterranean and is characterised with mild winters and long and hot summers. The lands in the region are suitable for the cultivation of vines, fruit trees, tobacco and cereals.

The population is about 680 people.

Gruevo has a relatively good infrastructure with asphalt and lighted streets. There are a mosque and a town-hall here. Besides, the village also comprises a primary school "Nikola Yonkov Vaptsarov", a kindergarten "Sun" and a community center "Unity". Medical assistance can be obtained in the village of Gluhar /6 km in the north/ by one GP. The nearest hospitals and secondary schools are in the town of Momchilgrad.

TOURISM

You can find lots of culture and natural landmatks in the area of Gruevo which are interesting for Bulgarian and foreign tourist.

In the area between the settlements of the villages of Gruevo and Letovnik you can visit a mountain height, known as "Dambala" among local people. In a picturesque area among a deciduous forest on a high rock cliff you can see abundantly flowing water. A fountain with several spouts is constructed at its foot. There is a belief that at midnight on 5th May the water acquires miraculous power and treats various diseases.

The medieval complex Perperikon is located at about 30 km north-east of the village. It is supposed to have been the Thracian sanctuary of the Roman God Dionysus. The complex is part of the 100 National Tourist sites.

The Stone Mushrooms are located near the village of Beli plast, at about 30 km north of the village of Gruevo. The natural phenomena reach 2,5-3 m height. The rocks with the shape of mushrooms were carved in volcanic rhyolite tuffs. Their pink colour comes from the minerals kloinoptilolit and the blue and black spots are caused by the manganese nodules. The greenish color comes from minerals seladonit. The area where the rock formations are placed was declared natural phenomenon in 1974.

The Thracian sanctuary "Orlovi skali" is located about two kilometers from the town of Ardino /about 41 km west of Gruevo/. There are 97 rock niches carved high in the cliffs where votive tablets or pottery associated with the cult of the dead were placed.

Text: http://bg.guide-bulgaria.comhttp://vapcarov-gruevo.alle.bghttp://tourism.kardzhali.org
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