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Zdravchets is a village in Southern Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of Kirkovo, Kardzhali Region.
The village is located 22 km north-west of Kirkovo, 50 km south-west of Kardzhali, 14 km in the south-east of Zlatograd and about 290 km south-east of the capital Sofia city. The village of Benkovski is located at 6 km in the east.
The population is about 170 people.
The village is situated in the Eastern Rhodopes, at an altitude of 420 m. The climate is transitive-Meditteranean with relatively mild winters and long and hot summers. The River Varbitsa passes near the village.
The village of Zdravchets is well-developed, with good transpotration links, there are water- and electricity supply systems. All the mobile operators have coverage.
The nearest community centrer and kindergarten are in the village of Dobromirtsi /3 km in the south/. Secondary school you can find in the village of Benkovski, where you can also receive medical help - by two GPs and two dentists. Health center you can find in the village of Kirkovo and the nearest general hospital is located in the town of Zlatograd.
There are plenty of culture monuments that represent all ages from Thracian times on in the region. Such are the Roman bridge and the Rocky mushrooms near the village of Dobromirtsi and the Rock niches in the village of Rastnik /11 km in the north-east/.
In the village of Benkovski you can see a few sites:
About 27 km in the south-east, in the area of the villages of Chakalarovo, Dolno and Gorno kapinovo, Shumnatitsa and Kremen, is situated the protected area Gyumyurdzhinski snezhnik. 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.
Source: Mirela team, http://www.kirkovo.bg
Photos: http://www.panoramio.com