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Village of Metlichka

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Metlichka is a village in Southern Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of Kirkovo, Kardzhali Region.

The village is located 18 km north-east of the municipality centre Kirkovo, 32 km south of Kardzhali, 17 km in the same direction of Momchilgrad and about 272 km south-east of the capital city Sofia.

It is situated in an area with hilly and foothill relief at an altitude of 519 meters. The climate is transitional-Mediterranean, winters are relatively mild and summers are long and hot.

There are 39 people living here.

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.

The village of Metlichka is situated closeby European road E-85, part of transeuropean transport corridor #9 - an important thoroughfare with major contribution to the economic development of the region.

The nearest secondary school, community center, mosque and a kindergarten are in the village of Chorbadzhiysko, at about 11 km away. Besides, you can find a bank branch, a post office, a grocery store and a cafe there too. Medical care for the population is provided by one GP and two dentists and the nearest polyclinic is located in the village of Podkova (about 7 km away). General hospital you can find in the town of Momchilgrad.

LANDMARKS AND TOURISM

In Podkova you can visit the Mosque of the seven virgins - one of the oldest mosques in Bulgaria. It was built without using a single nail. According to legend it was built by 7 girls whose lovers never returned from war. They sold their entire dowry in order to purchase materials and built the mosque for one night. Nobody saw them since. It is believed that this happened on 6th May, and now every year on this day people from all over the region gather in the the mosque's yard, read Mawlid, Koran and prayers, while the guests feast with pilaf.

Only 4 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 Krilatitsa, 16 km in the south-west, you can visit a late ancient and medieval fortress in the Asara area, declared in 1996 to be an archaeological culture monument.

Source: Mirela
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