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Ohlyuvets is a village in Southern Bulgaria. It is part of Kardzhali Municipality, Kardzhali Region.
It is located at 10 km north-west of Kardzhali, 41 km south-west of Haskovo, 61 km in the same direction of Dimitrovgrad and 237 km south-east of the capital Sofia.
Ohlyuvets is situated in the Eastern Rhodopes at an altitude of about 474 m. The climate is transitional-Mediterranean, with hot summer and mild winter.
The population is approximately 222 people.
Ohlyuvets is provided with electricity and water and has relatively good infrastructure. The village comprises a mosque, a grocery store and Internet. Hospitals, schools and kindergartens you will find in Kardzhali. Regular bus transport connects the village to Karzdhali.
There is a microdam near the village of Ohlyuvets bearing the same name which is suitable for fishing.
In Kardzhali you can visit:
Only 13 km south-east of Ohlyuvets, in the village of Zimzelen, is situated the rock phenomenon The Stone wedding - group of natural rock formations of figures with height up to 10 m, resembling wedding-guests. The site is natural landmark. It could be reached by a marked ecological path as well.
In the village of Beli plast /23 km north-east/ is situated the natural phenomenon Stone mushrooms. The local people call it Mantarkaya. The rock formations resembling mushrooms are product of rhyolitic volcano tuffs. The area was declared natural landmark in 1974.
High in the rocks, about 25 km south-east of the village of Ohlyuvets, rises the archeological complex of 'Perperikon'. It is claimed the complex used to be a sanctuary of Dionysus (the god of Wine, Theatre and Ecstasy in Greek mythology).
Text: Mirela, http://www.kardjali.bg/, http://www.kardzhali-tourism.info
Pictures: www.panoramio.com