Rakovski Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Rakovski municipality, Plovdiv oblast, Bulgaria
About Rakovski
Rakovski is about20km (12mi)north-east of Plovdiv, in theUpper Thracian Plain, with a population of about 14,000 (2021). It was established in 1966 by merging three villages: General Nikolaevo, Sekirovo, and Parchevich, and named after the prominent Bulgarian revolutionary Georgi Sava Rakovski. The area around Rakovski has a rich history, with traces of human settlement dating back to the Chalcolithic period. There are remains of an ancient settlement and a Roman road located southeast of the town. During the Middle Ages, the region was part of the border between the Bulgarian and the Byzantine Empire. The latter started settling Paulicians in the area - members of a Christian sect that was considered heretical by the established Church. In the late 14th century, the Ottoman Empire invaded
Top Attractions in Rakovski
Explore the best things to see and do in Rakovski:
- ★Bas-relief of the Clergymen Bosilkov, Romanov, and Mankin
- ★Catholic Church 'Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary'
- ★Catholic Church 'Sacred Heart of Jesus'
- ★Catholic Church 'St. Archangel Michael'
- ★Europe Square
- ★Monument to G.S. Rakovski
- ★Monument to the Fallen in the Wars
- ★Park with Fairy Tale Characters
Rakovski Travel Guide Sections
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