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Shipka

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Shipka

Total population

1,267

Elevation650 m
Land area37.99 km²
Coordinates42.71°, 25.33°

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City facts

Elevation
650 m
Area
37.99 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Shipka is a town in central Bulgaria, part of Kazanlak Municipality, Stara Zagora Province. It lies in the Central Balkan Mountains at 650 metres above sea level, facing the Kazanlak Valley. As of 2005, Shipka had a population of 1,398.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
42.7124
Longitude
25.3325
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,930
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White Stork
    Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    114
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    102
  • corn bunting
    Emberiza calandra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    87
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    77
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    73
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    70
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    70
  • Common House-Martin
    Delichon urbicum (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    65

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
42
Largest magnitude
4.7
Largest event
2002-04-05

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

D
Dimitar Krastev (architect)
Bulgarian architect
S
Stanyo Stamatov
Bulgarian artist
Tsvyatko Radoynov
Tsvyatko Radoynov
Bulgarian communist activist and military commander (1895–1942)
Rumyana Bachvarova
Rumyana Bachvarova
Bulgarian politician
Christo Milev
Christo Milev
B
Bone Baev
Bulgarian geology, zoology and mineralogy
S
Stancho Hadzhiev
Bulgarian military officer
H
Hristo Shanov
Bulgarian diplomat
A
Andrey Penev
Bulgarian politician
Dobromir Gushterov
Dobromir Gushterov
Bulgarian politician (born 1962)
E
Emil Tonev
Bulgarian writer
N
Nikola Lankov
Bulgarian poet
Hristo Patrev
Hristo Patrev
D
Dimitar Enchev
Bulgarian politician
T
Tencho Dundov
M
Martin Papanov
Bulgarian cyclist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Stara Zagora

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.93
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,433

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
308
Avg daily Wikipedia views
10
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Shipka

Stara Zagora, Shipka, Sheĭnovo
1979
110 godini ot osvobozhdenieto na Bŭlgarii︠a︡
Khristo Bui︠u︡kliev · 1987

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library