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Town of Rila

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Town of RilaTown Rila is a small town in South-Westhern part of Bulgaria, named after the Rila mountain. It is situated about 80km far away from Sofia city, 10km away from Kocherinovo and 23km away from the town of Doupnica. It is famous with the vicinity of Stob village and the nature phenomena – Stob’s pyramids, the world known Rila Monastery.

The town has centuries-old history. There are antiques from I-II century. Its first name was Sportela and it was part of Pautalia (today Kyustendil). Another name of the town was Roligera. In 1378 in the kingdom of king Ivan Shishman the town was called Driska. In the 15th century Rila was the feudal ownership of Rila monastery. There is information about the name Irlie in the tourist register from 1576.



Quick facts about Town of Rila
In Bulgarian Alphabets: Рила
Location: South-West Bulgaria
Distance to capital city: 62.992 km from Sofia
Latitude: 42.133N
Longitude: 23.133E
Altitude: 500 - 699m above sea level
Province: Kyustendil District
Municipality: Rila Municipality
Area size of Town of Rila: 58.156km2
Population of Town of Rila: 3021 inhabitants (to 01/01/2007)
Post code (ZIP) of Town of Rila: 2630
Phone code of Town of Rila: 07054 from Bulgaria, 003597054 from outside
Cities, villages, quarters and resorts in Rila municipality: Town of Rila, Village of Padala, Village of Pastra, Monastery Rilski manastir, Village of Smochevo



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  • 2008-07-11 14:43 Monastery Rilski manastir >> Over 80,000 tourists visit Rila Monastery each year
  • 2008-07-06 21:53 Monastery Rilski manastir >> A New Tourist Attraction - Train Trip to Rila Monastery
  • 2008-07-04 12:39 City of Sofia >> Three Most Sacred Bulgarian Icons Are On Display in Sofia
  • 2008-07-01 12:47 City of Sofia >> Three miraculous icons of Virgin Mary will be displayed in Sofia on July 3rd
  • 2008-06-29 22:07 Town of Rila >> Bulgaria Chooses Madara Horseman for National Symbol at Euro Coin Design
  • 2008-06-23 00:38 City of Sofia >> The Three Miracle-Working Icons to Come to Sofia Again
  • 2008-06-16 14:42 Monastery Rilski manastir >> Rila monastery, a personal view
  • 2008-05-22 12:43 Monastery Rilski manastir >> Bulgarian Famous Rila Monastery Presented in Brussels
  • 2008-05-17 10:00 Monastery Rilski manastir >> 6th National Orthodox Church Council in Rila Monastery continues
  • 2008-05-13 12:48 Monastery Rilski manastir >> The President Parvanov at the opening of the 6th Church- Social Fair in Rila Monastery

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