Martvili
Sign in to savethumb|250px|The Martvili Monastery Martvili () is a small town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province of Western Georgia. Its monastery was Samegrelo's clerical centre in the Middle Ages. Under Soviet rule, from 1936 to 1990, it was named Gegechkori after Sasha Gegechkori, an Old Bolshevik.
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- Locality
- მარტვილი
- Region
- სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი
- Country
- საქართველო
- Population
- 3,966
- Timezone
- Asia/Tbilisi
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Martvili
- Settlement.native_name
- მარტვილი
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- geo
- Settlement.other_name
- Chkondidi, Gegechkori
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Martvili center.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Martvili downtown
- Settlement.imagesize
- 280px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Georgia#Georgia Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 280px
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Martvili in Georgia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Martvili
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2024
- Settlement.population_total
- 3980
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- მარტვილი
- Population
- 4117
- Elevation
- 170
- Official website
- martvili.gov.ge
- Image
- Martvili center.jpg
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- Commons category
- Martvili
- postal code
- 3100
- native label
- მარტვილი
- P12749
- Wadersloh
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Travel guide
Understand
thumb|Martvili Monastery in winter Since the Middle Ages, the town of Martvili has been a religious centre of western Georgia. Until 1936 the place was called Chkondidi (ჭყონდიდი) because of the nearby Chkondidi Cathedral. The city was called Gegechkori (გეგეჭკორი, named after Sascha Gegechkori) from 1936 to 1990. In 1990, Martvili received the current name.
After 1990, as in many regions of Georgia, the already modest industrial production almost completely collapsed, and the population now lives largely from subsistence agriculture.
Get around
Marshrutkas go to most places in the region. The monastery is within walking distance from the centre. Taxis can also be chartered locally.
See
thumb|Main square of Martvili, above - up on the mountain - the monastery towers There is a local museum in the town centre.
Do
Canyoning and hiking in Dadiani Forest Park and Okaze Gorge: near Kinchcha village 15 km north of Martvili. There is a waterfall (near Kintschcha), a church (near Seda Gori) and two campsites (near Kintschcha and Rondisi). From Kutaisi, take a minibus from the bus station on Chavchavadze Street to the village of Gordi, 1 hour, 4 GEL.
Buy
In the city there is a fruit and vegetable market, a supermarket and numerous smaller mini markets.
Sleep
There are about ten accommodations in the village.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- Geography
- Demographics
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Gallery
- References
thumb|250px|The Martvili Monastery Martvili () is a small town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province of Western Georgia. Its monastery was Samegrelo's clerical centre in the Middle Ages. Under Soviet rule, from 1936 to 1990, it was named Gegechkori after Sasha Gegechkori, an Old Bolshevik.
== Geography == The town of Martvili is located in the Odishi-Guria plain between the Noghela and Abasha rivers, 33 km from the town of Abasha itself. The town rests 170 m above sea level.
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