Velingrad

Also known as Welingrad

Velingrad ( ) is a town in Pazardzhik Province, Southern Bulgaria, located at the western end of Chepino Valley, part of the Rhodope Mountains. It is the administrative center of the homonymous Velingrad Municipality and one of the most popular Bulgarian balneological resorts. The town has a population of 22,602 inhabitants according to the 2011 census of Velingrad.

Key facts

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_caption: Velingrad in mid-June 2008
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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name: Bulgaria
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type1: Province(Oblast)
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone: EET
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Article

23 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Hydrography
Districts
Chepino
Ladzhene
Kamenitsa
Economy and infrastructure
Economy
Transport
Demographics
Population
Religion
Culture, education and architecture
Balneology and tourism
Landmarks
Kleptuza
Velingrad History Museum
Sports
Honour
Notable people
References
External links

==History== thumb|The church of the Dormition of the Mother of God thumb|Velingrad from the air The cultural layers give grounds to claim that the Chepino region was inhabited by Thracian tribes in the 6th-5th century BC. The ancient historians Herodotus and Thucydides provide written records of this era.