Shipkovo

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Shipkovo
Coordinates: 42°52′48″N24°33′29″E / 42.88°N 24.558°E / 42.88; 24.558
Country Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Province Lovech Province
Municipality Troyan
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
5663

Shipkovo is a village in Troyan Municipality, Lovech Province, central northern Bulgaria. [1] The village is known for its mineral thermal spring.

Geography

The village of Shipkovo is located in the Balkan Mountains, 20 km west of Troyan, and is known as a place for Balneotherapy since ancient times with a hot mineral spring (32 °C / up to 10 liters per second) in the resort of the same name, about 2 km from the village . The mineral composition of the water cures liver, kidney and stomach diseases.

For stays in the resort offer a peaceful atmosphere holiday homes, hotels and villas. There is a swimming pool with mineral water, which heats some of the hotels.

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References

  1. Guide Bulgaria, Accessed Dec 30, 2014