| Shipka (town) Шипка |
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  Shipka (town)
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| Country |  Bulgaria |
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Stara Zagora |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Stoyan Ivanov |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,133 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 1,398 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal Code | 6150 |
| Area code(s) | 04324 |
| License plate | CT |
| Website: http://www.shipka.org/ | |
Shipka (Bulgarian: Шипка, "Rosa canina") is a town in central Bulgaria, part of Kazanlak municipality, Stara Zagora Province. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Since 1999 Bulgaria has been divided into twenty-six provinces (области oblasti singular област oblast; also translated as "region" which Stara Zagora is a Province of south central Bulgaria. Its main city is Stara Zagora, second biggest city is Kazanlak. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Daylight saving time ( DST Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time This is a list of Postal codes of all towns in Bulgaria. A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The standard Bulgarian License plate consists of a blue vertical strip (the European strip on the left side of the plate containing the Flag of Bulgaria Bulgarian (български език IPA: ɛzˈik is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group Rosa canina (lit Dog Rose, often called incorrectly Rosehip) is a variable scrambling Rose species native to Europe The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Kazanlak (Казанлък is a Bulgarian town located in the middle of the plain of the same name at the foot of the Balkan mountain range, Stara Zagora is a Province of south central Bulgaria. Its main city is Stara Zagora, second biggest city is Kazanlak. It lies in the Central Balkan Mountains, at , 650 metres above sea level. The Central Balkan National Park lies in the heart of Bulgaria, nestled in the central and higher portions of the Balkan Range. As of 2005, Shipka has a population of 1,398 and the mayor is Stoyan Ivanov. [1]
The town is known for being located at the historic Shipka Pass, the location of several key battles in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. Four battles were fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire for control over the crucial Shipka Pass during the Russo-Turkish War 1877-78. The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 had its origins in a rise in nationalism in the Balkans as well as in the Russian goal of recovering territorial losses it had suffered Local sights include the Shipka Memorial (1934) on Stoletov Peak and the Russian-style Shipka Memorial Church (1885–1902). Russian architecture follows a tradition whose roots were established in the Eastern Slavic state of Kievan Rus'.
The population is overwhelmingly Eastern Orthodox and ethnically Bulgarian, with a notable minority of Karakachans (a Greek-speaking transhumant people of obscure origin). The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world The Bulgarians (българи balgari) are a South Slavic people generally associated with the Republic of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian language The Sarakatsani (Σαρακατσάνοι are a group of Greek transhumant shepherds in Greece. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Transhumance is a term with two accepted usages Older sources use transhumance for vertical seasonal Livestock movement typically to higher
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Shipka Memorial Church
The Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ (Bulgarian: Храм-паметник „Рождество Христово“, Hram-pametnik „Rozhdestvo Hristovo“), better known as the Shipka Memorial Church or Shipka Monastery is a Bulgarian Orthodox church built near the town of Shipka in Stara Planina between 1885 and 1902 to Antoniy Tomishko's design in the seventeenth-century Muscovite style, under the direction of architect Alexander Pomerantsev. Shipka (Шипка " Rosa canina ") is a town in central Bulgaria, part of Kazanlak municipality Stara Zagora Province Shipka (Шипка " Rosa canina ") is a town in central Bulgaria, part of Kazanlak municipality Stara Zagora Province Shipka (Шипка " Rosa canina ") is a town in central Bulgaria, part of Kazanlak municipality Stara Zagora Province Bulgarian (български език IPA: ɛzˈik is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group The Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Българска православна църква Bălgarska pravoslavna cărkva) is an Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church The Balkan Mountain range ( Bulgarian and Стара планина Stara planina, "Old Mountain" Russian architecture follows a tradition whose roots were established in the Eastern Slavic state of Kievan Rus'. Alexander Nikanorovich Pomerantsev (Александр Никанорович Померанцев November 11, 1849 — October 27, 1918) was It is, together with the other parts of the Shipka Monument complex, dedicated to the Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian soldiers that died for the liberation of Bulgaria in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 had its origins in a rise in nationalism in the Balkans as well as in the Russian goal of recovering territorial losses it had suffered
The temple was officially opened on 28 September 1902 in the presence of Russian Army generals and many honourable guests. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Russian Ground Forces (Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации tr The opening and consecration of the Shipka Memorial Church coincided with the 25-year anniversary of the Battles of Shipka Pass. Four battles were fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire for control over the crucial Shipka Pass during the Russo-Turkish War 1877-78. In 1970, the temple was proclaimed a national monument of culture.
The church's bell tower reaches a height of 53 m and its bells, the heaviest of which weighs 12 tons, were cast from the cartridges that were collected after the battles. In the temple itself, the names of the Russian regiments and Bulgarian volunteers are inscribed on 34 marble plates. The remains of the perished are laid in 17 stone sarcophagi in the church's crypt. A sarcophagus is a Funeral receptacle for a Corpse, most commonly carved or cut from stone
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Shipka Memorial
The Shipka Memorial (Bulgarian: паметник „Шипка“) is a memorial to those who died for the Liberation of Bulgaria during the Battles of Shipka in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. An onion dome (Russian луковичная глава lúkovichnaya glava) is a type of unioform architectural Dome seen across Eastern Europe and often associated Bulgarian (български език IPA: ɛzˈik is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group In Bulgarian Historiography, the term Liberation of Bulgaria is used to denote the events of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 that led to the Four battles were fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire for control over the crucial Shipka Pass during the Russo-Turkish War 1877-78. The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 had its origins in a rise in nationalism in the Balkans as well as in the Russian goal of recovering territorial losses it had suffered It is located on Peak Stoletov in Stara Planina, central Bulgaria, and was opened with a ceremony in 1934 and designed by architect Atanas Donkov and sculptor Aleksandar Andreev. The Balkan Mountain range ( Bulgarian and Стара планина Stara planina, "Old Mountain" The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian
The monument is a 31. 5-metre (98-foot) high stone tower in the form of a truncated pyramid. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International In Mathematics, truncation is the term for limiting the number of digits right of the Decimal point, by discarding the least significant ones A giant bronze lion, 8 m (26 feet) long and 4 m (13 feet) high, stands above the entrance to the tower, and a figure of a woman represents the victory over the Ottoman forces. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish A marble sarcophagus housing some of the remains of the Russian and Bulgarian casualties is located on the first floor. A sarcophagus is a Funeral receptacle for a Corpse, most commonly carved or cut from stone Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending There are four other floors where one can find replica of Bulgarian military flags and other relics, and the top of the tower reveals a panorama of Shipka Peak and the surrounding area.
Shipka Pass
| Shipka Pass | |
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 View from Shipka |
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| Elevation | 1150 m. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to /3820 ft. |
| Location | Bulgaria |
| Range | Balkan Mountains |
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| Traversed by | Road and railroad |
Shipka Pass (Bulgarian: Шипченски проход, Shipchenski prohod) (el. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Balkan Mountain range ( Bulgarian and Стара планина Stara planina, "Old Mountain" A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Bulgarian (български език IPA: ɛzˈik is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group 1150 m. /3820 ft. ) is a scenic mountain pass through Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina) in Bulgaria. The Balkan Mountain range ( Bulgarian and Стара планина Stara planina, "Old Mountain" The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian It connects Gabrovo and Kazanlak. Gabrovo (Габрово is a town in central northern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Gabrovo Province. Kazanlak (Казанлък is a Bulgarian town located in the middle of the plain of the same name at the foot of the Balkan mountain range,
It is crossed by a road and railroad, which run from Ruse on the Danube River to Stara Zagora and then on to Edirne in Turkey. Rousse (also transliterated as Ruse or Russe; Русе) is the fifth-largest city in Bulgaria with a population of near 175600 The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj Stara Zagora (Стара Загора is the sixth largest city in Bulgaria, and one of the nationally important economic centres Edirne (anc Hadrianopolis; Greek Adrianople; Slavic/Bulgarian Одрин, see also its other names) is a city in Thrace, the westernmost Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
During the Russo-Turkish War, Shipka Pass was the scene of a series of conflicts collectively named the Battle of Shipka Pass. The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 had its origins in a rise in nationalism in the Balkans as well as in the Russian goal of recovering territorial losses it had suffered Four battles were fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire for control over the crucial Shipka Pass during the Russo-Turkish War 1877-78.
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