Historical
Popnikolov’s House
The house of Popnikolov was built in 1911 - 1912, in Modern Style, owned by the lawyer V. Popnikolov from Kyustendil.
Author of the architectural project was architect A. Momov. The plastic decoration of the facades is made by the famous Bulgarian…
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Iron Bridge over the River Banshtitsa
The iron bridge, also known as The Bridge of the naked women is a bridge over the River Banshtitsa in Kyustendil.
It was built in 1909 and was designed by the architect Rudolf Fischer and it connects the railway station with the…
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Kadin Bridge – village of Nevestino
Kadin Bridge (Bride’s Bridge) is an impressive architectural monument in the centre of Nevestino. This is a Medieval 100-meter long bridge built over the river Struma and has five circle vaults, the highest of which is in the middle. The architecture of the bridge…
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The Cave of St. Ivan Rilski - village of Skrino
St. Ivan Rilski is a Bulgarian cleric - the most famous Bulgarian hermit and saint, celestial protector and patron of Bulgarian people. He was born in 876 in the village of Skrino and died in 946.
Southwest of the village, about half…
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Do you know that:
- Kyustendil is one of the oldest towns in Bulgaria.
- in its architectural style “St. Martyr Mina” church is a reduced model of the church “St. Alexander Nevski” in Sofia.
- the first woman - circus performer - Pavlina Pencheva is from Kyustendil.
