Ivanovo, Rousse Province
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Ivanovo is a village in northeastern Bulgaria
, part of Rousse Province. It is the administrative centre of Ivanovo Municipality
, which lies in the central part of Rousse Province.
Ivanovo is located 20 kilometres south of the provincial capital of Rousse
, in the eastern Danubian Plain
. The village is famous for the Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
, a UNESCO
World Heritage Site
medieval group of monolithic
Eastern Orthodox churches, chapels and cave monasteries
hewn out of solid rock in the vicinity of Ivanovo. The monastical complex was active from the early 13th to the 17th century.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, part of Rousse Province. It is the administrative centre of Ivanovo Municipality
Ivanovo Municipality
Ivanovo Municipality is a municipality in Ruse Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain...
, which lies in the central part of Rousse Province.
Ivanovo is located 20 kilometres south of the provincial capital of Rousse
Rousse
Ruse is the fifth-largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is situated in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, from the capital Sofia and from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast...
, in the eastern Danubian Plain
Danubian Plain (Bulgaria)
The Danubian Plain constitutes the northern part of Bulgaria, situated north of the Balkan Mountains and south of the Danube. Its western border is the Timok River and to the east it borders the Black Sea. The plain has an area of . It is about long and wide.The relief of the Danubian Plain is...
. The village is famous for the Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
The Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo are a group of monolithic churches, chapels and monasteries hewn out of solid rock and completely different from other monastery complexes in Bulgaria, located near the village of Ivanovo, 20 km south of Rousse, on the high rocky banks of the Rusenski Lom, 32 m...
, a UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
medieval group of monolithic
Monolithic church
A monolithic church or rock-hewn church is a church made from a single block of stone. They are one of the most basic forms of monolithic architecture....
Eastern Orthodox churches, chapels and cave monasteries
Cave monastery
A cave monastery is a monastery built in caves, with possible outside facilities. St. Anthony the Great known as the founder of monasticism lived in a cave.- List of cave monasteries :*Albania**St...
hewn out of solid rock in the vicinity of Ivanovo. The monastical complex was active from the early 13th to the 17th century.