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Dewin | ||
Oblast | Smolyan | |
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Residents | 6.859 (2020) | |
height | 715 m | |
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Dewin is a city in Smolyan Oblast in Southwest Bulgaria.
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Devin - place of mineral springs
The town of Devin is located at an altitude of 700 m above sea level in a wide basin, in the middle of the hills of the southern Rodopen Mountains. The health resort with 6,000 inhabitants is located 90 km south of Plovdiv, 45 km north-west of Smolyan and 198 km south-east of the capital Sofia.
A large number of Roman coins were found in the area, from which it can be concluded that there was a settlement there as early as the Roman era.
Today Devin is very well known for balneology and healing of various diseases through the numerous mineral water springs and the mild climate. The close proximity of the coniferous forests, rivers and hills as well as the hospitality of the locals offer you everything for your relaxation in peaceful nature.
Interesting for visitors to Devin are the city's historical museum and the Church of St. Joan Rilski. The architectural-ethnographic reserve "Schiroka Laka" is located 21 km from Devin. The most beautiful areas of the Rhodope Mountains - the Trigrad Gorge and a large number of caves ("Devil's Neck", "Jagostinska", "Haramiiska" and others) are located in the vicinity.
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- Professional monitoring and photography of brown bear- You can have unforgettable adventure, look at the largest mammal in Bulgaria. Evening tours for professional monitoring and photography of brown bear. Immerse yourself in the wild nature in the Rodophen and touch the life of the proud and mysterious ruler brown bear. If you are lucky, you will see the silhouette of the bear rising out of the darkness of the forest to go out to eat. Peeping has carried out shelters built for this purpose and safe. The cave is about 30 km. from Devin and the travel to the exit is by jeep. The cave can be reached after climbing a steep and narrow path for about 20 minutes. The cave is 105 meters long. Today the cave is used by a brown bear only during the cold winter days During the tour you will learn interesting facts about the life and habitat of brown bears.
- Horse base Dewin- It is located in the Ravnya - 2 km south of Dewin.
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Web links
- www.rhodopen.de Rhodope Mountains and the municipality of Smolyan