Ivanovo, Ruse Province

Ivanovo (Bulgarian: Иваново, pronounced [iˈvanovo]) 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
Иваново
Ivanovo is located in Bulgaria
Ivanovo
Ivanovo
Location of Ivanovo
Coordinates: 43°42′N 25°59′E / 43.700°N 25.983°E / 43.700; 25.983
Country Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)
Rousse
Government
 • MayorDanka Mateeva
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total921
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
7088
Area code08116
Ivanovo (Ruse Province) Municipality Hall
Saint George Church in Ivanovo (Ruse 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.

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