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Church Attractions In Smoljan

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Smolyan is a town and ski resort in the far south of Bulgaria near the border with Greece. It is the administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Smolyan Province. The town is situated in the valley of the Cherna and the Byala Rivers in the central Rhodopes at the foot of the mountains' highest part south of the popular ski resorts Pamporovo and Chepelare. As of February 2011, it has a population of 30,283 inhabitants.
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  • 1. Cathedral of Saint Vissarion of Smolyan Smolyan
    The Church of Saint Vissarion of Smolyan is an Eastern Orthodox church in Smolyan, Bulgaria, inaugurated on 2 July 2006. It is the third largest church in the country and the largest church in Southern Bulgaria. It is the first new Orthodox church in the city in the Rhodopes for 130 years. The church's main premise has an area of 382 m² , the dome being 17 m in diameter and the belfry reaching 32 m. The church's construction began with the laying of the foundation stone on 7 April 2002. Resources for the construction were gathered by raising money. The main church donor is Todor Batkov, a noted lawyer and PFC Levski Sofia president, who donated 2 million leva . The 11 bells, the largest of which being 152 cm high, 145 cm in diameter and weighing 2 tons, were cast in the Russian ZIL plant....
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