Ivanovo, Ruse Province
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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.
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Ivanovo
Иваново | |
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Coordinates: 43°42′N 25°59′E | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Provinces (Oblast) | Rousse |
Government | |
• Mayor | Danka Mateeva |
Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 921 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal Code | 7088 |
Area code | 08116 |
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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.