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Polikrayshte

Local name: Поликраище

Located in Polikraishhe, Gorna Oryahovitsa Coordinates: 43°11′00″ N 25°37′00″ E

Map showing the location of Polikrayshte Polikrayshte
Location in Bulgaria
Population
2,845
2.8K
Elevation
79 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Sofia · UTC+02:00
When to go
April–MaySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
PDV Plovdiv International Airport139 km
BBU Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport152 km

About Polikrayshte

Polikrayshte is a village. Location: Polikraishhe, Gorna Oryahovitsa. Population: 2,845. Elevation: 79 m.

From Wikipedia

Polikraishte (Bulgarian: Поликраище, also transcribed as Polikrayshte) is a village (село) in northern Bulgaria, located in the Gorna Oryahovitsa municipality (Община Горна Оряховица) of the Veliko Tarnovo Province (Област Велико Търново).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
32.7 km²

Source: Wikidata

Population of Polikrayshte over time

Population of Polikrayshte over time
2014 1,826
2015 1,776
2016 1,747
2017 1,670
2018 1,638
2019 1,598
2020 1,607
2021 1,569
2022 1,702
2023 1,668
2024 1,643
2025 1,606

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Polikrayshte

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, September–October.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 47 mm

Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
June (66 mm)
Driest month
February (35 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Polikrayshte
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°8°13°19°24°28°31°31°25°19°12°5°
Average low (°C)-5°-3°1°6°11°15°16°16°11°6°2°-3°
Precipitation (mm)363540496566604640424741

Other places to visit in this season: April May September October

How to get to Polikrayshte

The nearest airport is Plovdiv International Airport (PDV), 139 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rousse, 79 km to the north.

Airports

  • Plovdiv International Airport (PDV) Plovdiv 139 kmsouthwest
  • Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) Bucharest 152 kmnorth
  • Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) Otopeni 159 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Rousse Population: 121.2K 79 kmnorth
  • Stara Zagora Population: 121.6K 83 kmsouth
  • Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 135 kmsouthwest
  • Burgas Population: 210.6K 169 kmsoutheast
  • Edirne Population: 180K 184 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Polikrayshte

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 6 natural sites.

25–60 km1 place

  • Bedek Mountain 50 kmS

60–100 km7 places

  • Sredna Gora Mountain 91 kmSW
  • Ambaritsa Mountain 86 kmSW
  • Kartaltepe Mountain 98 kmE
  • Valea Seaca Natural site 79 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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