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Gradeshnitsa

Local name: Градешница

Located in Gradeshnica, Krivodol Coordinates: 43°29′00″ N 23°29′00″ E

Map showing the location of Gradeshnitsa Gradeshnitsa
Location in Bulgaria
Population
688
688
Elevation
167 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Sofia · UTC+02:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
SOF Sofia Airport88 km
CRA Craiova International Airport98 km

About Gradeshnitsa

Gradeshnitsa is a village. Location: Gradeshnica, Krivodol. Population: 688. Elevation: 167 m.

From Wikipedia

Gradeshnitsa (Градешница) is a village of the Vratsa Province, Bulgaria. The village is notable for the Gradeshnitsa monastery (situated 1.5 km west of the village), and for the Neolithic Gradeshnitsa tablets now kept in Vratsa museum.One of the tablets is still kept on display in the center next to the mayor building.There were 2 attempts to burn down the monastery due to unknown reasons.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
31.1 km²

Source: Wikidata

Population of Gradeshnitsa over time

Population of Gradeshnitsa over time
2014 436
2015 438
2016 425
2017 406
2018 378
2019 387
2020 363
2021 352
2022 304
2023 329
2024 332
2025 323

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Gradeshnitsa

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 1° · Rain 49 mm

Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (72 mm)
Driest month
January (34 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 Gradeshnitsa
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°12°17°23°26°29°28°24°18°10°5°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°1°6°11°14°16°15°11°6°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)343543536872594141434941

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Gradeshnitsa

The nearest airport is Sofia Airport (SOF), 88 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sofia, 88 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sofia Airport (SOF) Sofia 88 kmsouth
  • Craiova International Airport (CRA) Craiova 98 kmnorth
  • Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI) Niš 133 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Sofia Population: 1.2M 88 kmsouth
  • Craiova Population: 234.1K 96 kmnorth
  • Niš Population: 250K 129 kmwest
  • Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 180 kmsoutheast
  • Piteşti Population: 141.3K 188 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Gradeshnitsa

Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 22 natural sites, 6 lakes, rivers and coasts.

25–60 km2 places

  • Kopren Mountain 56 kmW
  • Beglichka Mogila Mountain 39 kmS

60–100 km34 places

  • Čuka Mountain 82 kmW
  • Trgoviški Timok River 99 kmW
  • Valea Leului Natural site 83 kmN
  • Vidlich Mountain 67 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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