Merichleri

Locator map of Merichleri in South-central Bulgaria.

Merichleri (Bulgarian: Меричлери [mɛrit͡ʃˈlɛri]) is a small town located in the Dimitrovgrad Municipality of Haskovo Province, within South-central Bulgaria.^[1]

It is located near the Maritsa River, at 150 metres (490 ft) in altitude.^[1] The population of the town was 2,011 residents as of 2006.

Features[]

Mineral springs[]

There are mineral springs in the locale, of healing and spa importance since the ancient Thracians.^[1] The mineral water is mainly characterized as moderately mineralized hyper-thermal, and was used in ancient Greek and Thracian natural medicine for treatment of diseases and poisoning.^[1] The contemporary natural medicine balneology resort facility is near the town center.^[1]

Land art sculpture[]

The artist Dan Tenev, created a huge land art sculptural installation in Merichleri, titled Numerical Rows. It was completed in 2010.

See also[]

• Thracian Bulgarians
• The Destruction of Thracian Bulgarians in 1913

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Merichleri.

• Official Tourism Portal of Bulgaria: Merichleri — with slideshow & language options.

Coordinates: 42°08′N 25°30′E / 42.133°N 25.500°E / 42.133; 25.500

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