Sights in Village Patalenitsa

It is presumed the "St. Peter and St. Paul" monastery in village of Patalenitsa was found in XII century and was built on a pagan temple from the Old-Bulgarian period. Like most of the monasteries in Bulgaria this has been repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt during the Ottoman rule. The ...

The remains of Batkunion fortress (ака Batkunskа fortress) are located in north-western corner of Patalenitsa village (in 1955 villages of Batkun and Patalenitsa are united). The castle dates from the early Byzantine period, proof of which are the found  archaeological objects here: votive tabl...

The Church of St. Demetrius in village of Patalenitsa is dated to the end of the XII century, but according to some researchers it is older and was built on the foundations of an existing church of St. Panteleimon, which gave the name of the village - Patalenitsa. The locals also call it "St....

The Church of the Assumption of Mary in the village of Patalenitsa was built in beginning of XVIII century and is the oldest functioning church in Plovdiv diocese. It is a small one-nave building with vaulted ceilings, dug about 1 meter into the ground. The digging of the Christian temples in the ...

The remains of the sanctuary of Asclepius Zemidrenski are located between the villages of Patalenitsa and Vetren dol. The ritual site was built in the late I century and functioned until the end of the IV century, when it was burned. The sanctuary was discovered even before the Liberation of...

The Church of the Holy Virgin in village of Batkun (nowadays district of Paletnitsa village) was built in 1892, on the foundations of an old chapel. The church has one nave and is high (not dug into the ground because it was built after the Liberation, unlike the other Paletnitsa church - the ...

This Soldiers Memorial in village of Patalenica is dedicated to 28 local villagers who died heroically during the different Wars for Liberation of Bulgaria. It represents a large stone block with a cross on the top and a memorial plaque. At the back side of the monument there is a small fountain....