Izvor is a village in

Southern Bulgaria Southern Bulgaria ( bg, Южна България, ''Yuzhna Balgariya'') is the southern half of the territory of Bulgaria, located to the south of the main ridge of the Balkan Mountains which conventionally separates the country into a northern an ...

in Rodopi Municipality, Plovdiv Province. The total population count of the village as per June 2020's national census was 56 people.

Geography

Izvor is one of the more touristically-attractive villages in Rodopi Municipality. It is located 17 kilometers South from the town at 550 meters elevation above sea level in

Rhodope Mountains The Rhodopes (; bg, Родопи, ; el, Ροδόπη, ''Rodopi''; tr, Rodoplar) are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, and the largest by area in Bulgaria, with over 83% of its area in the southern part of the country and the remainder in ...

. There are 12 chapels in the village and one church "Sveti Iliya". Another popular tourist attraction in the village are the two well-preserved

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterr ...

bridges. The total area of the village is over 20,000 hectares. The majority of which are forests. There are interesting sediments and geomorphological formations. The largest such rock in the region can be found near the river Izvorska. The church was built in 1925. According to local villagers and media the village is a common spot for treasure seekers to survey.

Geography

Ethnicity

According to the 2011 census

Population Count of Izvor during the years

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