Ivanovo (, ) is a village in northeastern
Bulgaria
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, part of
Rousse Province. It is the administrative centre of
Ivanovo Municipality, which lies in the central part of
Rousse Province.

Ivanovo is located 20 kilometres south of the provincial capital of
Rousse
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, in the eastern
Danubian Plain. The village is famous for the
Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo, a
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group of
monolithic
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churches, chapels and
cave monasteries hewn out of solid rock in the vicinity of Ivanovo. The monastical complex was active from the early 13th to the 17th century.
Gallery
Image:Ivanovo decke2.jpg, Murals in the Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
Image:Ivanovo kirche.jpg, A cave church in the Rock-hewn Churches complex
External links
Ivanovo municipality page at the Rousse Province website
Villages in Ruse Province
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