Chiprovtsi

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Chiprovtsi is a small town in northwestern Bulgaria, historically known for its 17th-century Catholic uprising and its distinctive handwoven Chiprovtsi carpets.

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instanceOf town
administrativeUnit Chiprovtsi Municipality NERFINISHED
areaCode 09554
carpetMaterial wool
carpetStyle geometric patterns
carpetTechnique handwoven
carpetWeavingRecognizedBy UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity NERFINISHED
carpetWeavingUNESCOInscriptionYear 2014
climate temperate continental
country Bulgaria
distanceFromSofia about 120 km northwest of Sofia
elevation approximately 500–600 meters above sea level
hasEthnicGroup Bulgarians NERFINISHED
hasFestival Festival of Chiprovtsi carpets NERFINISHED
hasIndustry carpet weaving
mining (historically)
hasMuseum Museum of History in Chiprovtsi NERFINISHED
hasNearbyLandmark Chiprovtsi Monastery NERFINISHED
hasPopulation approximately 2000 inhabitants
hasStatus municipality center
heritageStatus center of traditional Bulgarian carpet weaving
historicalActivity mining of precious metals (historically)
historicalCommunity Catholic merchants and miners
historicalPeriodOfFlourishing 17th century
knownFor Catholic cultural heritage
Chiprovtsi Uprising of 1688 NERFINISHED
Chiprovtsi carpets NERFINISHED
traditional carpet weaving
language Bulgarian
locatedIn Montana Province NERFINISHED
locatedInMountainRange Balkan Mountains NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion northwestern Bulgaria NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Chiprovtsi River NERFINISHED
monasteryReligiousAffiliation Bulgarian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
municipalityIncludes surrounding villages of Chiprovtsi Municipality
partOf Ottoman Empire (historically) NERFINISHED
postalCode 3460
religiousTradition Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED
Roman Catholicism
siteOf Chiprovtsi Uprising NERFINISHED
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
uprisingYear 1688
writingSystem Cyrillic script

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Midžor nearestTownBulgaria Chiprovtsi