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.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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