Стара Загора

Стара Загора is an appellation in Bulgaria in Bratya, Opan and Stara Zagora.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

ЗНП (PDO)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2007-05-10

Area

181,081 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

56.27 × 68.67 km

Centre

42.3093° N, 25.6128° E

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Mavrud, Merlot, Rkatsiteli, Syrah

Min planting density

1,112 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

14 km south of Stara Zagora

Nearest city

29 km north of Dimitrovgrad 38,015 people

To the sea

150 km

Same latitude

Khvanchkara (Georgia), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China), Applegate Valley (United States), Lake Erie North Shore (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

109–1,068 m

Mean elevation

301 m

Measured over the whole outline on 143,207 elevation cells of about 113 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 3

• Bratya
• Opan
• Stara Zagora

Sources

EU register of geographical indications