Карлово

Карлово is an appellation in Bulgaria across 5 communes.

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

229,390 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

62.69 × 54.89 km

Centre

42.5131° N, 24.7040° E

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Misket Cherven, Traminer

Min planting density

1,112 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

1.5 km north-east of Hisarya

Nearest city

16 km south-west of Karlovo 30,340 people

To the sea

170 km

Same latitude

Khvanchkara (Georgia), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China), Fennville (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

180–2,372 m

Mean elevation

598 m

Measured over the whole outline on 181,623 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 · 5

• Hisaria
• Kaloianovo
• Karlovo
• Saedinenie
• Sopot

Sources

EU register of geographical indications