Stanimaka

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Stanimaka is the former name of Asenovgrad, a historic town in southern Bulgaria known for its medieval fortress and numerous churches.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Stanimaka canonical 2
Stanimacha 1

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former name
historical place name
associatedWithReligion Eastern Orthodoxy
country Bulgaria
etymologyRelatedTo local historical usage
formerNameOf Asenovgrad
hasHeritage medieval history
hasHistoricTownCenter Asenovgrad old town
linked to: Asenovgrad
hasMedievalFortress Asen’s Fortress
linked to: Asen's Fortress
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Ottoman era
linked to: Ottoman period
knownFor Asen’s Fortress
linked to: Asen's Fortress

Eastern Orthodox Christian heritage
numerous churches
proximity to the Rhodope Mountains
languageOfName Bulgarian
locatedIn Asenovgrad
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Plovdiv Province
locatedInRegion southern Bulgaria
linked to: Southern Bulgaria
nearbyMountainRange Rhodope Mountains
partOf historical toponyms of Bulgaria
religiousSignificance Christian pilgrimage
replacedByName Asenovgrad
toponymType settlement name
usedUntil 20th century

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stenimachos hasAlternativeName Stanimaka
subject linked to: Stenimachos, Ottoman Empire
Stenimachos hasAlternativeName Stanimacha
subject linked to: Stenimachos, Ottoman Empire
linked to: Stanimaka
Asenovgrad formerName Stanimaka