page_title: Vakarel
hierarchical_section_title: Vakarel
caption_attribution_description: English: Trakia Motorway at Vakarel-Panagyurishte junction Български: Магистрала Тракия при разклона за Вакарел и Панагюрище
context_page_description: Vakarel is a village, 25 km away from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.
  Population: 1984 people. It is situated in Sredna Gora mountains in Ihtiman Municipality. The village is important transport knot for the railway Sofia - Plovdiv. Near Vakarel is the Trakiya motorway. Vakarel is 822 meters above sea level.
  About 1 km away from the village is the Vakarel Radio Transmitter. Near Vakarel is the Vakarelian Monastery 'Saint Petka'. The monastery is relatively new, established in the 20th century, now is working periodically. Its yearly celebration is on 14 October.
  Near Vakarel are located several villa zones.
  Vakarel's name is of Aromanian origin, from the word vacarel, "cattleshed, cowshed" or with the Aromanian diminutive suffix –el, "young cowherd", cf. Romanian văcar, "cowboy, neatherd".
context_section_description: Vakarel (Bulgarian: Вакарел) is a village, 25 km (16 mi) away from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.
  Population: 1984 people. It is situated in Sredna Gora mountains in Ihtiman Municipality. The village is important transport knot for the railway Sofia - Plovdiv. Near Vakarel is the Trakiya motorway. Vakarel is 822 meters above sea level.
  
  About 1 km (1 mi) away from the village is the Vakarel Radio Transmitter. Near Vakarel is the Vakarelian Monastery 'Saint Petka'. The monastery is relatively new, established in the 20th century, now is working periodically. Its yearly celebration is on 14 October.
  
  Near Vakarel are located several villa zones.
  Vakarel's name is of Aromanian (Balkan Latin) origin, from the word vacarel, "cattleshed, cowshed" or with the Aromanian diminutive suffix –el, "young cowherd", cf. Romanian văcar, "cowboy, neatherd".
caption: Trakiya motorway Vakarel junction
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