It is located near the Maritsa River, at 150 metres (490 ft) in altitude.[1] The population of the town was 2,011 residents as of 2006.
Features
Mineral springs
There are mineral springs in the locale, of healing and spa importance since the ancient Thracians.[1] The mineral water is mainly characterized as moderately mineralized hyper-thermal, and was used in ancient Greek and Thracian natural medicine for treatment of diseases and poisoning.[1] The contemporary natural medicine balneology resort facility is near the town center.[1]
Land art sculpture
The artist Dan Tenev, created a huge land art sculptural installation in Merichleri, titled Numerical Rows. It was completed in 2010.
