Petrich

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Petrich Петрич
Image:Bu-map-blank-orthogonal.png Image:Red pog2.svg Petrich Location of Petrich
Coordinates: 41°24′N 23°13′E / 41.4, 23.217
Country	Image:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Blagoevgrad
Government
- Mayor	Velyo Iliev
Elevation	168 m (551 ft)
Population (2005-09-13)
- Total	35,134
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	2850
Area code(s)	0745

Petrich (Bulgarian: Петрич) is a town in Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria, located at the foot of the Belasitsa mountain. Petrich is famous for the surrounding mountain landscapes. As of 2005, the town has 35,134 inhabitants.

Petrich was included in the territory of the Bulgarian State during the reign of Knyaz Boris I (852-889). During the Middle Ages it was a Bulgarian fortress of big importance during Tsar Samuil's wars (997-1014) with Byzantium. During the Ottoman rule, it was initially part of the Serez sandjak of the Rumeli vilayet. After that it became a kaza of the Serez sandjak in the Selanik vilayet, before being included in Bulgaria following the Balkan Wars in 1913. The town was briefly occupied by the Greek army in 1925 (see The incident at Petrich). The town is a center for tabac industry and vegetables, fruits growing. It has two machines factories - for water level detectors and details for cranes. There are also greenhouses. Produces peanuts.

Petrich Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named for Petrich.

[edit] Municipality

Petrich is the administrative centre of Petrich municipality (part of Blagoevgrad Province), which includes the following 55 places:

Baskaltsi Belasitsa Bogoroditsa Borovichene Chuchuligovo Churilovo Churicheni Dolene Dolna Krushitsa Dolna Ribnitsa Dolno Spanchevo Dragush Drangovo Drenovitsa Drenovo Gabrene Gega General Todorov Gorchevo

Ivanovo Karnalovo Kavrakirovo Kamena Kapatovo Kladentsi Klyuch Kolarovo Krandzhilitsa Kromidovo Kukurahtsevo Kulata Marikostinovo Marino Pole Mendovo Mitino Mihnevo Novo Konomladi Petrich

Parvomay Pravo Bardo Ribnik Rupite Razhdak Samuilova Krepost Samuilovo Skrat Starchevo Strumeshnitsa Tonsko Dabe Topolnitsa Vishlene Volno Yavornitsa Yakovo Zoychene

[edit] Gallery

Petrich STA50132.JPG Central Petrich

Petrich STA50206.JPG Monument to the Perished in World War I

[edit] External links

• Petrich.bg
• Petrich, information and photos
• Petrich municipality at Domino.bg
• Guide to Petrich municipality – cities, villages, regions

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