Razlog

Coordinates: 41°53′N 23°28′E / 41.883, 23.467
Razlog Разлог
Image:Bu-map-blank-orthogonal.png Image:Red pog2.svg Razlog Location of Razlog
Country	Image:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Blagoevgrad
Government
- Mayor	Lyuben Tatarski
Elevation	812 m (2,664 ft)
Population (2005-09-13)
- Total	22,525
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	2760
Area code(s)	0747

View over Razlog with the mountains in the background

Razlog (Bulgarian: Разлог) is a town in the Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria. It is situated in the Razlog Valley and was first mentioned during the reign of Byzantine emperor Basil II. The town's population actively participated in the Kresna-Razlog and Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising, Razlog, where was part of Serez sanjak in Selanik vilayet as "Razlık", itself being liberated from Ottoman rule in 1912. Razlog has developed as a centre of winter tourism in the 1990s and 2000s owing to its favourable position in the vicinity of the Pirin, Rila and Rhodope Mountains.

[edit] Municipality

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

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