Pancharevo
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Pancharevo is a suburban district located in the south-eastern parts of the Capital Municipality
. it has 26,000 inhabitants. It is the largest region in Sofia with total area of 364,7 km². It includes the largest artificial lake in Bulgaria
, the Iskar Dam as well as Lake Pancharevo
and Pasarel Reservoir
.
The districts consists of 10 villages, and Pancharevo is the municipal seat:
The districts offers excellent conditions for relax and tourism for the citizens of the capital. The three large dams have nice spots for fishing, camping and boat trips. There are many historical sights from the Middle Ages
which include the ruins of the Urvich fortress
which was a sight of a desperate and unsuccessful battle against the Turkish
invaders in the late 14th century. There are many monasteries and chapels, some of which lie in ruins since the fall of the Second Bulgarian Empire
.
Village of Pancharevo is located 12 km southeast of the city center of Sofia
, along Samokovsko shosse Blvd. It lies at 700 m. above sea level between Vitosha
and Lozen mountains, and at the end of Pancharevo Gorge
of the Iskar River. In Pancharevo Vitoshka Bistritsa
River, sloping steeply from the highest parts of the mountain flows into Lake Pancharevo
.
Pancharevo village construction in mostly modern suburban houses all round the year, and gated and has good communications to the Ring Road, Business Park Sofia, Tsarigradsko road and Sofia Airport.
Pancharevo mineral springs were probably known of the Thracians
, who founded a settlement named Rilyanik, meaning abundant spring. Later, depending on their behalf period transformed. In Romans
- Bathrooms Cesare / Royal /, when they were well supported by the aristocracy and the local population, and around them formed a rich imperial estate with vines. Bulgarians
called them "Bathrooms Tsarevo, and the Turks - Bandzharevi and around them had famous Kina-Pashov farm.
In Pancharevo and its environs have remained significant traces of the Roman Empire
. Then it was built mineral bath which had seven pools. There is reason to believe that both the springs in Sofia and in Pancharevo has practiced the cult of the god-physician Asklepius and the nymphs, as both places were found fragments of bas-relief of three nymphs. Over bath Gradishteto in the area found the remains of Roman buildings and security fortress designed to keep the barbarian invasions of the access routes and Serdica Iskar Gorge, in the direction of Samokov
, but unfortunately no more extensive archeological studies are performed later in area.
Pancharevo was first mentioned in the 16th-century Urvich Collection as ПАНЧАР, ПАНЧАРЄВѠ, ПАНИЧАРЬ. Those early references allow linguists to derive the name from the noun pan(i)char, "bowl maker", itself from the noun panitsa ("bowl"). Panitsa might be a geographical term referring to a concave place.
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
. it has 26,000 inhabitants. It is the largest region in Sofia with total area of 364,7 km². It includes the largest artificial lake in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, the Iskar Dam as well as Lake Pancharevo
Lake Pancharevo
Lake Pancharevo is an artificial lake in western Bulgaria, at the end of the Pancharevo Gorge of the Iskar River, located at 600 m above sea level between the Vitosha and Lozenska mountains...
and Pasarel Reservoir
Pasarel Reservoir
The Pasarel dam and reservoir is located 20 km to the southeast of Sofia, Bulgaria at an altitude of 700 m.The dam is in the Iskar river, just downstream of Dolni Pasarel village. Pasarel dam is not large , but still attracts visitors to the area.Near to the Pasarel dam, in the village of...
.
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Plana, Bulgaria Plana is a small village, composet of several neighbourhoods. It is situated along the Plana mountain ridge at 1200 m. above sea level. The population has Aegean root and is composed of settlers from the nearby village Chuypetlovo.... |
The districts offers excellent conditions for relax and tourism for the citizens of the capital. The three large dams have nice spots for fishing, camping and boat trips. There are many historical sights from the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
which include the ruins of the Urvich fortress
Urvich fortress
Urvich is a medieval fortress in the territory of today's quarter Pancharevo, heir to the historic village Glavishevo. It is located on the right riverside of Iskar River, in the hill of "Sredobardie, in the Lozen mountain, about 20 km from Sofia on the road to Samokov...
which was a sight of a desperate and unsuccessful battle against the Turkish
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
invaders in the late 14th century. There are many monasteries and chapels, some of which lie in ruins since the fall of the Second Bulgarian Empire
Second Bulgarian Empire
The Second Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state which existed between 1185 and 1396 . A successor of the First Bulgarian Empire, it reached the peak of its power under Kaloyan and Ivan Asen II before gradually being conquered by the Ottomans in the late 14th-early 15th century...
.
Village of Pancharevo is located 12 km southeast of the city center of Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, along Samokovsko shosse Blvd. It lies at 700 m. above sea level between Vitosha
Vitosha
Vitosha is a mountain massif, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Vitosha is one of the tourists symbols of Sofia and the closest site for hiking, alpinism and skiing. Convenient bus lines and rope ways render the mountain easily accessible. Vitosha has the outlines of an enormous...
and Lozen mountains, and at the end of Pancharevo Gorge
Pancharevo Gorge
Pancharevo Gorge is deep and narrow gorge in the upper stream of the Iskar River between the mountains of Vitosha and Plana of southwest and the Lozen mountain of northeast. The gorge forms the boundary between Samokov and Sofia field, with an average altitude of 700 m. The villages of Pancharevo...
of the Iskar River. In Pancharevo Vitoshka Bistritsa
Vitoshka Bistritsa
Bistritsa or Vitoshka Bistritsa , is a river in western Bulgaria, tributary of Iskar River. Flows from the eastern slopes of Golyam Rezen Peak on Vitosha Mountain, crossing Bistrishko Branishte Nature Reserve, where it forms a small but beautiful waterfall Samokovishteto, then crossing villages of...
River, sloping steeply from the highest parts of the mountain flows into Lake Pancharevo
Lake Pancharevo
Lake Pancharevo is an artificial lake in western Bulgaria, at the end of the Pancharevo Gorge of the Iskar River, located at 600 m above sea level between the Vitosha and Lozenska mountains...
.
Pancharevo village construction in mostly modern suburban houses all round the year, and gated and has good communications to the Ring Road, Business Park Sofia, Tsarigradsko road and Sofia Airport.
Pancharevo mineral springs were probably known of the Thracians
Thracians
The ancient Thracians were a group of Indo-European tribes inhabiting areas including Thrace in Southeastern Europe. They spoke the Thracian language – a scarcely attested branch of the Indo-European language family...
, who founded a settlement named Rilyanik, meaning abundant spring. Later, depending on their behalf period transformed. In Romans
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
- Bathrooms Cesare / Royal /, when they were well supported by the aristocracy and the local population, and around them formed a rich imperial estate with vines. Bulgarians
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
called them "Bathrooms Tsarevo, and the Turks - Bandzharevi and around them had famous Kina-Pashov farm.
In Pancharevo and its environs have remained significant traces of the Roman Empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
. Then it was built mineral bath which had seven pools. There is reason to believe that both the springs in Sofia and in Pancharevo has practiced the cult of the god-physician Asklepius and the nymphs, as both places were found fragments of bas-relief of three nymphs. Over bath Gradishteto in the area found the remains of Roman buildings and security fortress designed to keep the barbarian invasions of the access routes and Serdica Iskar Gorge, in the direction of Samokov
Samokov
Samokov is a town in Sofia Province in the southwest of Bulgaria. It is situated in a kettle between the mountains Rila and Vitosha, 55 kilometres from the capital Sofia...
, but unfortunately no more extensive archeological studies are performed later in area.
Pancharevo was first mentioned in the 16th-century Urvich Collection as ПАНЧАР, ПАНЧАРЄВѠ, ПАНИЧАРЬ. Those early references allow linguists to derive the name from the noun pan(i)char, "bowl maker", itself from the noun panitsa ("bowl"). Panitsa might be a geographical term referring to a concave place.