Petrich
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Petrich is a town in Blagoevgrad Province
in southwestern Bulgaria
, located at the foot of the Belasica
Mountains in the Strumeshnitsa Valley. , the town has 29920 inhabitants.
Petrich is located close to the borders with Greece and the Republic of Macedonia. The crossing into Macedonia is known as Novo Selo-Petrich
, as the first town across the border is Novo Selo
.
Petrich Peak
on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica is named for Petrich.
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 importance during Tsar Samuil
's wars (997-1014) with Byzantium
. During Ottoman
rule, it was initially part of the Serez
sanjak
of the Rumeli vilayet. After that it became a kaza of the Serez sanjak in the Selanik
vilayet. From 19 January 1892 Petrich and its district were included in the Bulgarian Exarchate
, before being included in Bulgaria following the Balkan Wars
in 1912-13. The Greek army attempted to capture the town in 1925 but was stopped at the outskirts; this event is known as the Incident at Petrich
.
insulated with an additional cage antenna. This mast was built in 1977.
Blagoevgrad Province
Blagoevgrad Province , also known as Pirin Macedonia , is a province of southwestern Bulgaria. It borders four other Bulgarian provinces to the north and east, Greece to the south, and the Republic of Macedonia to the west. The province has 14 municipalities with 12 towns...
in southwestern 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...
, located at the foot of the Belasica
Belasica
Belasica is a mountain range in the region of Macedonia in Southeastern Europe, shared by northwestern Greece , southeastern Republic of Macedonia and southwestern Bulgaria...
Mountains in the Strumeshnitsa Valley. , the town has 29920 inhabitants.
Petrich is located close to the borders with Greece and the Republic of Macedonia. The crossing into Macedonia is known as Novo Selo-Petrich
Novo Selo-Petrich
Novo Selo-Petrich is the southernmost of three international border crossings between the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria....
, as the first town across the border is Novo Selo
Novo Selo (Novo Selo)
Novo Selo is a large village in the southeastern part of the Republic of Macedonia. It is the administrative centre of the eponymous municipality. Located in the valley of the Strumica River 9 km from the Bulgarian border, it has a population of 2,756...
.
Petrich Peak
Petrich Peak
Petrich Peak is an ice-covered peak of elevation 760 m in central Bowles Ridge on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, which is named after the town of Petrich in Southwestern Bulgaria.-Location:...
on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica is named for Petrich.
History
First Bulgarian Empire
The First Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state founded in the north-eastern Balkans in c. 680 by the Bulgars, uniting with seven South Slavic tribes...
during the reign of Knyaz Boris I (852-889). During 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...
it was a Bulgarian fortress of importance during Tsar Samuil
Samuil of Bulgaria
Samuel was the Emperor of the First Bulgarian Empire from 997 to 6 October 1014. From 980 to 997, he was a general under Roman I of Bulgaria, the second surviving son of Emperor Peter I of Bulgaria, and co-ruled with him, as Roman bestowed upon him the command of the army and the effective royal...
's wars (997-1014) with Byzantium
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
. During Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
rule, it was initially part of the Serez
Serres
Serres is a city in Greece, seat of the Serres prefecture.Serres may also refer to:Places:* Serres, Germany, a part of Wiernsheim in Baden-WürttembergIn France:* Serres, Aude in the Aude département...
sanjak
Sanjak
Sanjaks were administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire. Sanjak, and the variant spellings sandjak, sanjaq, and sinjaq, are English transliterations of the Turkish word sancak, meaning district, banner, or flag...
of the Rumeli vilayet. After that it became a kaza of the Serez sanjak in the Selanik
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
vilayet. From 19 January 1892 Petrich and its district were included in the Bulgarian Exarchate
Bulgarian Exarchate
The Bulgarian Exarchate was the official name of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church before its autocephaly was recognized by the Ecumenical See in 1945 and the Bulgarian Patriarchate was restored in 1953....
, before being included in Bulgaria following the Balkan Wars
Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe in 1912 and 1913.By the early 20th century, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia, the countries of the Balkan League, had achieved their independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large parts of their ethnic...
in 1912-13. The Greek army attempted to capture the town in 1925 but was stopped at the outskirts; this event is known as the Incident at Petrich
Incident at Petrich
The incident at Petrich, or the War of the Stray Dog, was the short invasion of Bulgaria by Greece near the border town Petrich in 1925...
.
Economy
The town is an agricultural centre for fruit, vegetables and tobacco. It has two factories, making water level detectors and details for cranes.Municipality
Petrich is also the name of a municipality that is part of Blagoevgrad Province, of which Petrich town is the administrative seat. The municipality includes the following 55 settlements:
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Ivanovo, Blagoevgrad Province Ivanovo, Blagoevgrad Province is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.... Karnalovo Karnalovo is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Kavrakirovo Kavrakirovo is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Kamena, Blagoevgrad Province Kamena, Blagoevgrad Province is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Kapatovo Kapatovo is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Kladentsi, Blagoevgrad Province Kladentsi, Blagoevgrad Province is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.... Klyuch Klyuch , in Medieval Greek known as Kleidion and in Latin known as Clidium, is a village in south-westernmost Bulgaria, part of Petrich municipality, Blagoevgrad Province. It lies at , 455 metres above sea level... Kolarovo, Blagoevgrad Province Kolarovo, Blagoevgrad Province is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Krandzhilitsa Krandzhilitsa is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Kromidovo Kromidovo is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Kukurahtsevo Kukurahtsevo is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.... Kulata Kulata is a village in Petrich municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria. it has 892 inhabitants and the mayor is Dimitar Manolev. The village is a major border checkpoint on the border with Greece... Marikostinovo Marikostinovo is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Marino Pole Marino Pole is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.... Mendovo Mendovo is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Mitino, Blagoevgrad Province Mitino, Blagoevgrad Province is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Mihnevo Mihnevo is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.... Novo Konomladi Novo Konomladi is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... |
Parvomay, Blagoevgrad Province Parvomay, Blagoevgrad Province is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Pravo Bardo Pravo Bardo is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.... Ribnik, Bulgaria Ribnik, Bulgaria is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.... Rupite Rupite is a village which includes a small mountainous protected area in the southeastern part Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria, 10-12 kilometres northeast of Petrich, on the right bank of the Struma River. It is best known as the place where the Bulgarian medium Baba Vanga lived and was buried... Razhdak Razhdak is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Samuilova Krepost Samuilova Krepost is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Samuilovo, Blagoevgrad Province Samuilovo, Blagoevgrad Province is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Skrat, Blagoevgrad Province Skrat, Blagoevgrad Province is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Starchevo Starchevo or Starchovo is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Strumeshnitsa, Bulgaria Strumeshnitsa, Bulgaria is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Tonsko Dabe Tonsko Dabe is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Topolnitsa, Blagoevgrad Province Topolnitsa, Blagoevgrad Province is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Vishlene Vishlene is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Volno Volno is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Yavornitsa Yavornitsa is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Yakovo Yakovo is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Zoychene Zoychene is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... |
Broadcasting station
There is a 500 kW mediumwave broadcasting station working on 747 kHz. It uses as antenna a 205 metre tall guyed mastGuyed mast
A guyed mast is a tall thin vertical structure that receives support from guy lines.Guyed masts are frequently used for radio masts. The mast can either support aerials mounted at its top, or the entire structure itself can function as an antenna ; this is called a mast radiator...
insulated with an additional cage antenna. This mast was built in 1977.