Sinitovo
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Sinitovo is a village in the Pazardzhik Province
, western Bulgaria
. As of 2005 the population is 2 160. It is located at an altitude of 200 m in a fertile agricultural region near the Maritsa
river. The main products grown in the area include wheat, maize, peppers, while the most spread domestic animal is the sheep.
The village is mentioned in Ottoman documents from 1576, 1607, 1696. There is a kindergarten, school, chitalishte
and a church "Sv. Georgi" from 1884. Many Roman
artifacts are found in the vicinity of the village, including marble statues and a bust of a Roman Emperor. There are ruins of Roman fortress and the important Thracian settlement Besapara.
Pazardzhik Province
Pazardzhik Province is a province in Southern Bulgaria, named after its administrative and industrial centre - the town of Pazardzhik. It embraces a territory of 4,456.9 km² that is divided into 11 municipalities with a total population of 290,614 inhabitants, as of December 2009.-History:The...
, western 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...
. As of 2005 the population is 2 160. It is located at an altitude of 200 m in a fertile agricultural region near the Maritsa
Maritsa
The Maritsa or Evros , ) is, with a length of 480 km, the longest river that runs solely in the interior of the Balkans. It has its origin in the Rila Mountains in Western Bulgaria, flowing southeast between the Balkan and Rhodope Mountains, past Plovdiv and Parvomay to Edirne, Turkey...
river. The main products grown in the area include wheat, maize, peppers, while the most spread domestic animal is the sheep.
The village is mentioned in Ottoman documents from 1576, 1607, 1696. There is a kindergarten, school, chitalishte
Chitalishte
A chitalishte is a typical Bulgarian public institution and building which fulfils several functions at once, such as a community centre, library and a theatre. It is also used as an educational institution, where people of all ages can enroll in foreign language, dance, music and other courses....
and a church "Sv. Georgi" from 1884. Many Roman
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....
artifacts are found in the vicinity of the village, including marble statues and a bust of a Roman Emperor. There are ruins of Roman fortress and the important Thracian settlement Besapara.