Petrich (Bulgarian: Петрич) is a town in Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria, located at the foot of the Belasica Mountains in the Strumeshnitsa Valley.
Population: 30,308
Latitude: 41° 23' 60.00" N
Longitude: 23° 13' 0.01" E
The Battle of Kleidion (or Clidium, after the medieval name of the village of Klyuch, "(the) key"; also known as the Battle of Belasitsa) took place on July 29, 1014 between the Byzantine Empire and the Bulgarian Empire. It was the culmination of th…
Rupite (Bulgarian: Рупите, pronounced [ˈrupite]) is a village which includes a small mountainous protected area in the southeastern part Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria, 10-12 kilometres northeast of Petrich, inside Petrich Municipality, on the right…
Lake Kerkini (Greek: Λίμνη Κερκίνη), is an artificial reservoir that was created in 1932, and then redeveloped in 1980, on the site of what was previously an extremely extensive marshland.
Heraclea Sintica was an ancient Greek city in Thracian Macedonia, to the south of the Struma River, the site of which is marked by the village of Rupite, Bulgaria, and which was identified by the discovery of local coins.
Kulata (Bulgarian: Кулата, "the tower") is a village in Petrich Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria. As of 2006 it has 892 inhabitants and the mayor is Dimitar Manolev. The village is a major border checkpoint on the border …
The Rozhen Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God (Bulgarian: Роженски манастир "Рождество Богородично", Rozhenski manastir "Rozhdestvo Bogorodichno") is the biggest monastery in the Pirin Mountains in southwestern Bulgaria.
Klyuch (Bulgarian: Ключ, "key"; also transliterated Кључ, Ključ, Kliuch, Kljuch, etc.), 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…
Radomir (Bulgarian: Радомир, Greek: Καλαμπάκα, Kalabaka) is a peak on the Bulgarian–Greek border. At 2,031 metres (6,663 ft) it is the highest peak in the Belasica (Greek: Béles or Kerkíni) range.
Vyroneia (Greek: Βυρώνεια, before 1924: Χατζή Μπεηλίκ - Chatzi Beilik) is a town located in the municipal unit of Petritsi in the northwestern part of Serres regional unit, Greece. It is situated near the Bulgarian border, on the right bank of the r…
Skrat, Blagoevgrad Province is a village in Petrich Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.
Samuilova Krepost is a village in Petrich Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.
Palat is a village in Strumyani Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.
Novo Konomladi (Bulgarian: Ново Кономлади New Konomladi) is a village in Petrich Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.
Kromidovo is a village in Petrich Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.
The Kordopulov (or Kordopulov's) House (Bulgarian: Кордопулова къща, Kordopulova kashta) is a large Bulgarian National Revival house in the southwestern Bulgarian town of Melnik. It was built in 1754 specifically for wine production and was bought b…
Gega, Bulgaria is a village in Petrich Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.
Damyanitsa is a village in the municipality of Sandanski, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.
The Church of St Nicholas (Bulgarian: църква „Свети Никола“, tsarkva „Sveti Nikola“) is a partially preserved medieval Eastern Orthodox church in the town of Melnik in Blagoevgrad Province, southwestern Bulgaria. Dating to the late 12th century, it …