Pazardzhik

Also known as Pazarcık

Pazardzhik ( ) is a city situated along the banks of the Maritsa river, southern Bulgaria. It is the centre of Pazardzhik Province and Pazardzhik Municipality. It is located in the Upper Thracian Plain and in the Pazardzhik-Plovdiv Field, a subregion of the plains. It is west of Plovdiv, about , southeast of Sofia and from Burgas. The population is 55,220, as it has been growing around from the end of the 19th century to the end of the 20th century. The city reached its highest milestone, exceeding 80,000. Due to poor economic performance in Bulgaria during the 1990s and early 2000s, emigratio

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Pazardzhik is a city in southern Bulgaria located along the Maritsa river, serving as the administrative center for its province and municipality. With a population of around 55,000, it has experienced significant growth from the late 1800s onward, though it has declined from its peak of over 80,000 residents due to economic challenges and emigration in recent decades.

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Община Пазарджик

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Pazardzhik
Population: 54297
Area: 37.382
Elevation: 205
Official website: www.pazardzhik.bg
Image: Pazardžik 1.jpg
Dialing code: 034
Licence plate code: РА

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Commons category: Pazardzhik
postal code: 4400
inception: 1485-00-00
P8168: Eduard Hoesch

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Geography
Vegetation
Climate
Etymology
History
Antiquity
Middle Ages
Early Modern
Modern history
Demographics
Ethnic linguistic and religious composition
Governance and international relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Economy and infrastructure
Economy
Transportation
Education
Healthcare
Culture
Pedestrian zones
Architecture
Sports
Museums and theatres
Drama and Puppet Theatre Konstantin Velichkov
Regional History Museum
Ethnographic Museum
Stanislav Dospevski Art Gallery
Konstantin Velichkov House Museum
Notable people
References
Bibliography
External links

The history of Pazardzhik can be traced back to the 7th millennium BC, with early civilisations being brought from Asia-Minor. They were agro-pastralists and settled near Maritsa, Pazardzhik and Sinitovo. A clay idol named the Pazardzhik Venus was found in 1872. The Drougoubitai tribe settled in the early Middle Ages. Many different researches have all been disputed on the founding of Pazardzhik. One of them was that the city was founded in 1395 by nomads from Saruhan. Another one was three years later in 1398, the city was founded by the migration of Tatars from Actav to Rumelia. The third is about the establishment in 1418, where the Minnet Bey and the Tatars came from Isquilip, and the fourth thesis and the final one is the city's foundation from the resettled Crimean Tatar people. Rice cultivation intensified in the region, which made the economy of the city grow.