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Petrich

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Also known as Petritch, Petritsch, Petrič, Petrich, Bulgarien

Petrich ( ) is a town in Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria, located in Sandanski–Petrich Valley at the foot of the Belasica Mountains in the Strumeshnitsa Valley. According to the 2021 census, the town has 26,778 inhabitants.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Petrich is referenced by 549 other articles, and connects out to Byzantine Empire, Samuel of Bulgaria and Belasica.

The entry is geolocated on the map in BG, across 6 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Bulgaria–North Macedonia border crossings, Populated places in Blagoevgrad Province and Towns in Bulgaria.

Its subject is documented across 46 Wikipedia language editions.

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Bulgaria
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Location of Petrich
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Петрич

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Petrich
Population
25966
Area
80.421
Elevation
168
Official website
www.petrich.egov.bg
Image
PetrichPogled2.jpg
Dialing code
0745
Licence plate code
E
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Commons category
Petrich
postal code
2850
native label
Петрич
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Antiquity
  • The Middle Ages
  • In the Ottoman Empire
  • Revival struggles
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Petrich ( ) is a town in Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria, located in Sandanski–Petrich Valley at the foot of the Belasica Mountains in the Strumeshnitsa Valley. According to the 2021 census, the town has 26,778 inhabitants.

It is the seat of Petrich Municipality.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Petrich” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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