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Petrich Destination Guide

Touring Petrich in Bulgaria

Petrich in the region of Blagoevgrad with its 30,308 citizens is located in Bulgaria - some 90 mi or ( 145 km ) South of Sofia , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Petrich

Time in Petrich is now 11:47 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Sofia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: İzmir, Bucharest, Yakovo, Vishlene, and Starchevo. Being here already, consider visiting İzmir . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Petrich ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Speed Drawing of Dwarf Hunter (WoW)

10:00 min by CaH4o
Views: 19164 Rating: 4.45

real draw time - 42 mins. Hope you like it Music Enya - May it be Enya - Lothlorien 300 soundtrack - Message from the Queen 300 soundtrack - Remember Us TY ;) ..

Delchevo - welcome!

5:06 min by momera1
Views: 2423 Rating: 5.00

Children of Sun and Moon! Friends of the Nature and the Earth! Welcome to Enyovden in Delchevo village to Ancient Mysteries festival from June 20th to 22nd - Bulgaria! ..


Promahonas

0:19 min by chr04
Views: 1581 Rating: 2.00

The construction of the road from Promahonas to Serres ..

Interview - Bulgaria to Greece border

1:11 min by daydo77
Views: 1184 Rating: 2.33

Interview - Bulgaria to Greece border ..


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Interesting facts about this location

El Al Flight 402

El Al Flight 402, a Lockheed L-049 Constellation pressurized four-engine propliner, registered 4X-AKC, was an international passenger flight from Vienna, Austria to Tel Aviv, Israel via Istanbul, Turkey, on July 27, 1955, which strayed into Bulgarian airspace and was shot down by two Bulgarian MiG-15 jet fighters and crashed near Petrich, Bulgaria. All 7 crew and 51 passengers on board the airliner were killed.

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Located at 41.40 23.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1955 in Bulgaria, Accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed Constellation, Airliner shootdown incidents, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1955, Aviation accidents and incidents in Bulgaria, El Al accidents and incidents, Mass murder in 1955

Tsar Samuil Stadium

Tsar Samuil Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Petrich, Bulgaria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of PFC Belasitsa Petrich. The stadium holds 15,000 spectators.

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Located at 41.39 23.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Football venues in Bulgaria, Multi-purpose stadiums in Bulgaria, PFC Belasitsa Petrich

Razhdak

Razhdak is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.

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Located at 41.40 23.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Villages in Blagoevgrad Province

Heraclea Sintica

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. It was recently accidentally discovered at the foot of an extinct volcano on the land of Rupite. Professor Lyudmil Vagalinski, of the National Institute with Museum of Archaeology in Sofia, noticed strange structures above it: tunnels and an arch.

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Located at 41.43 23.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Ancient Blagoevgrad Province, Ancient Greek sites in Bulgaria, Argead colonies in Macedonia, Former populated places in Bulgaria, Geography of ancient Thrace

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. The area is in fact the crater of an extinct volcano, its appearance being shaped by the volcanic hill of Kozhuh, the thermal springs and Pchelina Hill. The village has 1,124 inhabitants.

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Located at 41.43 23.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Villages in Blagoevgrad Province, Visitor attractions in Blagoevgrad Province

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Petrich