Blagoevgrad is located in South - West Bulgaria and is an administrative, cultural and transport capital of the Pirin region. The town is situated at the foot of the south-western slopes of Rila Mountain, on the river banks of Blagoevgradska Bistritsa River, 101 km south of Sofia. It was built in the first year of the Ottoman domination at the place of an ancient Thracian settlement. Blagoevgrad is
also a university centre with two famous universities - American
University and Neofit Rilski Southwestern University. The town is known
for its beautiful and functional town centre, all laid out in marble.
What astonishes most about Blagoevgrad is that the town is extremely clean, people are hospitable and friendly.
Quick Facts About Town Of Blagoevgrad
In Bulgarian Alphabets:БЛАГОЕВГРАД Location:South - West Bulgaria
Distance to capital city: 76.169 km from Sofia
Latitude:42.017N Longitude:23.1E Altitude:300 - 499m above sea level Province: Blagoevgrad District Municipality:Blagoevgrad Municipality Area size of Town of Blagoevgrad:28.909km2 Population of Town of Blagoevgrad:80000 inhabitants 01/01/2010 Post code (ZIP) of Town of Blagoevgrad:2700 Phone code of Town of Blagoevgrad:073 from Bulgaria, 0035973 from outside
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The region around Blagoevgrad has abundant natural resources.
The Blagoevgrad area is part of the region, known as "Pirin" which is
characterized by its unique geographic location, physical beauty of the
surrounding mountains, and rich flora and fauna. Three majestic mountain ranges
grace the plain - the Rila, Pirin and Rhodopes. Picturesque lakes and roaring
rivers provide the region with pure, fresh spring water. The Blagoevgrad municipality
has an ample supply of pure mineral water, river systems and lush mountain
forests. The landscape is varied and beautiful. The physical characteristics
combine to make Blagoevgrad the largest and most important town in south-westernBulgaria.
It is an important cultural, administrative, and industrial center for the
entire south-western part of the country.
Climate
The climate is transitional continental with a strong Mediterranean
influence, due to air masses that enter from the south valley of the
river Struma.
The city is protected from cold northerly winds due to the natural
barrier of the high hills of Rila massif and the village of Belo Pole. Mountain breeze descends from Rila along the river Bistritsa bringing cool air during hot summer days. Wind is moderate - 1.6 meters
per second. Thanks to the many mountain forests around the town and the
lack of industrial pollution, the air is clean in Blagoevgrad. Winter
is mild, brief and marked by little to no snowfall. The average
temperature in January is 0,6 ° C. Summers are long and dry, with a
small amount of rainfall. The average July temperature is 23,4 ° C and
the maximum temperature measured in Blagoevgrad is 39,9 ° C. The average
annual temperature is approximately 12,6 ° C.
A lot a sun all over the year!
Economy
Because of the large number of students (partly due to the American
University in the city), its cross-road location, nature and number of
social factors, the city has relatively well developed economy. Found
many clothing stores, caffes and restaurants. Large numbers of unskilled labour is employed in construction companies and clothing shops.
Building
The town is very attractive to investors, both foreign and native, coincidence Blagoevgrad is the third largest by number of building
permits. Blagoevgrad has a real opportunity to grow towards
neighborhoods "Elenovo and Strumsko and most likely will" swallow up in
nearby villages as soon as possible. A few years ago was made a major
overhaul of the city park and also a new bridge was built.
Currently the city has 5 hypermarkets - Metro, Technopolis, Technomarket, Mr. Bricolage and Kaufland.
Sports
Sport is well developed in general, but the city traditionally strong
sports such as handball and basketball are in financial crisis and
without representative teams in the league last year, only supported
children and youth ensembles. The expense of them are on the rise
Baseball Clubs (Buffaloes) and Taekwon-Do (Folkan), which several years
without competition in Bulgaria and a number of awards in the
international arena.
Football
Blagoevgrad is a football town, a notorious school children and
adolescents of Pirin, gave the Bulgarian and world football talents as
Dimitar Berbatov and regularly feed the wealthy football clubs. Only the
lack of serious investment club to prevent similar to public school and
is among the leaders in the league.
At present there are four in Blagoevgrad acting male clubs, three of
which bear the name "Pirin". The "A" group hang PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad.
Women's football is represented by the football club Sportika - a participant in the National Championship for Women.
Blagoevgrad is known for being the birthplace of Dimitar Berbatov. Knownin footballas thetop scorer ofPremierLeague,former playerofTottenham,ManchesterUnited,Fulham, a current Monaco F.C. player.
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad played in the A PFG and had players such as Berbatov, Ivaylo Andonov, Krasimir Bezinski, etc. player. The town's football traditions are very respectable, as the local.
Interesting places to visit near of the town of Blagoevgrad
BANSKO
MELNIK
RILA MONASTERY
SANDANSKI
Interesting places for relax near of the town of Blagoevgrad - In Bulgaria and Greece
