Petrich
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'''Petrich''' ({{lang-bg|Петрич}}) is a town in [[Blagoevgrad Province]] in southwestern [[Bulgaria]], located at the foot of the [[Belasitsa]] mountain. Petrich is famous for the surrounding mountain landscapes. [[As of 2005]], the town has 35,134 inhabitants.
Petrich was included in the territory of the Bulgarian State during the reign of Knyaz [[Boris I]] (852-889). During the [[Middle Ages]] it was a Bulgarian fortress of big importance during Tsar [[Samuil of Bulgaria|Samuil]]'s wars (997-1014) with [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantium]]. During the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule, it was initially part of the [[Serres|Serez]] [[sandjak]] of the [[Rumeli]] vilayet. After that it became a [[kaza]] of the Serez sandjak in the [[Thessaloniki|Selanik]] vilayet, before being included in Bulgaria following the [[Balkan Wars]] in 1913. The town was briefly occupied by the [[Greek army]] in 1925 (see [[The incident at Petrich]]).
The town is a center for tabac industry and vegetables, fruits growing. It has two machines factories - for water level detectors and details for cranes. There are also greenhouses. Produces peanuts.
[[Petrich Peak]] on [[Livingston Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]], [[Antarctica]] is named for Petrich.
==Municipality==
Petrich is the administrative centre of Petrich municipality (part of Blagoevgrad Province), which includes the following 55 places:
{|
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* [[Baskaltsi]]
* [[Belasitsa (village)|Belasitsa]]
* [[Bogoroditsa (village)|Bogoroditsa]]
* [[Borovichene]]
* [[Chuchuligovo]]
* [[Churilovo]]
* [[Churicheni]]
* [[Dolene]]
* [[Dolna Krushitsa]]
* [[Dolna Ribnitsa]]
* [[Dolno Spanchevo]]
* [[Dragush]]
* [[Drangovo, Blagoevgrad Province|Drangovo]]
* [[Drenovitsa]]
* [[Drenovo, Blagoevgrad Province|Drenovo]]
* [[Gabrene]]
* [[Gega, Bulgaria|Gega]]
* [[General Todorov (village)|General Todorov]]
* [[Gorchevo]]
| valign="top" |
* [[Ivanovo, Blagoevgrad Province|Ivanovo]]
* [[Karnalovo]]
* [[Kavrakirovo]]
* [[Kamena]]
* [[Kapatovo]]
* [[Kladentsi, Blagoevgrad Province|Kladentsi]]
* [[Klyuch]]
* [[Kolarovo, Blagoevgrad Province|Kolarovo]]
* [[Krandzhilitsa]]
* [[Kromidovo]]
* [[Kukurahtsevo]]
* [[Kulata]]
* [[Marikostinovo]]
* [[Marino Pole]]
* [[Mendovo]]
* [[Mitino]]
* [[Mihnevo]]
* [[Novo Konomladi]]
* '''Petrich'''
| valign="top" |
* [[Parvomay, Blagoevgrad Province|Parvomay]]
* [[Pravo Bardo]]
* [[Ribnik, Bulgaria|Ribnik]]
* [[Rupite]]
* [[Razhdak]]
* [[Samuilova Krepost]]
* [[Samuilovo, Blagoevgrad Province|Samuilovo]]
* [[Skrat]]
* [[Starchevo]]
* [[Strumeshnitsa, Bulgaria|Strumeshnitsa]]
* [[Tonsko Dabe]]
* [[Topolnitsa, Blagoevgrad Province|Topolnitsa]]
* [[Vishlene]]
* [[Volno]]
* [[Yavornitsa]]
* [[Yakovo]]
* [[Zoychene]]
|}
== Broadcasting Station ==
At Petrich, there is a 500 kW mediumwave broadcasting station working on 747 kHz. It uses as antenna a 205 metres tall guyed mast insulated against ground with an additional cage antenna. This mast was built in 1977.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Petrich STA50132.JPG|Central Petrich
Image:Petrich STA50206.JPG|Monument to the Perished in [[World War I]]
</gallery>
==External links==
* [http://petrich.bg/ Petrich.bg]
* [http://www.picturesofbulgaria.com/article/petrich.html Petrich, information and photos]
* [http://bulgaria.domino.bg/petrich/eng/ Petrich municipality at Domino.bg]
* [http://www.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Blagoevgrad/Petrich Guide to Petrich municipality – cities, villages, regions]
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