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Pazardzhik District Pazardzhik is a province located in southern Bulgaria and covers 4,458 square km, ranging from 190 to 370m above sea level. The province is abundant with water resources, its main waterway is the river Maritsa and its catchment basin includes the Topolnitsa River and Luda Yana River.
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The backbone of
the economy in the region is industry. The "Batashki
Vodnosilov Pat" is an important hydrocomlex
consisting of three hydro power plants- "Batak",
"Peshtera" and "Aleko" with combined capacity of
around 250 MW. Copper extracting industry is of
national and European importance with major
mines located around Panagyurishte (Asarel and
Medet), Elshitsa, Tsar Asen and Mina Radka.
Machine building industry is developed in
Pazardzhik (lead acid batteries), Panagyurishte
(optical), Velingrad. There is flourishing
pharmaceutical industry in Peshtera with more
than 1 000 employees in the plant. Paper
industry is developped in Belovo. Timber
industry is very important in the southern part
of the region (the Rhodopes)- Batak, Peshtera,
Rakitovo and Velingrad. The manufacturing of
textiles in well developped in Pazardzhik,
Panagyurishte and Velingrad. There is a huge
footware plant in Peshtera. Food processing
industry is developed in most of the towns.
Agriculture is also important, especially in the
fertile central parts of the region. The most
important crops are orchards (apples, plums and
strawberries), grapes, wheat, barley, rye and
rice. Livestock breeding is relatively well
developed in the mountainous areas.
The province has considerable opportunities to develop mountain and rural tourism, especially in the southern parts where the Rhodope mountains are located. The area is covered with dense coniferous and deciduous forests, dotted with numerous artificial lakes. The largest one is the Batak Dam, on whose shores are built two resorts: Tsigov Chark and Sv Konstantin as well as many villas and shrines. Fish is abundant in the dams, including carps, rudds, barbels, perchpikes and many others; the mountain streams are rich in trout. There are spa resorts in Velingrad, Strelcha, Banya, Varvara. The most famous landmarks are located in Panagyurishte, Pazardzhik, Batak, Velingrad. Impresive ruins of an ancient basilica rise in the hilly country, close to the town of Belovo. Numerous ruined fortresses are scattered around the province, the most famous of these are Tsepina, and the ramparts near Bata and Strelcha. The road network is not dense. The Trakiya motorway runs through the middle of the region. The main railway between Sofia and Plovdiv also runs through it. There are two other railways: to Panagyurishte and to Peshtera. There are several military airports. As everywhere in Bulgaria, every town and village in the region is provided with electricity, drinking water and telephone network. Each town and some villages are provided with Internet connection, and the cellular phone coverage is almost 100%, as most people own GSMs. Towns and villages in the Pazardzhik District where Black Sea Holdings currently have property for sale include:
Bratsigovo (Bulgarian: Брацигово) is a town in Southern Bulgaria. It is located in the foothills of the Rhodope Mountains, on the banks of the Umishka River in Pazardzhik oblast, and is close to the towns of Peshtera and Krichim. Historical records show the township was established at some point in the 16th century, built over the ruins of an earlier settlement. Archeological evidence has shown that the area was inhabitated by Thracians and later Slavs.
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The town is developing as a balneological centre, too. There is a cold mineral water spring (18-26 C) with the flow rate of 120 liters per minute at the distance of 500 metres west of it. There is a balneo-sanatorium built up here. The mineral water treats some skin diseases, the nervous system, kidney related diseases and others. There is a nice park and a country-houses zone around it.
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Peshtera is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Upper Thracian Lowlands at the foot of the Western Rhodope. It takes its name from the many caves (peshtera is the Bulgarian word for 'cave') found in the vicinity.
At a distance of around 5 km from the town of Peshtera (along the road to Batak) one of the most beautiful caves in Bulgaria is to be found - the Snezhanka Cave. Nearby is the Peshtera HEP plant
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Rozovo is a lovely, small mountain village in the Pazardzhik District. Further text and photos for inclusion on this website are currently under construction.
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