Panagyurishte
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| Province (oblast) |
Pazardzhik |
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| Population | 20 938 (13/09/2005) |
| Altitude | 550 m |
| Postal code | 4500 |
| Area code | 0357 |
| Geographic coordinates |
42° 30' north, 24° 11' east |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2; UTC+3 in summer) |
| Mayor | Geogri Gerginekov |
Panagyurishte (Bulgarian: Панагюрище) is a town in Pazardzhik Province, western Bulgaria. The town is situated in a small valley in Sashtinska Sredna Gora. It is 91 km far from Sofia, to the east, at 43 km north of Pazardzhik and at 37 km south of Zlatitsa. The root of the name, "panagyur", is from Greek "πανηγήρι" (panagiri) and means a fair venue.
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[edit] History
Panagyurishte is primarily known for its particularly active participation in the April Uprising against the Ottoman rule in Bulgaria in 1876, when it was the centre of the 4th Revolutionary District. As the uprising was suppressed the town was burnt down and completely destroyed by the Ottoman Turks.
[edit] Tourism
The Panagyurishte municipality has certain potential for an intensification of the cooperation with the Koprivshtitsa, Strelcha and Hisarya municipalities in the sphere of tourism. It is expedient in this respect to think of the foundation of an association of the municipalities whose settlements took part in the April Uprising. The Association of the National Revival Towns could also be used along these lines.
[edit] Economy
After the Second World War Panagyurishte was transformed into a large industrial centre. The Asarel Medet copper extracting and processing plant is by far the largest single employer in the municipality with over 2 500 workers and also the biggest plant in its kind in the Balkans. "Opticoelectron" is an optic producing plant, unique for the country (740 workers). Recently, a new similar plant, "Optix" was launched (370 workers). There are two big textile plants: "Ryton" (880 employees) and "Bultex" (680 employees). There is also a small plastics factory, "Bunai" with some 190 workers and a number of smaller enterprises.
[edit] Places of interest
There are several places of interest in the vicinity of the town. The resort village Panagyurski kolonii, literally "the colony of Panagyurishte" is located at 15 km north of the town. It is very popular with the local population, as many of the citizens have villas there. There is a ski run and dense forests rich in different species of berries and mashrooms. At 6 km to the east is the famous Oborishte locality where the plan of the April uprising was discussed and accepted by delegates from all over the province. Today there is a monument there which is popular with the locals and a big refuge.
[edit] Municipality
The town is a centre of the Panagyurishte municipality which includes 9 villages: Popintsi, Oborishte, Banya, Bata, Elshitsa, Levski, Panagyurski kolonii, Poibrene and Srebrinovo, as well as the town itself.
[edit] Panagyurishte Treasure
While digging for clay for brick-making near the town, a team of workmen came upon what was obviously an important treasure.When finally unearthed, it was found to consist of a phial and eight rhytons, one shaped like an amphora and the others like heads of women or animals. Dated to the turn of the fourth and third century BC, the find was sensational, not only for its weight in gold - over 6 kg of pure gold, but also for the originality of its forms. It is now a world famous Thracian treasure and one of the most valuable possessions of the National Historical Museum.
[edit] Famous citizens
Notable natives include historian and philologist Marin Drinov (1838-1906) and revolutionary Rayna Knyaginya (1856-1917).
In 1893 the bulgarian writer Elin Pelin was enroled in a school in Panagyurishte.
As of 2005 Panagyurishte has a population of 20,938 and the mayor is Georgi Gerginekov.
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