Sapareva Banya
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| Province (oblast) |
Kyustendil |
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| Population | 4,425 (13.09.2005) |
| Altitude | 983 m |
| Postal code | 2650 |
| Area code | 0707 |
| Geographic coordinates |
42° 17' north, 23° 16' east |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2; UTC+3 in summer) |
| Mayor | Sasho Ivanov |
| Website | http://www.saparevabanya.bg/ |
Sapareva Banya (Сапарева баня) is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, part of Kyustendil Province. It is located at the north foot of the Rila mountain 15 km east of Dupnitsa. The town is known for its mineral (103°C hot) and clear mountain water, as well as the geyser in the town centre that springed forth in 1957.
The 12th-13th-century St Nicholas' Church, the 18th-century St George's Church from the Bulgarian National Revival and the St Forty Martyrs Church from 1859 are located in Sapareva Banya.
The former Byzantine town of Germane or Germania once stood at the location of modern Sapareva Banya. It was the birthplace of the great Byzantine general Belisarius.
[edit] Municipality
Sapareva Banya is also the seat of Sapareva Banya municipality (part of Kyustendil Province), which includes the following 3 villages:
- Ovchartsi
- Resilovo
- Saparevo
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