Razlog

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Razlog
Разлог
Razlog (Bulgaria)
Razlog
Razlog
Location of Razlog
Coordinates: 41°53′N 23°28′E / 41.883, 23.467
Country Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)
Blagoevgrad
Government
 - Mayor Lyuben Tatarski
Elevation 812 m (2,664 ft)
Population (2005-09-13)
 - Total 22,525
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 2760
Area code(s) 0747
View over Razlog with the mountains in the background
View over Razlog with the mountains in the background

Razlog (Bulgarian: Разлог) is a town and ski resort in the Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria. It is situated in the Razlog Valley and was first mentioned during the reign of Byzantine emperor Basil II. The town's population actively participated in the Kresna-Razlog and Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising, Razlog, where was part of Serez sanjak in Selanik vilayet as "Razlık", itself being liberated from Ottoman rule in 1912. Razlog has developed as a centre of winter tourism in the 1990s and 2000s owing to its favourable position in the vicinity of the Pirin, Rila and Rhodope Mountains.

[edit] Municipality

Razlog is the administrative centre of Razlog municipality (part of Blagoevgrad Province), which includes the following eight places:

  • Bachevo
  • Banya
  • Dobarsko
  • Dolno Draglishte
  • Eleshnitsa
  • Godlevo
  • Gorno Draglishte
  • Razlog

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