Sinitovo
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Sinitovo is a village in the Pazardzhik Province, western Bulgaria. As of 2005 the population is 2 160. It is located at an altitude of 200 m in a fertile agricultural region near the Maritza river. The main products grown in the are include wheat, maize, peppers, while the most spread domestic animal is the sheep.
The village is mentioned in Ottoman documents from 1576, 1607, 1696. There is a kindergarten, school, chitalishte and a church "Sv. Georgi" from 1884. Many Roman artefacts are found in the vicinity of the village, including marble statues and a bost of a Roman Emperor. There are ruins of Roman fortress and the important Thracian settlement Besapara.
