Lisiya

Lisiya Лисия
Village
Lisiya
Coordinates: BG 42°02′N 22°58′E / 42.033°N 22.967°E / 42.033; 22.967
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Blagoevgrad Province
Municipality	Blagoevgrad
Area
• Total	25,808 km² (9,965 sq mi)
Elevation	641 m (2,103 ft)
Population (15-12-2010 ^[1])
• Total	14
	GRAO
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	2743
Area code(s)	073

Lisiya is an almost abandoned village in Blagoevgrad Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. I is situated in the foothills of Vlahina mountain. On 29 January 1944 thirteen Bulgarian Partizans died in a battle near the village. Lisiya Ridge on Graham Land, Antarctica is named after the village.

References

Blagoevgrad Municipality

Capital: Blagoevgrad

Villages	Belo Pole Bistritsa Buchino Balgarchevo Debochitsa Delvino Drenkovo Dabrava Elenovo Gabrovo Gorno Harsovo Izgrev Klisura Leshko Lisiya Logodazh Marulevo Moshtanets Obel Padesh Pokrovnik Riltsi Selishte Tserovo Zelenodol

Landmarks	Blagoevgrad History Museum Tserovo Fortress Hristo Botev Stadium

Culture	Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki American University in Bulgaria South-West University "Neofit Rilski" PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad (1922) PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad (1931)

Notable people	Dimitar Berbatov

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