Glavinitsa, Pazardzhik Province

Glavinitsa (Bulgarian: Главиница) is a village in southern Bulgaria. It has a population of 2,199 as of 2024.[1]

Glavinitsa
Главиница
The Church of St Archangel Michael in Glavinitsa
The Church of St Archangel Michael in Glavinitsa
Glavinitsa is located in Bulgaria
Glavinitsa
Glavinitsa
Location of Glavinitsa, Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°9′26.6″N 24°18′31.53″E / 42.157389°N 24.3087583°E / 42.157389; 24.3087583
Country Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)
Pazardzhik Province
Government
 • MayorSvetozar Genov
Elevation
210 m (690 ft)
Population
 (15.03.2024)
 • Total2,199[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
4409
Area code(s)034 from Bulgaria, 0035934 from outside

Geography

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Glavinitsa is located in central Pazardzhik Province and has a territory of 10.202 km2.[2] It is part of Pazardzhik Municipality. It lies just south of the municipal center Pazardzhik at a distance of 4 km.[3] The village is served by the second class II-37 road. Less than a kilometer to the southwest is the village of Aleko Konstantinovo.

Glavinitsa is situated in the western part of the Upper Thracian Plain, about 2 m south of the river Maritsa and just north of the northern foothills of the Rhodope Mountains.

Economy

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The village lies in a fertile agricultural area. Crops include grain, grapes, fruits and vegetables. Livestock breeding is also developed.[3]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b "Tables of Persons Registered by Permanent Address and by Current Address". Official Site of the Civil Registration and Administrative Services (GRAO). Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Bulgaria Guide, Glavinitsa". Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 136

References

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  • Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).