Elshitsa

Elshitsa Елшица
Village
Elshitsa Town Hall Building
Elshitsa Location in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°22′0″N 24°13′0″E
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Pazardzhik
Municipality	Panagyurishte
Government
• Mayor	Peter Chunensky (BSP)
Area
• Total	53,721 km^2 (20,742 sq mi)
Elevation	452 m (1,483 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	704
Postal code	4538
Area code	03538
Vehicle registration	РА

Elshitsa (Bulgarian: Елшица) is a village in the Panagyurishte municipality,[1] western Bulgaria, with 574 inhabitants as of 2018.[2]

The region has seen substantial mining, including the Elshitsa epithermal deposit, a large open-pit copper mine active between 1928 and 1999.[3]

References

1. "Panagjurište Municipality In Bulgaria". City Population. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
2. "Republic of Bulgaria: National Register of Populated Places". Republic of Bulgaria. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
3. "Panagyurishte District - Elatsite, Medet, Assarel, Vlaikov Vruh, Tsar Assen, Elshitsa". PorterGeo. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

42°22′N 24°13′E