Glavinitsa, Pazardzhik Province

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)
 • Total
2,199[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
4409
Area code(s)034 from Bulgaria, 0035934 from outside

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

Geography

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

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

Citations

  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).