Petrich

Coordinates: 41°23′43″N 23°12′25″E / 41.39528°N 23.20694°E / 41.39528; 23.20694
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Petrich
Петрич
UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
2850
Area code(+359) 0745
WebsiteOfficial website

Petrich (

Strumeshnitsa Valley. According to the 2021 census, the town has 26,778 inhabitants.[1]

It is the seat of Petrich Municipality.

Petrich is located close to the borders with Greece and North Macedonia. The crossing into North Macedonia is known as

Novo Selo
.

Petrich Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named for Petrich.

History

World War I memorial

Petrich was included in the territory of the

Salonica Vilayet. From 19 January 1892, Petrich and its district were included in the Bulgarian Exarchate, before being included in Bulgaria following the Balkan Wars
in 1912–13.

In October 1925 it was the site of a brief conflict between Greece and Bulgaria sometimes called the War of the Stray Dog.

Antiquity

Petrich is one of the old towns in the valley of the middle

Belasitsa
, which marked the beginning of today's town of Petrich, adding to the old name the Slavic ending "-ich".

Recent archaeological research and the location of the ancient city of

Kozhuh area prove that there is no continuity between this city, located in the lands of the Thracian Sinti tribe, and modern Petrich, but a hiatus of several centuries. The earliest settlements on the site of the city appear only in the X - XI century. Petrich was formed as a significant settlement and regional center only at the end of the XII - XIV century.[2]

The Middle Ages

The Petrich region was annexed to the

Byzantine emperor Basil II received the nickname Bulgarian Assassin
.

During the period XII - XIV century Petrich became a strong fortress - part of the fortification system in southwestern Bulgaria. This is evidenced by the remains of the medieval fortress Gyaur Kalesi, around which the city originally arose. At least in the XIII - XIV century the city consists of two parts - a fortress, i.e. fortified city core and unfortified outer city, but with entrance-exit arteries guarded by towers.[3]

Petrich was first mentioned in written sources in the deeds of the Serbian magnates Jovan Dragaš and Konstantin Dragaš, who in 1376 - 1377 donated local properties to the Russian monastery "St. Pantaleimon" in Mount Athos. The town fell under Ottoman rule after 1395, when together with its surroundings it was included in the Kyustendil Sanjak as a center of independent Nahiyah.[4]

In the Ottoman Empire

During the years of

crafts and trade.[5]

Revival struggles

During the

Hilendar was appointed a teacher in the town, who, seeing that no one in Petrich spoke Greek, began teaching in Bulgarian, but was soon dismissed. After 1856 Pancho Popmihov opened a private school, where he taught Greek and Bulgarian.[6] In 1857, with the labor and funds of the entire Christian population of the city, the Church of the Assumption was built. A service in Greek was introduced in the temple, and a Greek school was opened in its yard. It is housed in the house of Ivan Popmanolev, donated by his wife to the Church of the Assumption.[6]

Geography

Climate

Petrich (2004-2016)
Climate chart (explanation)
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71
 
 
26
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73
 
 
31
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41
 
 
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█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
█ Precipitation totals in mm
Source: [1]
Imperial conversion
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█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
█ Precipitation totals in inches

Petrich has a mediterranean climate (Köppen Climate Classification Csa) with an average annual temperature of 15.6 °C (60 °F). The town experiences some continental influence, especially in winter, which is cool, but warm for Bulgarian standards.

Petrich is the sunniest city in Bulgaria slightly ahead of Sandanski with yearly sunshine hours exceeding 2,700 on average.

Summer is hot and sunny and it is the longest season in Petrich, lasting from May through September, even as late as October. The average summer temperature is around 25 °C. In July, the sunniest month, Petrich receives 373 hours of sunshine, making it one of the sunniest places in Continental Europe. Winter season, around two months, starts in late December and lasts until early February. Average winter temperature is one of the highest in the country with average around 5 °C. In December, the darkest month, there are 103 hours of sunshine, on average.

Climate table:

Climate data for Petrich (2004-2016)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.5
(49.1) 		11.1
(52.0) 		15.6
(60.1) 		20.5
(68.9) 		26.0
(78.8) 		30.5
(86.9) 		33.5
(92.3) 		33.5
(92.3) 		28.1
(82.6) 		21.7
(71.1) 		15.5
(59.9) 		10.5
(50.9) 		21.2
(70.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.0
(39.2) 		5.5
(41.9) 		10.2
(50.4) 		14.8
(58.6) 		20.1
(68.2) 		24.0
(75.2) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.0
(80.6) 		22.0
(71.6) 		16.1
(61.0) 		10.3
(50.5) 		5.1
(41.2) 		15.5
(59.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.7
(33.3) 		1.6
(34.9) 		4.5
(40.1) 		9.1
(48.4) 		14.0
(57.2) 		17.5
(63.5) 		19.6
(67.3) 		19.6
(67.3) 		15.5
(59.9) 		10.9
(51.6) 		5.8
(42.4) 		2.6
(36.7) 		10.3
(50.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 38
(1.5) 		38
(1.5) 		38
(1.5) 		38
(1.5) 		48
(1.9) 		39
(1.5) 		32
(1.3) 		28
(1.1) 		25
(1.0) 		38
(1.5) 		59
(2.3) 		50
(2.0) 		471
(18.5)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 113 139 211 215 286 331 373 344 273 206 147 103 2,733
Source: [7]

Economy

The town is an agricultural centre for fruit, vegetables and tobacco. It has three factories, making water level detectors, details for cranes and a furniture factory.

Broadcasting station

There is a 500 kW mediumwave broadcasting station working on 747 kHz. It uses as antenna a 205-metre-tall

cage antenna
. This mast was built in 1977.

International relations

Twin towns - Sister cities

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b "Население по градове и пол".
  2. ^ Georgi Mitrev (2005). "Again on the Letter of Galerius and Caesar Maximinus Daya to the Heracles and the Location of Heraclea Cynthia". Archeology Magazine. Vol. XLVI, no. 1–4. pp. 181–187.
  3. ^ Tsvetkov, Boris. "The settlement network in the valley of Sredna Struma during the Middle Ages, IX - XVIII century", Sofia, 2002, p. 62]
  4. ^ Matanov, Hristo. "Southwestern Bulgarian lands in the XIV century", Sofia, 1986
  5. ^ Evliya Tchelebi (1972), Travelogue, Sofia, pp. 280–282{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ a b Tasev, Hristo (1987), "Struggle for national education in the Melnik region", Narodna prosveta, Sofia, p. 29
  7. ^ "Архив-Бг3 »".

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