Perushtitsa

Coordinates: 42°03′N 24°33′E / 42.050°N 24.550°E / 42.050; 24.550
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The Red Church near Perushtitsa.

Perushtitsa (

Rhodopes, 22 kilometers south of Plovdiv
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The name Perushtitsa comes from the word Peristitsa, which in turn comes from the name of the God Perun.[1]

April Uprising against the Ottoman reign. During the suppression of the uprising by Turkish irregulars, the majority of the residents were slaughtered. The French journalist Ivan de Woestyne, who visited the town in July 1876, reported for the newspaper Le Figaro that out of a population of about 2000 only 150 elders and children were left.[2] Lady Strangford arrived from Britain later that year with relief for the people of Bulgaria following the massacres. She built a hospital at Batak and later other hospitals were built including at Perushtitsa.[3]

Perushtitsa is one of the few places in Bulgaria where Mavrud grapes are grown for a typical Bulgarian wine Mavrud.

The remains of the Red Church date from the 5th or 6th century and are a symbol for the city of Perushtitsa. They are located 2 km northeast of Perushtitsa.[4]

There is a multi functional sports complex "Perushtitsa" (with coordinates 42.061396,24553302[5]) which can be used for 14 sports - basketball, handball, volleyball, football, badminton, table tennis, body building and others.

Gallery

  • Wars victims monument in Perushtitsa, Bulgaria
    Wars victims monument in Perushtitsa, Bulgaria
  • "The Monument of three generations" was erected in 1976 to mark the centennial of The April uprising.
    "The Monument of three generations" was erected in 1976 to mark the centennial of
    The April uprising
    .
  • The art gallery of Perushtitsa.
    The art gallery of Perushtitsa.
  • Perushtitsa as seen from the heights.
    Perushtitsa as seen from the heights.
  • House of culture “Prosveta” in Perushtitsa was founded in 1862 by Bulgarian revolutionary Peter Bonev.
    House of culture “Prosveta” in Perushtitsa was founded in 1862 by Bulgarian revolutionary Peter Bonev.
  • Historical Museum of Perushtitca
    Historical Museum of Perushtitca

References

  1. ^ Панайотов, Иван (1974). Върховръх. Мединица и Физкултура.
  2. ^ de Woestyne, Ivan (1876). Voyage au pays des Bachi-Bouzoucks. Bachelin-Deflorenne Paris.
  3. ^ Shurbanov, Alexander (1996). Victorian England ~ Literary Perspective in Bulgaria. Sofia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ The Red Church Website of Perushtitsa Municipality
  5. ^ "Convert Address to Lat Long". csv 2 geodata. Retrieved 2020-11-24.

42°03′N 24°33′E / 42.050°N 24.550°E / 42.050; 24.550