Glavinitsa (Bulgarian: Главиница) is a village in southern Bulgaria. It has a population of 2,199 as of 2024.[1]
Glavinitsa
Главиница | |
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 The Church of St Archangel Michael in Glavinitsa | |
  Glavinitsa Location of Glavinitsa, Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 42°9′26.6″N 24°18′31.53″E / 42.157389°N 24.3087583°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Pazardzhik Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Svetozar Genov |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (15.03.2024) | |
| • Total | 2,199[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 4409 |
| Area code(s) | 034 from Bulgaria, 0035934 from outside |
Geography
editGlavinitsa 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
editThe village lies in a fertile agricultural area. Crops include grain, grapes, fruits and vegetables. Livestock breeding is also developed.[3]
Citations
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bulgaria Guide, Glavinitsa". Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ 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).