Strazhitsa
Strazhitsa (Stražica) is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Veliko Tarnovo Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Strazhitsa Municipality, which lies in the eastern part of the Province. The town is located in the central Danubian Plain, not far from the Balkan Mountains, 45 kilometres northeast of the provincial capital of Veliko Tarnovo.
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Overview
Overview
Strazhitsa has a railway station on the Sofia-Varna railway line, located some 33 km from the railway station of Popovo and some 27 km from the railway station of Gorna Oryahovitsa. The town was badly damaged by an earthquake on 7 December 1986. Strazhitsa has an art gallery, an Eastern Orthodox church dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God, as well as a museum of local history. Name comes from the Bulgarian root strazh (страж), meaning "guard".
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Key facts
• Official Name — Strazhitsa • Native Name — Стражица • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Bulgaria • Subdivision Type1 — Provinces (oblast) • Timezone — EET • Utc Offset — +2 • Timezone Dst — EEST • Utc Offset Dst — +3 • Leader Title — Mayor • Postal Code Type — Postal Code • Subdivision Name1 — Veliko Tarnovo • Population Total — 5,069 • Population As Of — March 2024 • Postal Code — 5150 • Area Code — 06161 • Leader Name — Yordan Tsonev
Municipality
Municipality
Strazhitsa municipality covers an area of 512 km2 and includes the following 22 places: • Asenovo • Balkantsi • Blagoevo • Bryagovitsa • Gorski Senovets • Kamen • Kavlak • Kesarevo • Lozen • Lyubentsi • Mirovo • Nikolaevo • Novo Gradishte • Nova Varbovka • Strazhitsa • Sushitsa • Temenuga • Tsarski Izvor • Vinograd • Vladislav • Vodno • Zhelezartsi
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- 1.Civil Registration and Administrative Services General Directorate data
- 2.cite anss M 5.6 - 6 km NW of Strazhitsa, Bulgaria 1986 iscgem478085
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