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Pazardzhik Province
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Province of Bulgaria

Pazardzhik Province

Southern Bulgaria between the Thracian plain and the western Rhodopes, with farming on the Maritsa, copper and optics in Panagyurishte, and the spa town of Velingrad.

About the province

Pazardzhik at a Glance

Pazardzhik Province lies in southern Bulgaria and has 12 municipalities. Its capital, Pazardzhik, is on the Maritsa river in the Upper Thracian Plain, about 37 km west of Plovdiv and 112 km south-east of Sofia, on the Trakia motorway.

The plain around Pazardzhik is fertile farmland, while Panagyurishte is the centre of Bulgaria's optical industry and a major copper extraction and processing site. In the Rhodopes, Velingrad is one of the country's most popular spa resorts, and Batak and Peshtera add reservoirs, caves and forests.

Worth knowing

  • On the Trakia motorway between Sofia and Plovdiv
  • Panagyurishte: optics industry and copper mining
  • Agriculture in the Pazardzhik section of the Upper Thracian Plain
  • Velingrad spa resort and the Batak reservoir in the western Rhodopes

100 National Tourist Sites

Tourist Sites in Pazardzhik

The full list
  1. 35 Pazardzhik: Dospevski House, Cathedral and History Museum · Pazardzhik Stanislav Dospevski House Museum · Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God · Regional History Museum
  2. 35a Aleksandar Stamboliyski Villa Museum · Slavovitsa Aleksandar Stamboliyski Villa Museum
  3. 36 Oborishte Historic Site and Rayna Knyaginya House Museum · Panagyurishte Oborishte historic site · Rayna Knyaginya House Museum
  4. 36a Strelcha History Museum · Strelcha History Museum
  5. 37 Snezhanka Cave · Peshtera Snezhanka Cave
  6. 37a Peristera Fortress · Peshtera Peristera fortress
  7. 38 Batak History Museum · Batak History Museum
  8. 55 Velingrad History Museum · Velingrad History Museum
  9. 55a Lepenitsa Cave · Velingrad Lepenitsa Cave
  10. 70 Bratsigovo Town History Museum · Bratsigovo Town History Museum

Business directory

Companies in Pazardzhik

58 companies listed in the province, featured members first.

Kolowag

Machinery and Equipment

Septemvri

Kolowag builds and repairs railway wagons, wheelsets and bogies at its plant in Septemvri. The plant was founded in 1941 as a railway-carriage repair workshop,...

Lacrima

Dairy

Pazardjik

Lacrima offers authentic dairy products made from cow, sheep and goat milk, including cheese, butter and cream cheese, under the motto the real Bulgarian taste....

Milkotester

Electronics and Electrical Equipment

Belovo

Milkotester makes professional ultrasonic milk analysers for dairy farms, milk collection centres and laboratories, for fast and accurate milk testing. Milkotes...

SPA Hotel Dvoretsa

Spa and Wellness

Velingrad

SPA Hotel Dvoretsa is a luxury five-star spa hotel in Velingrad, set in a pine forest. It offers mineral pools, a spa centre and comfortable rooms for a quiet s...

Spa Hotel Sante

Hotels

Velingrad

Spa Hotel Sante is a 5-star spa hotel in Velingrad offering a first-class spa experience in the heart of nature. Its rooms include Deluxe rooms of 58 square met...

Creazione Legno

Packaging

Rakitovo

Creazione Legno OOD makes solid wood boxes for wine and spirits to the client's specifications, and finger-joint laminated pine and lime wood for windows and fr...

Grand Hotel Velingrad

Hotels

Velingrad

Grand Hotel Velingrad is a spa hotel in Velingrad offering rest, relaxation and wellness. Its official website lets guests book directly, and the reception team...

Grande Vista Resort and Spa

Hotels

Batak

Grande Vista Resort and Spa is a family hotel in Tsigov Chark with a warm pool, a spa area and views of Batak dam. It offers holidays in nature, with fresh air...

Infinity Hotel Park and Spa

Spa and Wellness

Velingrad

Infinity Hotel Park and Spa in Velingrad has mineral pools, a modern spa centre and 95 rooms and suites in total, including standard and deluxe rooms, apartment...

Kashmir Wellness and Spa

Spa and Wellness

Velingrad

Kashmir Wellness and Spa is a 5-star adults only hotel in Velingrad with mineral spa pools. It offers double deluxe rooms of 29 to 39 square metres, one bedroom...

Manastira Winery

Wine

Lesichovo

Manastira Winery makes quality red and white wines near the bank of the Topolnitsa river, where Thrace meets the hills of Sredna Gora, under the motto wine with...

Optomechanic

Metalworking and Metal Products

Panagyurishte

Optomechanic specialises in the serial production of mechanical parts, including prismatic housings and rotational parts and cylindrical and conical gears from...

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  1. Wikipedia: Pazardzhik Province
  2. Wikidata: Q2012227
  3. Eurostat: Population (1 January)
  4. Eurostat: GDP, € million
  5. Eurostat: People in work, thousands
  6. Eurostat: Area, km²