Panagyurishte

Panagyurishte
Панагюрище
View of Panagyurishte from the Apriltsi Memorial Complex.
View of Panagyurishte from the Apriltsi Memorial Complex.
Coat of arms of Panagyurishte
Panagyurishte is located in Bulgaria
Panagyurishte
Panagyurishte
Location of Panagyurishte
Coordinates: 42°30′N 24°11′E / 42.500°N 24.183°E / 42.500; 24.183
CountryBulgaria
Province
(Oblast)
Pazardzhik
Government
 • MayorZhelyazko Gagov
Elevation
550 m (1,800 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • City
15,275
 • Urban
21,430
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
4500
Area code0357

Panagyurishte (Bulgarian: Панагюрище, also transliterated Panagjurište, pronounced [panɐˈɡʲuriʃtɛ]) is a town in Pazardzhik Province, Southern Bulgaria, situated in a small valley in the Sredna Gora mountains. It is 91 km east of Sofia, 43 km north of Pazardzhik. The town is the administrative center of the homonymous Panagyurishte Municipality. Panagyurishte is an important industrial and economic center, the hub of the Bulgarian optical industry and a major copper extraction and processing site. According to the 2021 census, it had a population of 15,275.[1] Panagyurishte is a town of significant historical importance, being the center of the 1876 April Uprising against the Ottoman Empire. The renowned Thracian Panagyurishte Treasure was found near the town.

  1. ^ a b "Население по области, общини, местоживеене и пол | Национален статистически институт". nsi.bg. Retrieved 15 January 2023.