Peshtera

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Peshtera Пещера
Peristera fortress overlooking Peshtera
Peshtera Location of Peshtera in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°2′N 24°18′E / 42.033°N 24.300°E / 42.033; 24.300
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Pazardzhik
Government
• Mayor	Georgi Kozarev
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Population  (2021[1])
• City	15,175
• Urban	16,983
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	4550
Area code	0350

Peshtera (Bulgarian: Пещера [ˈpɛʃtɛrɐ], sometimes transliterated as Peštera) is a town in the Rhodope Mountains, southern Bulgaria. It is located in Pazardzhik Province near the towns of Batak and Bratsigovo. The town is the third largest in the province after Pazardzhik and Velingrad and is the forty-fifth largest in Bulgaria. It is the administrative center of the municipality Peshtera. According to the 2021 census, Peshtera has a population of 15,175 inhabitants. At about 5 km to the south, along the road to Batak, is one of the most visited caves in Bulgaria — Snezhanka. Near the town is located the Peshtera Hydroelectric Power Station. The town is well known for producing the alcohol beverage mastika under the brand Peshterska.