Strazhitsa Municipality

Strazhitsa Municipality
Община Стражица
Municipality
Strazhitsa Municipality within Bulgaria and Veliko Tarnovo Province.
Strazhitsa Municipality within Bulgaria and Veliko Tarnovo Province.
Coordinates: 43°15′N 25°58′E / 43.250°N 25.967°E / 43.250; 25.967
Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)Veliko Tarnovo
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)Strazhitsa
Area
 • Total512 km2 (198 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009)[1]
 • Total14,742
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Strazhitsa Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Стражица [opʃtiˈna ˈstraʒit͡sɐ]) is a municipality (obshtina) in Veliko Tarnovo Province, north-central Bulgaria, located mostly in the Danubian Plain but also covering parts of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre – the town of Strazhitsa.

The municipality has an area of 512 km2 (198 sq mi) and a population of 14,742 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]

The Hemus motorway is planned to cross the area, connecting the capital city of Sofia with the port of Varna on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.