Panagyurishte
Panagyurishte
Панагюрище | |
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View of Panagyurishte from the Apriltsi Memorial Complex. | |
| Coordinates: 42°30′N 24°11′E / 42.500°N 24.183°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Pazardzhik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zhelyazko Gagov |
| Elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• City | 15,275 |
| • Urban | 21,430 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 4500 |
| Area code | 0357 |
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. 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.