Strazhitsa Municipality

Strazhitsa Municipality
Община Стражица
Municipality
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
  Total
512 km2 (198 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009)
  Total
14,742
  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.

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.