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Topic: Belasitsa


In the News (Tue 22 Dec 09)

  
  Petrich: Information and hotels
Location: Petrich is situated in the most south-western part of Bulgaria, 13 km from Kulata customs point, at the Greek boundary and 20 km away from Zlatarevo, at the frontier line with Macedonia.
Nestled in the northern foothills of Belasitsa Mountain, Petrich is found 189 km away from the capital city of Sofia.
History: In ancient times Petrich used to be the land of the Thracian-Roman settlement Petra.
www.visitbulgaria.net /en/petrich/petrich.html   (340 words)

  
  uefa.com
Belasitsa and Pirin finished fourth and fifth in the First League, or second division, and met to decide the last promotion place.
Belasitsa then confirmed their position among the élite when substitute Shteryu Dimitrov made it 3-0 on 65 minutes after a mistake by Pirin goalkeeper Ilko Pirgov.
Belasitsa, who will celebrate their seventh top-flight season in 80 years in 2003/04, join PFC Rodopa Smolyan, PFC Makedonska Slava Simitli and PFC Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo in the Premier League.
www.uefa.com /news/newsId=73066,printer.htmx   (240 words)

  
 Battle of Kleidion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Kleidion (also Clidium, "the key", or Belasitsa) took place on July 29, 1014 between Bulgaria and the Byzantine Empire.
Basil's general Nicephorus Xiphias (the strategos of Philippopolis) then took his forces around Mt. Belasitsa and ambushed the Bulgarians from behind, trapping them in the valley.
The Bulgarians abandoned their towers to face this new threat, and Basil was able to break through.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Kleidion   (561 words)

  
 BGGLOBE - Bulgaria travel guide, аccomodation in Bulgaria, tourism, landmarks, holidays, vacations, sea, mountain, ...
Belasitsa mountain rises up to the south of Kjustendil hollow and to the west of the picturesque valley of Struma River.
Belasitsa mountain is rich in ores and minerals as well as in water and mineral water.
The tributaries of the Struma River, which come from Osogovo are with continued spring high – water, because of the abundance of rains and the melting of the snow.
www.bgglobe.net /index.php?l=1&s=-524   (152 words)

  
 PureBulgaria - Bulgaria
The boundary with Greece starts from Peak Tumba in Belasitsa Mountain, crosses the mountains of Slavyanka and the Rhodopes and gets up to Maritsa River.
The mountain group of Osogovo and Belasitsa is situated in the southwestern part of Bulgaria.
Belasitsa, however, is situated on the territory of Bulgaria, Greece and Macedonia.
www.purebulgaria.com /en_version/bulgaria.php   (502 words)

  
 main   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The town of Petrich is an economic center with developed industry, agriculture and health care, center of education, culture and sport.
It is situated in south-western Bulgaria, near the Bulgarian-Greek border, at the North foot of the Belasitsa mountain.
The city of Petrich is found 180 km away from Sofia and 600 km away from Athens.
www.sportius-hospitality.gr /training/bulgaria/bulg_petrich_main.html   (83 words)

  
  Levksi Overwhelmed Belasitsa by 3-2 at End-Game -   Standart / Стандaрт
Champion Levski defeated luckily with 3-2 Belasitsa in the dying seconds with a score of Georgi Chilikov.
Stanislav Angelov (15) opened the score for the hosts with a curious kick, when he hit the goal from a foul, which was close to the central line of the field Yet, Martin Deyanov equalized immediately, after a shot from the penalty-kick zone.
Alexander Dimitrov from Belasitsa was ousted at the 58th min.
www.standartnews.com /archive/2002/02/24/english/sport/s3286_2.htm   (222 words)

  
 uefa.com
Former PFC Levski Sofia coach Mihail Valchev has been appointed caretaker coach at struggling PFC Belasitsa after the sacking of Voin Voynov.
He started the campaign in charge of PFC Chernomorets Burgas but was sacked at the end of autumn.
He then moved on for a short spell at third division side PFC Levski Dolna Banya, before Belasitsa came calling.
www.uefa.com /news/newsId=23672,printer.htmx   (235 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News - Bulgarian referee banned until end of season
Litex snatched a 1-0 victory against Belasitsa Petrich on Wednesday after scoring the penalty.
Litex are currently third in the domestic championship and Belasitsa are striving to get out of the relegation zone.
The referees commission has also given what the spokesman described as a 'last warning' to referee Hristo Ristoskov after he was deemed to have made errors during Wednesday's match won 2-0 by Slavia Sofia against Marek Dupnitsa.
www.soccernet.com /europe/news/2002/0309/20020309bulgref.html   (350 words)

  
 Plants Along the Borders - Cross Border IPAs
However, only three sites - Western Stara Planina, Belasitsa Planina and Sar Planina — have been recognised as important plant areas by both countries.
A further seven potential cross-border IPAs have been identified as such by only one of the project countries, though their recognition on the other side of the border would be very much justified.
Some of the sites — including Belasitsa Planina and Gorwe Podunavie — are shared between three countries, and thus depend on the political will of three Governments for their protection.
www.rec.org /REC/Programs/EnvironmentalPolicy/IPA/CrossBorder.htm   (166 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Samuil of Bulgaria Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
For a dozen years, his tactics maintained Bulgarian independence and even kept Basil away from the main Bulgarian cities, including the capital of Ohrid.
However, on July 29, 1014 at Kleidion (Belasitsa) in Macedonia, Basil II was able to corner the main Bulgarian army and force a battle while Samuil was away.
He won a crushing victory and blinded 14,000 prisoners, leaving one man in every hundred with the sight in one eye to lead his comrades home.
www.ipedia.com /samuil_of_bulgaria.html   (412 words)

  
 Criminal developments - News news
After the relative peace and quiet among the criminal groups in the past few weeks, in just two days in Sofia there has been a fight, followed by a shootout and a murder.
On the afternoon of February 28 in the centre of Sofia a group of men entered the office of the head of the Belasitsa Petrich football club Kostadin “Kotse Matsa” Hadjiivanov and beat him up.
In the ensuing chase on the Vassil Levksi boulevard, one of Hadjiivanov’s bodyguards took out a pistol and shot at the assailants, wounding one of them in the shoulder.
www.sofiaecho.com /article/criminal-developments/id_10905/catid_5   (550 words)

  
 Bulgaria Property - About Bulgaria - Southwestern Bulgaria - Petrich
The mountain of Belasitsa - it rises steep south above the town and in fact is its biggest natural park.
Toumba (1881 m), which can be climbed up for 6-7 hours starting at the village of Gabrene (only upon permission of the border authorities, there are no markings).
Nine kilometres away from the town (there is an asphalt road), 720 m above sea level is the Belasitsa Chalet.
www.bulgaria-property.com /bulgaria/southwestern_bulgaria/55.cntns?pageId=4   (413 words)

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