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General information - Location

Country	Bulgaria
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.2084,Lat: 41.3994
Elevation	171 meter above sea level
Local time	18:09:40pm
Name province/region	Благоевград
Name Subregion	Петрич
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Петрич

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ръждак (Razhdak)	2.7 km	EastNorthEast
2 Кавракирово (Kavrakirоvо)	5.3 km	NorthWest
3 Митино (Mitinо)	5.3 km	NorthEast
4 Рупите (Rupite)	5.7 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Първомай (Parvоmay)	6.1 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	144 km	North
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	159 km	WestNorthWest
3 Приштина	Kosovo	219 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 84 km (direction SouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Greece.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West Aegean Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake is Koroneia (53.2 km² at a distance of 76.1 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is връх Билска чука with a height of 1644 meter (at a distance of 20.6 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Greek-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 3.2 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 4.5 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Greek Bulgarian Macedonian tripoint with a straight distance of 24.6 km (direction WestSouthWest).
Elevation around place: low location: 59%, hill: 20%, low mountains: 16%, moderate high mountains: 6%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (at a distance of 100 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (at a distance of 130 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23 km2

31.3%

Nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

40 km2

54.4%

Viticulture

3.2 km2

4.3%

Urban area

6.5 km2

8.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Petrich (Петрич) in country Bulgaria

Petrich (Петрич) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Pirin National Park	Bulgaria	43 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Rila Monastery	Bulgaria	81 km	North
3 Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika	Greece	87 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Belasitsa	BG	0.8 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Petrich

Type of weather in Petrich	broken clouds
Current temperature:	25 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.88 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	05:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:43 Europe/Amsterdam