Kraishte, Blagoevgrad Province
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Kraishte is a village in the municipality of Belitsa
, in Blagoevgrad Province
, Bulgaria
. It is located approximately 4 kilometers south from Belitsa
and 88 kilometers southeast from Sofia
. As of 2010 it had a population of 2375 people. The population is Muslim
of pomak origin. The village is situated on the eastern bank of Mesta river
on the secondary road from Razlog
to Velingrad
and on the Septemvri-Dobrinishte narrow gauge line
. The station of Belitsa is actually in the village of Kraishte.
The village has central water supply and sewerage. The electricity is provided by aerial wires. There is a primary school "Peyo Yavorov" and a public library and a post office.
Belitsa Municipality
Belitsa Municipality is located in the southwestern part of Bulgaria in the northeastern part of the Blagoevgrad Province. The adminastrative center is the town of Belitsa and there are yet 11 villages and the ski resort Semkovo.- Geography :...
, in Blagoevgrad Province
Blagoevgrad Province
Blagoevgrad Province , also known as Pirin Macedonia , is a province of southwestern Bulgaria. It borders four other Bulgarian provinces to the north and east, Greece to the south, and the Republic of Macedonia to the west. The province has 14 municipalities with 12 towns...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. It is located approximately 4 kilometers south from Belitsa
Belitsa
Belitsa is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Belitsa Municipality of the Blagoevgrad oblast .-External links:* *...
and 88 kilometers southeast from Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
. As of 2010 it had a population of 2375 people. The population is Muslim
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
of pomak origin. The village is situated on the eastern bank of Mesta river
Mesta River
The Nestos or Mesta , formerly the Mesta Karasu , is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. It rises in the Rila Mountains and flows into the Aegean Sea near the island of Thasos. It plunges down towering canyons toward the Aegean Sea through mostly metamorphic formations...
on the secondary road from Razlog
Razlog
Razlog is a town and ski resort in Razlog Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria. It is situated in the Razlog Valley and was first mentioned during the reign of Byzantine emperor Basil II....
to Velingrad
Velingrad
Velingrad is a town in Pazardzhik Province, Southern Bulgaria, located at the western end of Chepino Valley, part of the Rhodope Mountains. It is the administrative center of the homonymous Velingrad Municipality and one of the most popular Bulgarian balneological resorts...
and on the Septemvri-Dobrinishte narrow gauge line
Septemvri-Dobrinishte narrow gauge line
The Septemvri–Dobrinishte narrow gauge line is the only operating narrow gauge line in Bulgaria. It is operated by the Bulgarian State Railways . The line is actively used with nine trains runnng per day. The journey takes over four hours...
. The station of Belitsa is actually in the village of Kraishte.
The village has central water supply and sewerage. The electricity is provided by aerial wires. There is a primary school "Peyo Yavorov" and a public library and a post office.