Municipality Lesichovo

The Lesichovo municipality is located in South-Central Bulgaria in the northwestern part of Pazardjik District. The Municipality consists of 7 villages with municipal center village of Lesichovo. Lesichevo is one of the youngest municipalities in Bulgaria. It encompasses parts of Ihtiman and Sashtinska Sredna Gora Mountain and parts of the Upper Thracian Valley. The highest point is Benkovski peak (1,186 m); the lowest altitude is 300 m above sea level. Trakia highway crosses the municipality Lesichevo is west-east direction. A main water thoroughfare is the Topolnitsa River. Six micro-dam lakes have been built and they allow for irrigation and development of intensive farming. The region falls within the Sredna Gora Mountain hydrological area, which abounds in thermal water. Explorations have shown potential existence of deposits of copper ore and precious metals. The terrace of the Topolnitsa River contains gold-bearing sand.

2010-01-09 St. Nicholas Monastery near village of Kalugerovo (Culture)

www.lesichovo.bg (Lesichovo)

www.kalugerovo.com (Kalugerovo)