Municipality Pirdop

The Pirdop municipality is located in South-West Bulgaria in Sofia District. It is situated in the southeastern part of the Zlatitsa - Pirdop Valley at 670 m above sea level. It is surrounded by the Balkan Range to the north, Sredna Gora Mountain to the south, and Koznitsa and Galabets saddles to the east and west, respectively. The territory of the Municipality Pirdop is traversed by main road I -6 Sofia - Bourgas, which is a part of the Republican road network, as well as by the Sub-Balkan railway line to Bourgas.
The Municipality consists of municipal center town of Pirdop and and village of Dushantsi. The town is the center of tourist routes to the Balkan Range and Sredna Gora Mountain. There are some mountain huts conveniently located and equipped for visits. There are convenient roads leading to Doushantsi Dam Lake, Koufarita Bridge, the localities of Borova Gora, Bobyovitsa, Elensko and Kazanite, and others. Doushantsi Dam Lake on the Topolnitsa River is one of the most beautiful mountainous water reservoirs in Bulgaria. Although the accommodation facilities are insufficient, there are good opportunities for short vacations for recreation and sports fishing. There are also good conditions for water sports and attractions.

2011-10-12 French industrial group invests EUR 10 million in its operations in Pirdop (Business)

2011-06-22 German Aurubis will invest 44.2 million euro into upgrade of its plant near town of Pirdop (Business)

2009-10-30 Pirdop based Aurubis Bulgaria JSC invests BGN 3.6 million (Business)

2009-09-06 15 Bulgarian tourists from Pirdop, Chelopech and Anton, drowned in the lake of Ohrid (Accidents)

2009-05-13 Copper smelter Aurubis expands its facility near town of Pirdop (Business)

2008-03-28 Teenage Driver Hits Policeman in Bulgaria (Accidents)

pirdop.com (Pirdop)

www.srednogorie.com (Pirdop)

Town of Pirdop (Dushantsi)

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