Strazhitsa ( bg, Стражица, Stražica, ) is a town in northeastern

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

, part of

Veliko Tarnovo Province Veliko Tarnovo ( bg, Област Велико Търново, Oblast Veliko Tǎrnovo) is a province in the middle of the northern part of Bulgaria. Its capital city, Veliko Tarnovo, is of historical significance as it is known as the capital of ...

. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous

Strazhitsa Municipality Strazhitsa Municipality ( bg, Община Стражица ) is a municipality (''obshtina'') in Veliko Tarnovo Province, north-central Bulgaria, located mostly in the Danubian Plain but also covering parts of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It is na ...

, which lies in the eastern part of the Province. The town is located in the central Danubian Plain, not far from the

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, 45 kilometres northeast of the provincial capital of

Veliko Tarnovo Veliko Tarnovo ( bg, Велико Търново, Veliko Tărnovo, ; "Great Tarnovo") is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. Often referred as the "''City of the Tsars''", Veliko Tarnovo ...

. As of December 2009, it has a population of 5,170 inhabitants.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009
/ref> Strazhitsa has a railway station on the

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railway line, located some 33 km from the railway station of Popovo and some 27 km from the railway station of

Gorna Oryahovitsa Gorna Oryahovitsa ( bg, Горна Оряховица ) is a List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, town in northern Bulgaria, situated in Veliko Tarnovo Province, from Veliko Tarnovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Gorna Orya ...

. The town was badly damaged by an

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with a magnitude of 5.7 on 7 December 1986. Strazhitsa has an art gallery, an

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church dedicated to the

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, as well as a museum of local history. Strazhitsa's name comes from the Bulgarian root ''strazh'' (страж), meaning "guard".

Municipality

Strazhitsa municipality covers an area of and includes the following 22 places: * Asenovo * Balkantsi * Blagoevo * Bryagovitsa * Gorski Senovets *

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* Kavlak * Kesarevo *

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* Lyubentsi * Mirovo *

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Novo Gradishte ''Novo'' is a 2002 French romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Limosin and starring Eduardo Noriega. The film tells the story of a man who suffers from amnesia. It screened at the Locarno Film Festival. Plot Graham suffers from severe am ...

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* Strazhitsa * Sushitsa * Temenuga * Tsarski Izvor * Vinograd *

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* Zhelezartsi

References

External links

Strazhitsa municipality website

SOU"Angel Karaliichev" Strazhitsa
Towns in Bulgaria Populated places in Veliko Tarnovo Province {{VelikoTarnovo-geo-stub