Blagoevgrad

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Blagoevgrad is a city in southwestern Bulgaria known as a regional cultural and educational center, home to several universities and a vibrant student population.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Blagoevgrad Province 3
Blagoevgrad Municipality 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
capitalOf Blagoevgrad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Blagoevgrad Province
climate continental influences
humid subtropical climate
country Bulgaria
countryCallingCode +359
dominantReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
formerName Gorna Dzhumaya
governingBody Blagoevgrad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Blagoevgrad Municipality
hasCulturalEvent student festivals
hasCulturalInstitution galleries
museums
theaters
hasEconomicActivity light industry
services
trade
hasFeature regional administrative center
vibrant student life
hasHigherEducationInstitution American University in Bulgaria
South-West University "Neofit Rilski"
hasPopulationCharacteristic large student population
hasRailwayConnection Sofia–Kulata railway line
hasReligiousBuilding Orthodox churches
hasSportsFacility stadium
hasSportsTeam FC Pirin Blagoevgrad
hasUniversity American University in Bulgaria
South-West University "Neofit Rilski"
isCulturalCenter Southwestern Bulgaria
isEducationalCenter Southwestern Bulgaria
isRegionalCenterOf Blagoevgrad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Blagoevgrad Province
locatedIn Southwestern Bulgaria
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Blagoevgrad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Blagoevgrad Province
locatedInMountainRegion Pirin Mountains
surface form: Pirin foothills

Rila Mountains
surface form: Rila foothills
locatedNearRiver Struma River
locatedOnRiver Blagoevgradska Bistritsa
namedAfter Dimitar Blagoev
officialLanguage Bulgarian
partOf historical region of Macedonia
postalCodeRange 2700
roadConnection Macedonia (Greece)
surface form: Greece

North Macedonia
Sofia
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
vehicleRegistrationCode E

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Blagoevgrad capitalOf Blagoevgrad self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Blagoevgrad Province
Blagoevgrad governingBody Blagoevgrad self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Blagoevgrad Municipality
Székesfehérvár hasTwinTown Blagoevgrad
Blagoevgrad isRegionalCenterOf Blagoevgrad self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Blagoevgrad Province
Blagoevgrad locatedInAdministrativeEntity Blagoevgrad self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Blagoevgrad Province
Rila Mountains nearCity Blagoevgrad
Struma passesNear Blagoevgrad