Meshtitsa
Meshtitsa is a village in southern Bulgaria. The village is located in Pernik Municipality, Pernik Province.[1] Аccording to the numbers provided by the 2020 Bulgarian census, Ciuipetlovo currently has a population of 1003 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.[2]
Meshtitsa | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Meshtitsa | |
 Meshtitsa village's square | |
| Coordinates: 42°40′00″N 23°00′01″E / 42.666786°N 23.000364°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province | Pernik Province |
| Municipality | Pernik Municipality |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Deyan Stanimirov |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.13 km2 (7.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 695 m (2,280 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 35,748 |
| Postal code | 2353 |
| Area code | 07714 |
Geography
[edit]Meshtitsa is 32 kilometers from the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia, and 7 kilometers from Pernik. The river Konska passes near the village.[3] The terrain near the village is suitable for agricultural development. The village lies at an average elevation of 695 meters.[4]
Culture and Infrastructure
[edit]Every year a "Surva" festival is held on 13 January in Meshtitsa village. It includes people dressing up with masks and folklore clothing to scare evil spirits away from the village as per tradition.
The people participating in the festival craft their own costumes and masks from animal horns and leather. Occasionally bird feathers are used to decorate the clothing.[5]
Buildings and infrastructure
[edit]- Community hall and library "P. K. Yavorov" was built in 1928.
- There is a kindergarten in the village.[6]
Ethnicity
[edit]According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.[7]
| Number | Percentage(in %) | |
| Total | 35873 | 100.00 |
| Bulgarians | 35854 | 98 |
| Turks | 0 | 0 |
| Romani | 6 | 0 |
| Others | 0 | 0 |
| Do not define themselves | 0 | 0 |
| Unanswered | 12 | 2 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Кметства" (in Bulgarian). Obshtina Pernik. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ↑ "Census, Population of Bulgarian Settlements 2020". Grao.BG.
- ↑ "Село Мещица" (in Bulgarian). Guide Bulgaria. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ↑ "Information Meshtitsa village". bg-pochivka.
- ↑ "Село Мещица – Сурвакари" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ↑ "Регистър на народните читалища -". chitalishta.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ↑ "Bulgaria population census 2011". Population Stat.