Kraishte
Краище
Village
Kraishte is located in Bulgaria
Kraishte
Kraishte
Coordinates: 41°53′58″N 23°35′32″E / 41.89944°N 23.59222°E / 41.89944; 23.59222
Country Bulgaria
ProvinceBlagoevgrad Province
MunicipalityBelitsa
Government
  MayorMoussa Mizur (DPS)
Area
  Total10,523 km2 (4,063 sq mi)
Elevation
896 m (2,940 ft)
Population
 (15-12-2010)
  Total2,375
 GRAO
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
2781
Area code074405

Kraishte (Bulgarian: Краище) is a village in the municipality of Belitsa, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is located approximately 4 kilometers south from Belitsa and 88 kilometers southeast from Sofia. As of 2010 it had a population of 2375 people.[1] The population is Muslim of pomak origin. The village is situated on the eastern bank of Mesta river on the secondary road from Razlog to Velingrad and on the Septemvri-Dobrinishte narrow gauge line. The station of Belitsa is actually in the village of Kraishte.

Belitsa train station in Kraishte

The village has central water supply and sewerage. The electricity is provided by aerial wires. There is a primary school "Peyo Yavorov" and a public library and a post office.

References

  1. "Таблица на населението по постоянен и настоящ адрес". grao.bg (in Bulgarian). 15 December 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2023.


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