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Pirin (Пирин)

General information - Location

Country	Bulgaria
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.5583,Lat: 41.5414
Elevation	952 meter above sea level
Local time	19:38:19pm
Name province/region	Благоевград
Name Subregion	Сандански
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Пирин

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Калиманци (Kalimantsi)	11.5 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Петрово (Petrоvо)	12.3 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Яново (Yanоvо)	13 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Лъжница (Lazhnitsa)	13.2 km	NorthEast
5 Тешово (Teshоvо)	13.9 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	129 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	181 km	West
3 Приштина	Kosovo	233 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 87 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Greece.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West Aegean Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is яз. Доспат (22.5 km² at a distance of 43.8 km in NorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Гоцев връх with a height of 2212 meter (at a distance of 18 km and direction SouthSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Greek-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 15.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 22 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 1%, low mountains: 19%, moderate high mountains: 68%, high mountains: 12%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Pirin

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (at a distance of 124 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (at a distance of 112 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

65.2 km2

83.2%

Nature

11.6 km2

14.7%

Agriculture

1.4 km2

1.7%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pirin (Пирин) in country Bulgaria

Pirin (Пирин) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Pirin National Park	Bulgaria	25 km	NorthWest
2 Rila Monastery	Bulgaria	65 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Archaeological Site of Philippi	Greece	84 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sreden Pirin - Alibotush	BG	0.1 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sandanski

Type of weather in Sandanski	broken clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.83 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	05:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:27 Europe/Amsterdam