Town of Pirdop (Sofia District) is located in South-West Bulgaria. It is part of Pirdop Municipality. Information about Town of Pirdop
[1] [2] Properties: Apartment Prices in Bulgaria Grow 6% in April-June 2008 Town of Pirdop >> Wednesday, 2008-07-23 22:16 Source: Novinite.com Bulgaria`s National Statistical Institute announced Wednesday that the apartment prices in the country had grown 5,9% in the second quarter of 2008. The average price of one square meter of residential property in Bulgaria was BGN 1299,95 in January-March 2008 but in April-June 2008 it was already BGN 1376,29. The highest growth in apartment prices was recorded in the southwest city of Kyustendil - almost 15%. On the other pole, the prices in the northeast city of Turgovishte even declined by 2,9... Business: Dalkia reaffirms interest in Sofia heating utility District Sofia-city >> Wednesday, 2008-06-18 11:21 Source: Dnevnik.bg Dalkia, the French energy services company, is interested in acquiring the Sofia district heating utility and is not fazed by the considerable red ink it will inherit in case of a deal, said Jean-Michel Mazalerat, vice president central and Eastern Europe. The Dalkia official said everything depends on whether a sale procedure will be launched. In his view, Dalkia has already proven it can engage successfully in partnership with the local authorities. Since 2006, the French company has been investing... News: Emergency Hotline Starts Operating in Bulgaria Town of Pirdop >> Saturday, 2008-06-14 12:39 Source: StandartNews The 112 emergency hotline will be launched in Bulgaria at long last. As of July 3, the line will receive emergency calls from the citizens in 10 districts. At the same time two call centers will start functioning in the capital and in Russe, which will cover Greater Sofia, Pernik, Kyustendil, Blagoevgrad, Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Silistra and Razgrad. Till the end of the year the free line should be available for the rest of the towns in Bulgaria, Minister of State Policy for Disasters and Accidents informed yesterday. Meanwhile in the towns of Shumen and Sliven a temporary information center already operates. It receives calls about emergency situations and dispatches them to Civil Protection agency. To make a call people have to dial the respective area code and then 112. Accidents: Young Man Drowns in Artificial Lake in Bulgaria District Sofia >> Sunday, 2008-06-01 20:49 Source: Novinite.com
A 20-year-old man drowned in Iskar artificial lake in Bulgaria on Sunday afternoon. The accident occurred while a group of youngsters were swimming in the lake. After a short time all but one managed to reach the shore. The group signaled Civil Defense services over the disappearance of their friend. Few hours later the rescue teams pulled the dead body out of the water. The reasons for the man`s death have not been discovered yet.
Finances: Raiffeisenbank opened 9 offices in April Town of Pirdop >> Friday, 2008-05-30 12:34 Source: Focus Agency Raiffeisenbank has reportedly cut the ribbon to 9 offices in April, thus raising the number of its locations to 166 branches countrywide. Raiffeisenbank is now debuting in Bansko, Isperih, Levski and Pirdop. New offices have also been inaugurated in Stara Zagora, Pleven and Haskovo. The number of Raiffeisenbank offices in Sofia stands at 37 now. Business: German Norddeutsche Affinerie buys Cumerio Meds parent company Town of Pirdop >> Friday, 2008-05-16 00:00 Source: SofiaEcho.com German copper extracting company Norddeutsche Affinerie AG became the sole owner of the Belgian concern Cumerio, the parent company of Bulgaria-based copper smelter Cumerio Med, Dnevnik daily reported on May 15. The merger will produce the largest copper smelting company in Europe and the third-largest anode and cathode copper making company in the world with an annual output worth 10 billion euro. The parties to the deal are yet to name the value of the deal. But a source closely familiar with the transa... Travel: List of Bulgarian Settlements in Mountain AreasRated Town of Pirdop >> Monday, 2008-04-07 15:58 Source: VisitToBulgaria.com National Agriculture and Rural Development Plan 2000-2006 - Settlements in Mountain Areas BLAGOEVGRAD
1. Bansko : Town of Bansko, Gostun, Dobrinishte, Kremena, Mesta, Obidim, Osenovo, Filipovo
2. Belitza : Town of Belitza , Babiak, Zlatarica, Gylybovo, Dagonovo, Kraishte, Kuzaovo, Liutovo, Orcevo, Palatnik, Gorno Kraishte, Chereshovo
3. Blagoevgrad : Izgrev, Belo pole, Bistrica, Town of Blagoevgrad, Buchino, Bylgarchevo, Gabrovo, Gorno Hyrsovo, Debochica, Delvino, Drenkovo, Dybrava, ... Society: Census 2001: Ethnic Groups in Bulgaria (self-awareness)Rated Town of Pirdop >> Monday, 2008-04-07 15:18 Source: News Guide Bulgaria The result for self-awareness of the Bulgarian population based on last made census from the National Statistics Institute in 2001
District
Total
Ethnic Groups by self-awareness
Do not know
Not answered
Bulgarian
Turk
Gypsy
Russian
Armenian
Wallach
Macedonian
Greek
Ukrainian
Jewish
Romanian
Other
Bulgaria
7 928 901
6 655 210
746 664
370 908
15 595
10 832
10 566
5 071
3 ... Accidents: Teenage Driver Hits Policeman in Bulgaria Town of Pirdop >> Friday, 2008-03-28 17:45 Source: Novinite.com A 19-year-old driver hit a policeman in the western Bulgarian town of Pirdop, while trying to escape a police check. The teenager was making his getaway after stealing 120 litres of diesel fuel from an excavator of a local construction company when police patrol unsuccessfully tried to stop the car and the officer was hit. The life of the injured policeman is out of danger, doctors reported. The driver has already been arrested. Culture: Folklore in Sofia region District Sofia-city >> Thursday, 2007-11-01 08:00 Source: Selo.bg In temper, behavior and language, as well as in customs the “shopi”- people who live in Sofia region are quite different from the people in the other regions in Bulgaria. Their folk music also differs from the folk music of the surrounding regions. The folk music that the “shopi” created is an expression of their sense of humor, cunning and wisdom. It is not particularly rich of emotions and melodies but it impresses with its ingenuity and creativity.
The folk songs of Sofia region include different...[1] [2]