Pazardzhik

城市概覽

With a population of about 55,000 in 2022, Pazardzhik is the administrative centre of Pazardzhik Oblast (Province/District), which stretches north-south across the plain and includes parts of the Sredna Gora range in the north, and the Western Rhodope Mountains in the south. After Pazardzhik, the largest towns are the spa and mountain resort Velingrad (over 20,000), mountainous Peshtera (15,000), and the historic Panagyurishte (15,000). Both Panagyurishte and the small town of Batak near Peshtera feature prominently in the history of Bulgaria due to their role in the failed April Uprising of 1876 that nevertheless contributed to Bulgaria's liberation from Ottoman rule. While the region has been inhabited since prehistory, the history of modern Pazardzhik starts in the 15th century, when it shows up as a market town in the registers of the Ottoman Empire. It used to be known as Tatar Pazarcik — "small Tatar market" — in Turkish. The name was shortened to its current form after the Liberation, in 1900.

如何抵達

By train Pazardzhik is a major station on the main line between the capital Sofia and Plovdiv, and the latter provides connections to the rest of Southern Bulgaria and the Black Sea Coast. There are multiple daily direct trains from Sofia (about 2½ hr) and Plovdiv (25-40 min), as well as a few direct trains from Burgas (5 hr) which also pass through Stara Zagora (about 3 hr) and Dimitrovgrad (about 1½ hr, and close to Haskovo). There are also a couple of direct daily trains from Svilengrad on the border (2½ hr, via Dimitrovgrad and Plovdiv). The last surviving narrow gauge railway in Bulgaria, which climbs up the Rhodope Mountains, starts at #Septemvri, 10-20 min away on any train in the direction of Sofia (more than a dozen daily).

1 Railway Station. The station has been modernized, but it's in an inconvenient place: on the outskirts, in the industrial zone south of the river. Walking is possible (there's even a bicycle lane), but tedious (40 min to the centre), so using public transport or a taxi is recommended. (updated Mar 2024)

By car

By bus

必看景點

1 Regional History Museum (Регионален исторически музей), ul. "Konstantin Velichkov" 15 (on one of the main pedestrian squares, south-west of the Column), [email protected]. M-F 09:00-17:00, Sa-Su 10:00-17:00. A Communist-era building (1980) with low relief panes on its stone facade. Prehistoric and medieval archaeological finds from the region, as well as exhibits related to the Bulgarian National Revival and national liberation struggles in the 19th century, and the history of Pazardzhik up to the first half of the 20th century. The museum claims to be accessible to the disabled. The other sites managed by the museum are the Ethnographic Museum and the House-Museum of Konstantin Velichkov, so you can get a package ticket. Adults: 3 лв, students/pensioners: 2 лв, disabled/children under 7: free, various group discounts apply; tour/lecture (in "foreign language"): 15 лв; package ticket (3 sites): adults 6 лв, students/pensioners: 4 лв, etc. (updated Apr 2024) Ethnographic Museum (House of Nikolaki Hristovitch) House-Museum and Gallery of Stanislav Dospevski (pseudonym of Zafir Zograf, 1823-1877). Both his father and his uncle (Zahari Zograf) were famous icon-painters of the so-called "Samokov School"; he was one of the first academically trained Bulgarian painters. Old and new clock-towers Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God Grand and Small Synagogues Island Park Svoboda (Liberty): a large island in the river, with fountains, playgrounds and various forms of public art, including statues of children's books characters (The Little Prince, Pippi Longstocking, etc) and dinosaurs.

體驗活動

Football: FC Hebar were relegated in 2025 and play soccer in Second League, the second tier. Their Stadion Georgi Benkovski (capacity 13,000) is 2 km north of town centre.