Perushtitsa

Bulgaria / Plovdiv / Perustica /

Perushtitsa (Bulgarian: Перущица) is a Bulgarian town located in Perushtitsa Municipality, Plovdiv Province at the foot of the Rhodopes, 21 km. south-west of Plovdiv City.
The town is famous throughout Bulgaria for the fight that took place there in 1876 during the April Uprising against the Ottoman reign.
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Coordinates:   42°3'32"N   24°32'46"E
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