Belitsa is a small town in South-Western Bulgaria, and the gateway to the nearby small mountain resort Semkovo on the slopes of the Rila mountains. A bear sanctuary was established there in 2000 for "dancing bears" from Bulgaria and other Balkan countries after the practice was outlawed.

Kraishte

Village

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Kraishte 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.

Gorno Kraishte

Village

Photo: Daewoode88, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gorno Kraishte is a village in the municipality of Belitsa, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is located approximately 6 kilometers south of Belitsa and 90 kilometers southeast from Sofia.

Kraishhe

Type: Locality
Location: Belitsa, Pirin Macedonia, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

41.9167° or 41° 55′ north

Longitude

23.5833° or 23° 35′ east

Elevation

767 metres (2,516 feet)

Open location code

8GH5WH8M+M8

GeoNames ID

6459565

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Bulgarian: “Краище”

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