Knezha
Knezha
Кнежа | |
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  Knezha Location of Knezha | |
| Coordinates: 43°30′N 24°5′E / 43.500°N 24.083°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Pleven |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Iliycho Lachovski |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 10,490 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 5835 |
| Area code | 09132 |
Knezha (Bulgarian: Кнежа, pronounced [knɛˈʒa]) is a town in Pleven Province, Northern Bulgaria. It is the administrative center of the homonymous Knezha Municipality.
History
[edit]The town's name is most probably derived from the Slavic word knyaz ("prince, duke"), most likely after a local ruler that defended the population in the area during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria. Knezha is the third-largest town in the province, after Pleven and Cherven Bryag, and is the administrative centre of a municipality. The town was located in Vratsa province until 2001, when a boundary change shifted the town into Pleven province.
A local landmark is the 17-metre (56 ft) steel Christian cross constructed on a hill overlooking the town. The cross' construction was financed entirely by donations. It has luminescent lighting bodies attached to it and is illuminated in blue at night.[1] The cross is similar to the larger Millennium Cross above Skopje. Knezha also has a historical museum and an amateur theatre performing in the local community centre (chitalishte). The Institute on Maize of the Agricultural Academy is based in Knezha; it was founded in 1924.
Notable people
[edit]Notable natives include weightlifter and Sydney 2000 Olympic gold medalist Galabin Boevski (b. 1974), Bulgaria international footballer Valentin Iliev (b. 1980), and Bulgarian Army general and long-time Chairman of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Ferdinand Kozovski (1892–1965).
Gallery
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Climate
[edit]Knezha has a continental climate (Dfb) with hot summers and cold winters, and relatively large temperature variations.
| Climate data for Knezha, Bulgaria(1970-2004) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20.8 (69.4) |
35.7 (96.3) |
32 (90) |
36.5 (97.7) |
38.2 (100.8) |
41.2 (106.2) |
42.7 (108.9) |
41.6 (106.9) |
37.4 (99.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
42.7 (108.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
0.2 (32.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
0.8 (33.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35.5 (−31.9) |
−32 (−26) |
−30.2 (−22.4) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−28.2 (−18.8) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33 (1.3) |
25 (1.0) |
41 (1.6) |
55 (2.2) |
64 (2.5) |
72 (2.8) |
60 (2.4) |
42 (1.7) |
45 (1.8) |
40 (1.6) |
43 (1.7) |
38 (1.5) |
557 (21.9) |
| Source: Stringmeteo [2] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Диковски, Цветан (2008-10-15). "Силата на кръста да пази от градушки..." (in Bulgarian). Pravoslavie.bg. Archived from the original on 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ^ "Stringmeteo - Knezha Climate". Stringmeteo. 2011. Retrieved on June 21, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Knezha municipality website (in Bulgarian)
- Website of the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in Knezha
- Website of the Evangelical Church “Christians” in Knezha
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