Sinitovo

Sinitovo (Bulgarian: Синитово) is a village in Pazardzhik Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, western Bulgaria. As of 2005 the population is 2 160. It is located at an altitude of 200 m in a fertile agricultural region near the Maritsa river. The main products grown in the area include wheat, maize, peppers, while the most spread domestic animal is the sheep.

The village is mentioned in Ottoman documents from 1576, 1607, 1696. There is a kindergarten, school, chitalishte and a church "Sv. Georgi" from 1884. Many Roman artifacts are found in the vicinity of the village, including marble statues and a bust of a Roman Emperor. There are ruins of Roman fortress and the important Thracian settlement Besapara.

Honours

Sinitovo Gap in Graham Land, Antarctica is named after the village.

Coordinates: 42°09′N 24°22′E / 42.150°N 24.367°E / 42.150; 24.367

Pazardzhik Municipality

Capital: Pazardzhik

Villages	Aleko Konstantinovo Apriltsi Bratanitsa Chernogorovo Debrushtitsa Dobrovnitsa Dragor Gelemenovo Glavinitsa Govedare Hadzhievo Ivailo Krali Marko Lyanovo Malo Konare Miryantsi Mokrishte Ognyanovo Ovchepoltsi Patalenitsa Pishtigovo Rosen Saraya Sbor Sinitovo Topoli Dol Tsar Asen Tsrancha Velichkovo Yunatsite Zvanichevo

Landmarks	Church of the Mother of God Pazardzhik Clock Tower Pazardzhik History Museum Georgi Benkovski Stadium Church of St Demetrius, Patalenitsa

Culture	PFC Hebar Pazardzhik Videlina Cultural Center

Notable people	Kimon Georgiev Konstantin Muraviev Konstantin Velichkov

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