Knezha
Knezha Кнежа | |
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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).
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[edit]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.