Bratsigovo ( Bulgarian : Брацигово [brɐˈt͡siɡovo] ) is a town in Southern Bulgaria . It is located in the foothills of the Rhodope Mountains , on the banks of the Umishka River in Pazardzhik oblast , and is close to the towns of Peshtera and Krichim .
22-527: Bratsigovo Hills on Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica are named after the town. Some Aromanians live in Bratsigovo. Archeological evidence has shown that the area was inhabited by Thracians and later Slavs . Historical records show the township was established at some point in the 16th-17th century, built over the ruins of an earlier settlement. The founders of the new town were Bulgarian emigrants from
44-533: A leader of the Bulgarian liberation movement in Macedonia. 63°41′S 57°55′W / 63.683°S 57.917°W / -63.683; -57.917 . A point 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Camp Hill. The feature was sighted by Swedish Antarctic Expedition (SwedAE) in 1903. It was surveyed by FIDS in 1945 and so named because the point rises to a rock peak 355 metres (1,165 ft) high,
66-517: Is an ice piedmont in Trinity Peninsula , Antarctica. It is about 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long and between 3 and 6 nautical miles (5.6 and 11.1 km; 3.5 and 6.9 mi) wide, extending from Russell East Glacier to Eyrie Bay and bounded on the landward side by Louis Philippe Plateau . Download coordinates as: Cugnot Ice Piedmont is in Graham Land in the center of
88-684: Is descriptive of the only part of this coast which is sufficiently sheltered from the prevailing southwest winds to afford a reliable camp site. 63°39′29″S 57°55′29″W / 63.65806°S 57.92472°W / -63.65806; -57.92472 . A rocky peak rising to 521 metres (1,709 ft) high on the southeast side of Cugnot Ice Piedmont, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) north of Church Point, 102 kilometres (63 mi) east-northeast of Levassor Nunatak, 2.89 kilometres (1.80 mi) south-southwest of Kribul Hill and 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) southwest of McCalman Peak. German–British mapping in 1996. Named after Hristo Chernopeev (1868-1915),
110-621: The FIDS, who so named it because a geological camp was established at the foot of the hill. 63°37′59″S 57°54′32″W / 63.63306°S 57.90889°W / -63.63306; -57.90889 . A rocky hill rising to 501 metres (1,644 ft) high on Trinity Peninsula. Situated on the southeast side of Cugnot Ice Piedmont, 2.71 kilometres (1.68 mi) west-southwest of Gornik Knoll, 5.27 kilometres (3.27 mi) north of Church Point and 7.88 kilometres (4.90 mi) south by west of Marten Crag . German–British mapping in 1996. Named after
132-617: The SwedAE under Otto Nordenskjöld . The FIDS charted it and applied the descriptive name in 1945. 63°36′S 57°35′W / 63.600°S 57.583°W / -63.600; -57.583 . A gently sloping rocky point forming the south limit of Eyrie Bay. Named by the UK-APC. The lower slopes of the point are permanently sheathed in greenish-tinged ice, which suggested the descriptive name. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of
154-621: The coast of Prince Gustav Channel 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwards. Situated on the southeast side of Cugnot Ice Piedmont, 3.77 kilometres (2.34 mi) west of Chernopeev Peak and 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) east-northeast of Levassor Nunatak. German–British mapping in 1996. Named after the town of Bratsigovo in Southern Bulgaria. Features around Church Point include, from west to east, 63°41′S 57°58′W / 63.683°S 57.967°W / -63.683; -57.967 . A hill, 140 metres (460 ft) high, forming
176-549: The distance of 500 metres west of it. There is a balneo-sanatorium built up here. The mineral water treats some skin diseases, the nervous system, kidney related diseases and others. There is a nice park and a country-houses zone around it. This Pazardzhik Province , Bulgaria location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bratsigovo Hills Cugnot Ice Piedmont ( 63°38′S 58°10′W / 63.633°S 58.167°W / -63.633; -58.167 ( Cugnot Ice Piedmont ) )
198-569: The east and Bald Head to the southeast. Named after the ancient Roman town of Yatrus in Northern Bulgaria. 63°36′30″S 57°41′34″W / 63.60833°S 57.69278°W / -63.60833; -57.69278 . A predominantly ice-free ridge extending 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) in an east–west direction and 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) wide on Yatrus Promontory. The ridge's twin rocky summits rise to 385 metres (1,263 ft) and 365 metres (1,198 ft) high respectively, with
220-576: The higher western one situated 4.55 kilometres (2.83 mi) east-northeast of McCalman Peak and 4.75 kilometres (2.95 mi) west by south of Jade Point. Named after the ancient Thracian and Roman town of Zaldapa in Northeastern Bulgaria. 63°38′S 57°36′W / 63.633°S 57.600°W / -63.633; -57.600 . A bare, ice-free headland 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) southwest of View Point . Probably first seen in 1902-03 by J. Gunnar Andersson's party of
242-504: The middle of Cugnot Ice Piedmont. Mapped from surveys by FIDS (1960-61). Named by UK-APC for Émile Levassor (1844–1897), French engineer, who in 1891 was jointly responsible with René Panhard for a motor car design which originated the principles on which most subsequent developments were based. 63°39′10″S 58°00′00″W / 63.65278°S 58.00000°W / -63.65278; -58.00000 . A chain of rocky hills rising to 400 metres (1,300 ft) high and extending from
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#1732869090609264-607: The settlement of Kribul in Southwestern Bulgaria. 63°37′36″S 57°51′22″W / 63.62667°S 57.85611°W / -63.62667; -57.85611 . A rocky hill rising to 477 metres (1,565 ft) high on Trinity Peninsula. Situated on the southeast side of Cugnot Ice Piedmont, 3.97 kilometres (2.47 mi) west-southwest of McCalman Peak, 2.71 kilometres (1.68 mi) east-northeast of Kribul Hill and 7.25 kilometres (4.50 mi) south-southeast of Marten Crag. German–British mapping in 1996. Named after
286-527: The settlement of Gornik in Northern Bulgaria. 63°37′S 57°47′W / 63.617°S 57.783°W / -63.617; -57.783 . The 550 metres (1,800 ft) high summit of an east–west trending ridge 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north of Crystal Hill. Named by UK-APC for Donald McCalman, FIDS surveyor at Hope Bay, 1958-59. 63°39′S 57°44′W / 63.650°S 57.733°W / -63.650; -57.733 . Ice-free hill, 150 metres (490 ft) high, forming
308-407: The sides of which resemble a church steeple. 63°40′S 57°53′W / 63.667°S 57.883°W / -63.667; -57.883 . A small ice-free hill, 90 metres (300 ft) high, standing near the south shore of Trinity Peninsula, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) east-northeast of Church Point. Charted and named by the FIDS, 1946. The descriptive name is derived from
330-705: The south coast of the Trinity Peninsula , which forms the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is on the coast of the Prince Gustav Channel to the south of the Louis Philippe Plateau and Broad Valley . Eyre Bay is to the northeast and Russell East Glacier is to the southwest. Features, from west to east, include Benz Pass , Panhard Nunatak, Levassor Nunatak, Chapel Hill, Shelter Cove, Church Point, Striped Hill, Camp Hill, McCalman Peak, Crystal Hill, Bald Head and Jade Point. Cugnot Ice Piedmont
352-538: The southwest part of Cugnot Ice Piedmont. Situated 3.59 kilometres (2.23 mi) northeast of Panhard Nunatak, 4.29 kilometres (2.67 mi) southeast of Chochoveni Nunatak and 5.66 kilometres (3.52 mi) southwest of Levassor Nunatak. German-British mapping in 1996. Named after the settlement of Kolobar in Northeastern Bulgaria. 63°40′S 58°07′W / 63.667°S 58.117°W / -63.667; -58.117 . A conspicuous horseshoe-shaped nunatak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) inland in
374-711: The southwest part of Cugnot Ice Piedmont. Situated 3.87 kilometres (2.40 mi) south by east of Smin Peak , 4.29 kilometres (2.67 mi) northwest of Kolobar Nunatak, 3.34 kilometres (2.08 mi) northeast of Coburg Peak and 5.75 kilometres (3.57 mi) east of Drenta Bluff . German-British mapping in 1996. Named after the settlements of Golyamo Chochoveni and Malko Chochoveni in Southeastern Bulgaria. 63°41′31″S 58°13′46″W / 63.69194°S 58.22944°W / -63.69194; -58.22944 . A rocky hill rising to 541 metres (1,775 ft) high in
396-611: The stratifications on a small cliff on the seaward side of the hill. 63°41′S 57°53′W / 63.683°S 57.883°W / -63.683; -57.883 . A small bay between Church Point and Camp Hill on the south coast of Trinity Peninsula. Surveyed by FIDS, December 1946, and named by UK-APC from the fossil plants collected there. 63°41′S 57°52′W / 63.683°S 57.867°W / -63.683; -57.867 . Small ice-free hill, 120 metres (390 ft) high, which lies 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of Church Point. Charted in 1946 by
418-554: The summit of a headland 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) west-southwest of Church Point. Charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1946, who so named it because of its proximity to Church Point. 63°41′S 57°57′W / 63.683°S 57.950°W / -63.683; -57.950 . A small coastal indentation on the north shore of Prince Gustav Channel, between Chapel Hill and Church Point. The name, given by UK-APC,
440-531: The summit of a headland between Bald Head and Camp Hill on the south side of Trinity Peninsula. So named by the FIDS because crystals were collected at the foot of the hill in 1945 and 1946. 63°36′50″S 57°41′10″W / 63.61389°S 57.68611°W / -63.61389; -57.68611 . A predominantly ice-free promontory projecting 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) in east direction into Prince Gustav Channel south of Eyrie Bay . Ending in Jade Point to
462-489: The western part of Aegean Macedonia , from the vicinity of Kostur . The population of Bratsigovo took an active part in the April Uprising of 1876. In 1950 Bratsigovo had a population of 3,364. (Source=Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer) Web page: http://www.bratsigovo.bg/ The town is being developed as a balneological center. There is a cold mineral water spring (18-26 C) with the flow rate of 120 liters per minute at
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#1732869090609484-649: Was mapped from surveys by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS; 1960–61), and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (1725-1804), a French military engineer who designed and built the first full-sized vehicle propelled by its own engine (steam), in 1769. Features of the west part of the ice piedmont include, from west to east, 63°40′21″S 58°18′16″W / 63.67250°S 58.30444°W / -63.67250; -58.30444 . A rocky hill rising to 701 metres (2,300 ft) high in
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