Bistritsa or Bistrica (Бистрица, from Bulgarian бистър and ultimately

Proto-Slavic Proto-Slavic (abbreviated PSl., PS.; also called Common Slavic or Common Slavonic) is the unattested, reconstructed proto-language of all Slavic languages. It represents Slavic speech approximately from the 2nd millennium BC through the 6th ...

*-bystr, meaning "clear, lucid, limpid") may refer to: *three villages in

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

: ** Bistritsa, Blagoevgrad Province ** Bistritsa, Kyustendil Province ** Bistritsa, Sofia *** FC Vitosha Bistritsa, an association football club *** Stadion Bistritsa, a football stadium *a high number of rivers: ** Pirinska Bistritsa ** Vitoshka Bistritsa, running through Pancharevo ** Sandanska Bistritsa, running through Sandanski in Blagoevgrad Province **the South Slavic name of the

Haliacmon The Haliacmon (, ''Aliákmonas''; formerly: , ''Aliákmon'' or ''Haliákmōn'') is the longest river flowing entirely in Greece, with a total length of . In Greece there are three rivers longer than Haliacmon: Maritsa (), Struma (Strymónas), bot ...

, river in Greece * Tsarska Bistritsa, a former royal palace in Rila *several former villages in Bulgaria: **one formerly known as ''Tursko selo'' until 1878 and merged with Dolno selo, Kyustendil Province in 1959 **one merged with Razliv, Sofia Province in 1965 *an alternative name for the village of Bistrilitsa, Montana Province * Bistritsa Grannies * Bistritsa Monastery

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