Meshtitsa is a village in
southern Bulgaria
Southern Bulgaria (, ''Yuzhna Balgariya'') is the southern half of the territory of Bulgaria, located to the south of the main ridge of the Balkan Mountains which conventionally separates the country into a northern and a southern part. Besides th ...
. The village is located in
Pernik Municipality
Pernik Municipality () is a municipality in the Pernik Province of Bulgaria.
Demography
At the 2011 census, the population of Pernik was 97,181. Most of the inhabitants were Bulgarians (91.4%) with a minority of Gypsies/Romani (1.83%). 6.36% o ...
, Pernik Province. Аccording to the numbers provided by the 2020 Bulgarian census, Ciuipetlovo currently has a population of 1003 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.
Geography
Meshtitsa is 32 kilometers from the capital of Bulgaria,
Sofia
Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...
, and 7 kilometers from
Pernik
Pernik ( ) is List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, a town in western Bulgaria (about south-west of Sofia) with a population of 70,285 . Pernik is the most populated town in western Bulgaria after Sofia. It is the main town of Pernik Province an ...
. The river Konska passes near the village. The terrain near the village is suitable for agricultural development. The village lies at an average elevation of 695 meters.
Culture and Infrastructure
Every year a "Surva" festival is held on 13 January in Meshtitsa village. It includes people dressing up with masks and folklore clothing to scare evil spirits away from the village as per tradition.
The people participating in the festival craft their own costumes and masks from animal horns and leather. Occasionally bird feathers are used to decorate the clothing.
Buildings and infrastructure
* Community hall and library "P. K. Yavorov" was built in 1928.
* There is a kindergarten in the village.
Ethnicity
According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.
References
{{Pernik Province
Villages in Pernik Province