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) steelChristian 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.
^Диковски, Цветан (2008-10-15). (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.
External linksedit
Knezha municipality website (in Bulgarian)
Website of the Evangelical Church “Christians” in Knezha
January 01, 1970
knezha, bulgarian, Кнежа, pronounced, knɛˈʒa, town, pleven, province, northern, bulgaria, administrative, center, homonymous, municipality, Кнежаlocation, coordinates, 083countrybulgariaprovince, oblast, plevengovernment, mayoriliycho, lachovskielevation136, p. Knezha Bulgarian Knezha pronounced knɛˈʒa is a town in Pleven Province Northern Bulgaria It is the administrative center of the homonymous Knezha Municipality Knezha KnezhaKnezhaLocation of KnezhaCoordinates 43 30 N 24 5 E 43 500 N 24 083 E 43 500 24 083CountryBulgariaProvince Oblast PlevenGovernment MayorIliycho LachovskiElevation136 m 446 ft Population 2020 Total10 490Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Postal Code5835Area code09132 Contents 1 History 2 Notable people 3 Gallery 4 Climate 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe 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 editNotable 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 Gallery edit nbsp nbsp nbsp Climate editKnezha has a continental climate Dfb with hot summers and cold winters and relatively large temperature variations Climate data for Knezha Bulgaria 1970 2004 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 Dikovski Cvetan 2008 10 15 Silata na krsta da pazi ot gradushki 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 External links editKnezha municipality website in Bulgarian Website of the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in Knezha Website of the Evangelical Church Christians in Knezha Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Knezha amp oldid 1073038955, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
