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Bistritsa

Bistritsa or Bistrica (Бистрица, from Bulgarian бистър and ultimately Proto-Slavic *-bystr, meaning "clear, lucid, limpid") may refer to:

  • three villages in Bulgaria:
    • Bistritsa, Blagoevgrad Province
    • Bistritsa, Kyustendil Province
    • Bistritsa, Sofia
  • a high number of rivers:
    • the South Slavic name of the Haliacmon river in Greece
    • Vitoshka Bistritsa running through Pancharevo
    • Sandanska Bistritsa running through Sandanski in Blagoevgrad Province
    • Pirinska Bistritsa
    • Blagoevgradska Bistritsa
    • Chepinska Bistritsa
    • Sovolyanska Bistritsa
    • Bistritsa River (Rhodope Mountains)
    • Dupnishka Bistritsa
  • 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