What is "petrich"

Petrich is a town in Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria, located at the foot of the Belasica Mountains in the Strumeshnitsa Valley. , the town has 31,140 inhabitants.

It is the seat of Petrich Municipality.

Petrich is located close to the borders with Greece and the Republic of Macedonia. The crossing into Republic of Macedonia is known as Novo Selo-Petrich, as the first settlement across the border is Novo Selo.

Petrich Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named for Petrich.

Petrich may refer to

• Petrich, a city in south-western Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad province
• Petrich (village), a village in western Bulgaria, Sofia province
• Petrich Peak, an ice-covered peak in the Antarctica
• The name of Petarch until 1934
• A medieval name of the Asenova krepost

Petrich is also a surname of Bulgarian, Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian origin.

• Bob Petrich, American football defensive end