- Razlog
Infobox Settlement
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subdivision_name = BUL
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(Oblast)
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population_total=22525|population_footnotes=
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latd=41|latm=53|lats=|latNS=N|longd=23|longm=28|longs=|longEW=E|leader_name=Lyuben TatarskiRazlog ( _bg. Разлог) is a town and ski resort in the
Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria. It is situated in theRazlog Valley and was first mentioned during the reign ofByzantine emperor Basil II . The town's population actively participated in the Kresna-Razlog andIlinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising , Razlog, which was part of Serez sanjak in Selanik vilayet as "Razlık", itself being liberated from Ottoman rule in 1912. Razlog has developed as a centre of winter tourism in the 1990s and 2000s owing to its favourable position in the vicinity of thePirin ,Rila andRhodope Mountains .Municipality
Razlog is the administrative centre of Razlog municipality (part of Blagoevgrad Province), which includes the following eight places:
Honour
Razlog Cove onLivingston Island in theSouth Shetland Islands ,Antarctica is named after Razlog.External links
* [http://www.razlogbg.com Official web site of Razlog]
* [http://www.bansko24.com Information portal of Razlog and Bansko - hotels, news, forum, ski conditions]
* [http://www.razlog.org/ Razlog.org]
* [http://razlog-bg.com/ Razlog-bg.com]
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