The town of Gotse Delchev is located in South West Bulgaria, near by the Greek border. It is situated in the wide Gotse Delchev valey, at the foot of the beautiful Pirin mountain and the Mesta river valey. The above sea-level is 540 m. the climate is trance - Mediterranean. The average annual temperature is 11,3 Celsius, the average annual rainfall is 646 m. The forestry fond is mainly of broad - chested and coniferous forests. The region is reach of water resources: Mesta river and the smaller Toufcha and Gradska. There are also two mineral springs in Mososmishte and Banichan.

The population of the town is about 20 000 people and of the Gotse Delchev Municipality - about 34 000. The number of the economically active population is about 16 000 people.

Determinative for the economic of the municipality are the branches: wood industry and woodprocessing, textile and shoe industry, zippers producing, plastics processing, electronics, machinery construction, constructions an tobaco growing.

The region has a beautiful and pure nature, natural mineral water springs, a landscape, proper for winter and summer recreation, saved historical and architectural sight - seeing.

 

 

Turgovska Str. in Gotse Delchev	The building of the museum
View of the town of Gotse Delchev	The resort Ognyanovski bani
Not far away from the town are the beautiful villages Kovatchevitsa ...	... and Leshten