Elshitsa | |
Native Name: | Елшица |
Native Name Lang: | bg |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bulgaria |
Coordinates: | 42.3667°N 24.2167°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Pazardzhik |
Subdivision Name2: | Panagyurishte |
Leader Party: | BSP |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Peter Chunensky |
Area Total Km2: | 53721 |
Elevation M: | 452 |
Population Total: | 704 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 4538 |
Area Code: | 03538 |
Registration Plate: | РА |
Elshitsa is a village in the Panagyurishte municipality,[1] western Bulgaria, with 574 inhabitants as of 2018.[2]
The region has seen substantial mining, including the Elshitsa epithermal deposit, a large open-pit copper mine active between 1928 and 1999.[3]