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'''Sandanski''' ({{lang-langx|bg|Сандански}} {{IPA-|bg|sɐnˈdanski|}}; {{lang-langx|el|Σαντάνσκι}}, formerly known as '''Sveti Vrach''', {{lang-langx|bg|Свети Врач}}, until 1947)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sandanski.org/sandanski/history|language=bg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002023744/http://sandanski.org/sandanski/history|url-status=live|archive-date=2008-10-02|title=История|access-date=18 September 2016}}</ref> [[List of cities and towns in Bulgaria|is a town]] and a recreation center in southwestern [[Bulgaria]], part of [[Blagoevgrad Province]]. Named after the Bulgarian-[[Macedonian Bulgarian]] revolutionary [[Yane Sandanski]], it is situated in [[Sandanski–Petrich Valley]] at the foot of [[Pirin|Pirin Mountains]], along the banks of [[Sandanska Bistritsa]] River. Sandanski is about 20&nbsp;km away from the Bulgaria-Greece border and 100&nbsp;km away from the [[Aegean Sea]].
 
The town has a convenient location, a mild to warm climate (with the highest average annual temperature in the country, +16[[°C]]) and relatively high concentration of thermal water springs, which all make it a popular destination for relaxation and recreation.
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Sandanski is located in the [[Sandanski–Petrich Valley]], surrounded by the [[Pirin]], [[Belasica|Belasitsa]] and [[Ograzhden (mountain)|Ograzhden]] mountain ranges. The town is about 160&nbsp;km south from Bulgaria's capital [[Sofia]] along the major [[European route E79|European Route E79]]. Following the same route at almost the same distance is [[Thessaloniki]], Greece's second largest city.
 
Sandanski has developed in an amphitheatrical fashion on the outer south-west flanks of Pirin Mountains along the lower reaches of [[Sandanska Bistritsa]] River. The town's altitude varies between 240 and 300 meters. Its geographical location between [[Kresna Gorge|Kresna]] and [[Rupel Gorge]]s determines the town's mild winter and unpleasant summer temperatures. Statistically Sandanski has the warmest temperatures in Bulgaria with a total of around 2700 annual sunshine hours.
 
Within a short drive from Sandanski is [[Melnik, Bulgaria|Melnik]], the smallest town in Bulgaria in terms of population, but an attractive tourist destination for its authentic architecture and wine production. In a close proximity are the village of [[Rozhen, Bulgaria|Rozhen]] and [[Rozhen Monastery]]. The [[Ancient Roman]] city of [[Parthicopolis]] was located nearby.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kantor |first1=Georgy |editor1-last=Lavan |editor1-first=Myles |editor2-last=Ando |editor2-first=Clifford |title=Roman and local citizenship in the long second century CE |date=2021 |location=New York, NY |isbn=978-0-19-757389-1 |page=236 n. 21}}</ref>
 
===Climate===
[[File:Sandclima.png|thumb|Climate of Sandanski]]
Sandanski has a [[temperate climate]] (Köppen Climate Classification: Cfa). Summers are very hot and dry with occasional thunderstorms and during heat waves the temperature may exceed 40&nbsp;°C reaching to 45&nbsp;°C, the highest recorded temperature in the city. Winters are damp and relatively mild, lasting for about three months from December through February. Springs and falls are generally about two months each. The summer is the longest season in Sandanski, lasting 4 months – from early June to late September. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year except for July and August when droughts often occur.
 
 
 
 
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