Lisiya

Lisiya
Лисия
Village
Lisiya
Coordinates: 42°02′N 22°58′E / 42.033°N 22.967°E / 42.033; 22.967
Country  Bulgaria
Province Blagoevgrad Province
Municipality Blagoevgrad
Government
  Suffragan Mayor Stoyan Nikov
Area
  Total 25,808 km2 (9,965 sq mi)
Elevation 641 m (2,103 ft)
Population (15-12-2010 [1])
  Total 14
  GRAO
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 2743
Area code(s) 073

Lisiya is an almost abandoned village in Blagoevgrad Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. I is situated in the foothills of Vlahina mountain. On 29 January 1944 thirteen Bulgarian Partizans died in a battle near the village. Lisiya Ridge on Graham Land, Antarctica is named after the village.

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