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Energy – electrification and gasification Energy infrastructure:
Four water power generation stations have been built up in the region 221,8 MegaWatt total power capacity. The distrubution network is designed to provide electricity to 220V and 380V/ 50Hz consumers. One advantage that investors are going to benefit from in establishing and initiating new production activities is the opportunity of production gasification. The Pazardjik municipality is one of the shareholders of the gas supply company “Hebrosgas” Plc. holding 20% of the capital share. The gas supply mains length on the territory of the municipality is around 45 km, 10 km of them in the industrial estate area of the town. The natural gas source is the republican main gas supply pipeline. 71 out of totally 102 municipal and administrative buildings have been completely gasified by the present moment and diversion gas pipework has been made available to another 93 of them. Additionally, 16 companies from the industrial sector have been completely gasified. Private homes gasification has started in 2001 and 80 homes have already been gas supplied and another 50 are at design development stage. Culture 
The region of Pazardjik has had long traditions in the cultural sphere all well-kept and maintained in a well-established network of museums. Rich and diversified are the historical museum exhibitions in Pazardjik, Panagyurishte, Batak, Velingrad, Bratzigovo and the archeological museum in Septemvri. An etnographic exhibition has been arranged in the rennaissance atmosphere of the house of Nikolaki Hristovich in Pazardjik. The houses-museums of the rennaissance writer and social activist Konstantin Velichkov and the rennaissance artist and revolutionary Stanislav Dospevski in Pazardjik bring us closer to the spirit of these famous Bulgarians. The museums of Rajna Knyaginya and the home museum of Alexander Stambolyiski are also on the territory of the Pazardjik region. A drama theatre, a regional puppet theatre, an operreta theatre, a symphony orchestra, a regional library “N.Furnadjiev”, an art gallery “Stanislav Dospevski” and many other cultural institutions are available in the region. Famous artists and musicians of national and European significance find the region of Pazardjik as their place of creative work – Georgi Gerasimov, Dimiter Kazakov-Neron, Velitchko Minekov, Ivan Spasov and many others. Adding to the cultural life of the region is the “Pazardjik” folk song and dance ensemble and several children and junior and youth folk and various other formations, which became famous not only in Bulgaria but also abroad. National significance cultural events are organised and held annually such as the Winter musical evenings “Prof. Ivan Spasov”, the Furnadjiev literature days, the festival of authentic folklore in the Chepino area “In the outskirts of Chepino”, the rose festival in Strelcha and traditional municipal festivities are also organised in each municipality on a particular day of the year. 15 cinema halls and over 50 community centres are available in the region. Media – press and electronic
Ñïîðò ÂWell-developed and maintained sport facilities are available in the region. Traditional sports are: volleyball, football, tennis, judo, cross-country skiing, etc. The ski-drugs available in the Rhodopes mountains in close vicinity to the artificial dam lakes “ Batak”, “ Belmeken” are prerequisites for the development of all season and recreational and tourists activities. Famous mountain resorts are : Yundola, Tzigov Chark, St Konstantin and Helena, Atoluka. There are huge potential for the development of village and eco tourism is present in the region. | |||||||||||||||
