Location

Dobrinishte is located in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is situated in the northeastern foot of North Pirin, in the southeastern part of the Razlog valley with altitude of 840 m. As an administrative unit, it is in the region of Blagoevgrad, Municipality Bansko with postal code 2777. The settlement was declared a town in 2006. The town is the last station of the only one narrow-gauge railway working in Bulgaria, namely Septemvri - Dobrinishte, built in 1945. The national road II-19 (the town of Simitli – the town of Gotse Delchev - Ilinden border checkpoint) goes around the town. Bus lines from Gotse Delchev - Blagoevgrad - Sofia via the Predela Pass and bus line from Gotse Delchev - Dobrinishte - Velingrad - Plovdiv through the Yundola Pass go round the town.

Dobrinishte is located:

164 km far from Sofia

63 km far from Blagoevgrad

11 km far from Razlog

6 km far from Bansko

44 km far from the town of Gotse Delchev

60 km far from Ilinden border checkpoint - Exohi

94 km far from the town of Sandanski

113 km far from Kulata border checkpoint

150 km far from Plovdiv

505 km far from Varna

344 km far from Vidin

The population of Dobrinishte is 2,688 people to December 31, 2016.

The Dobrinishka River, which passes through the settlement, is formed by the merging of the Desilitsa River, rising from the Desilishki Lake, situated at 2 367 meters above sea level and the Sveti Nikola River. The location of Dobrinishte makes it to be one of the important starting points to Pirin Mountain, and the mineral springs have attracted people for thousands of years.

There are several legends for the name of Dobrinishte, but two of them are decisive. According to the first, the name derives from the two largest neighborhoods - Dobrechkovo and Gumnitsa. In order to solve the dispute about the name, it is decided to take parts from both the names of the neighborhoods and they created the name Dobrinishte.

According to the second legend, the name comes from the good things the settlers have found here - the incredible climate, the proximity of the mountain and the great blessing - the mineral water. Last but not least, the kindness of people who have chosen to live here. So from these good things was born the name of the settlement, which in Turkish time and after the liberation in 1912 was called both Dobrinishta or Dobrinishte, and in 1966 its present name was specified, which is known not only in Bulgaria , but also around the world.

Situated at the foot of Pirin mountain with favorable climatic conditions combined with clean air and mineral springs make Dobrinishte a unique place for winter and summer tourism.

Another winter resort – Bansko is close to Dobrinishte. The boundary between the two zones are the beautiful rocky peaks and the chains of Mount Polezhan, Strazhite Peak, Kaimakchal Peak and the waterfall between the Desilishka and the Damianishka River. This allows lots of interesting routes and connections to be explored .