Pastra, Bulgaria

Pastra (Bulgarian: Пастра) is a small mountain village in the Rila Municipality of Kyustendil Province in south-western Bulgaria and as of 2013 has 151 inhabitants.[1] It lies at the western foothills of the Rila Mountains on the banks of the Rilska River just outside the borders of the Rila Monastery Nature Park. It is situated at 8 km east of the municipal centre Rila, 12 km west of the Rila Monastery and some 63 km south of the national capital Sofia.[1]

Pastra Пастра
Village
Pastra Location of Pastra
Coordinates: 42°7′N 23°13′E
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Kyustendil Province
Municipality	Rila
Area
• Total	33.948 km2 (13.107 sq mi)
Elevation	803 m (2,635 ft)
Population  (2013)[1]
• Total	151
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

In the Middle Ages the village was part of the Bulgarian Empire. Pastra was first mentioned in written records in the 14th century Rila Charter of Emperor Ivan Shishman (r. 1371–1395), where it was listed as a possession of the Rila Monastery.

It gives its name to the Pastra Glacier in the central part of Trinity Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.[2]