Kraishte, Blagoevgrad Province

Kraishte Краище
Village
Kraishte
Coordinates: 41°53′58″N 23°35′32″E
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Blagoevgrad Province
Municipality	Belitsa
Government
• Mayor	Moussa Mizur (DPS)
Area
• Total	10,523 km2 (4,063 sq mi)
Elevation	896 m (2,940 ft)
Population  (15-12-2010)
• Total	2,375
	GRAO
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	2781
Area code	074405

Kraishte (Bulgarian: Краище) is a village in the municipality of Belitsa, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is located approximately 4 kilometers south from Belitsa and 88 kilometers southeast from Sofia. As of 2010 it had a population of 2375 people. The population is Muslim of pomak origin. The village is situated on the eastern bank of Mesta river on the secondary road from Razlog to Velingrad and on the Septemvri-Dobrinishte narrow gauge line. The station of Belitsa is actually in the village of Kraishte.

Belitsa train station in Kraishte

The village has central water supply and sewerage. The electricity is provided by aerial wires. There is a primary school "Peyo Yavorov" and a public library and a post office.