 There exists an Orthodox church and a school.There are several buses to Kostinbrod, Slivnitsa and Sofia.Petarch was first mentioned as "Bedriç" in an Ottoman record of 1448, later as "Bedric" in 1520, "Petreiç" in 1574, "Petriç" in 1728, "Petriçe" in 1519, 1574 and 1649.