Bogolin (Bulgarian: Боголин) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.
Bogolin
Боголин | |
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Village | |
  Bogolin Location of Bogolin | |
| Coordinates: 41°33′N 23°58′E / 41.550°N 23.967°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Blagoevgrad |
| Municipality (Obshtina) | Satovcha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Biser Karailiev (CEDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.344 km2 (2.063 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 947 m (3,107 ft) |
| Population (2010-12-15)[2] | |
| • Total | 451 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 2931 |
| Area code | 07547 |
Geography edit
The village of Bogolin is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains near the river Chechka Bistritsa a few kilometers away from the border with Greece. The nearest villages are Ablanitsa, Valkosel and Kribul. Bogolin belongs to the Chech region.
History edit
According to the legend, the village was founded by a person called Begalin Chumarya who emigrated from the village of Valkosel. Chumarya settled at the location that is now Bogolin and gave the village its name.[3]
In 1873 Bogolin (Bobolina) had a male population of 28 Pomaks and 12 houses.[4] According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900, Bogolin (Боболинъ) was populated by 65 Bulgarian Muslims.[5] According to another statistic by Kanchov, at about the same time there were 13 houses in the village.[6] According to Stephan Verkovic, at the end of the 19th century the village had a male population of 40 Pomaks and 12 houses.[7]
Religion edit
Notable people edit
- Emil Biserov Yurukov - former member of parliament
References edit
- ^ "Избор на кмет и общински съвет :: Избори 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ ТАБЛИЦА НА НАСЕЛЕНИЕТО ПО ПОСТОЯНЕН И НАСТОЯЩ АДРЕС GRAO. 31 December 2010. (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 24 March 2023
- ^ Моллов, Сюлейман (1968). "Боголин". Родопи (in Bulgarian). 11: 18. ISSN 0861-1327.
- ^ Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г. (in Bulgarian, French, English, and Russian) (II ed.). София: Македонски научен институт. 1995 [1878]. pp. 130–131.
- ^ Кънчов, Васил (1996) [1900]. "Неврокопска Каза". Македония. Етнография и статистика (in Bulgarian) (II ed.). София: Проф. М. Дринов. p. 196.
- ^ Кънчов, Васил (1970) [1894-1896]. "Неврокопската каза". Пътуване по долините на Струма, Места и Брегалница. Битолско, Преспа и Охридско (in Bulgarian). София: Наука и изкуство. p. 274.
- ^ Райчевски, Стоян (2004) [1998]. Българите мохамедани (in Bulgarian) (II ed.). София: Национален музей на българската книга и полиграфия. p. 111. ISBN 954-9308-51-0.
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