Kribul (Bulgarian: Крибул, old version: Krabul) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.
Kribul
Крибул | |
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Village | |
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  Kribul Location of Kribul | |
| Coordinates: 41°34′N 23°56′E / 41.567°N 23.933°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Blagoevgrad |
| Municipality (Obshtina) | Satovcha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ibrahim Shishkov (MRF) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.029 km2 (4.258 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 825 m (2,707 ft) |
| Population (2010-12-15)[2] | |
| • Total | 387 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 2951 |
| Area code | 07541 |
| Vehicle registration | E |
Kribul Hill on Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica is named after the village.[3]
Geography edit
The village of Kribul is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It belongs to the Chech region.
History edit
In the vicinity of Kribul after archeological research were found the remains of a late medieval church.[4]
In 1873 Kribul (Kraboul) had male population of 140 Pomaks and 50 houses.[5] According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900, Kribul (Крабулъ) was populated by 550 Bulgarian Muslims[6] According to Stefan Verković at the end of the 19th century the village had male population of 180 Pomaks and 50 houses.[7]
Religions edit
The population is Muslim.
Notes edit
- ^ "Избор на кмет и общински съвет :: Избори 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ "ТАБЛИЦА НА НАСЕЛЕНИЕТО ПО ПОСТОЯНЕН И НАСТОЯЩ АДРЕС област БЛАГОЕВГРАД община БАНСКО". grao.bg (in Bulgarian). 31 December 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- ^ "Археологически обекти и места" (in Bulgarian). Община Гоце Делчев. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
- ^ 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. 195.
- ^ 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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