Dushintsi (Bulgarian: Душинци) is a village in western Bulgaria in the municipality of Breznik, Pernik district. The village is situated in a mountainous region, nestled in the northeast mountainside of Golemi Vrah. It had not been mentioned in any registers until the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878.

Dushintsi
Душинци
Dushintsi is located in Bulgaria
Dushintsi
Dushintsi
Location of Dushintsi
Coordinates: 42°42′29″N 22°40′14″E / 42.70806°N 22.67056°E / 42.70806; 22.67056
Country Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)
Pernik
Government
 • MayorHristo Milenkov
Elevation
985 m (3,232 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total30
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
2398
License plateB

Name

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Its name is derived from the personal name Dusha, a version of Dusho.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Чолева-Димитрова, Анна М. (2002). Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник (in Bulgarian). София: Пенсофт. p. 124. ISBN 954-642-168-5. OCLC 57603720.