Bogolin
Bogolin
Боголин | |
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Village | |
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| 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 |
Bogolin (Bulgarian: Боголин) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.
Geography
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]The population is Muslim and consists of Pomaks.
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Emil Biserov Yurukov - former member of parliament
References
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