Bachevo
Бачево | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Bachevo | |
| Coordinates: 41°55′N 23°27′E / 41.917°N 23.450°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Blagoevgrad Province |
| Municipality | Razlog Municipality |
| Cont. inhabited | since 7000 BC[1][2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rositsa Chatlabasheva (GERB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 66.22 km2 (25.57 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 837 m (2,746 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2014) | |
• Total | 1,638 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 2769 |
| Area code | (+359) 07448 |
Village of Bachevo is located in South-Western planning region of Bulgaria. It is part of Razlog Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.[3] Situated at South-western Bulgaria in the Razlog Valley (6 km. north-western from Razlog town, 52 km. south-eastern from Blagoevgrad city, and 156 km. south from capital Sofia), the name Bacheva (Бачева in Bulgarian) is first mentioned in 1576 in the 8th register of the dzhelepkeshans (shepherd).[1]
- ^ a b c Khristov, Khristo (1995). Entsiklopediia Pirinski krai: V dva toma (Bulgarian Edition) (1 ed.). Blagoevgrad: Red. "Entsiklopediia". p. 72. ISBN 954-90006-1-3.
- ^ a b Georgiev, Georgi (1979). "Begin of human's society". In Kossev, Dimitar (ed.). History of Bulgaria (in Bulgarian) (1 ed.). Sofia: Publishing house of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. pp. 39–40.
- ^ Guide Bulgaria, Accessed December 25, 2015