Bachevo

Bachevo
Бачево
Village
Bachevo
Coordinates: 41°55′N 23°27′E / 41.917°N 23.450°E / 41.917; 23.450Coordinates: 41°55′N 23°27′E / 41.917°N 23.450°E / 41.917; 23.450
Country  Bulgaria
Province Blagoevgrad Province
Municipality Razlog Municipality
Mayor Rositsa Chatlabasheva (GERB)
Cont. inhabited since 7000 BC[1][2]
Neolithic settlement 5500-6000 BC[1][2]
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 EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 2769
Area code(s) (+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 8-th register of the dzhelepkeshans (shepherd).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Khristov, Khristo (1995). Entsiklopediia Pirinski krai: V dva toma (Bulgarian Edition) (1 ed.). Blagoevgrad: Red. "Entsiklopediia". p. 72. ISBN 954-90006-1-3.
  2. 1 2 Georgiev, Georgi (1979). "Begin of human's society". In Kossev, Dimitar. History of Bulgaria (in Bulgarian) (1 ed.). Sofia: Publishing house of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. pp. 39–40.
  3. Guide Bulgaria, Accessed December 25, 2015


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