Bratushkovo

Bratushkovo
Братушково
Bratushkovo

Location of Bratushkovo

Coordinates: 42°50′N 22°58′E / 42.833°N 22.967°E / 42.833; 22.967
Country  Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)
Sofia
Government
  Mayor Georgi Georgiev
Elevation 644 m (2,113 ft)
Population (2005)
  Total 47
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 2222
Area code(s) 07177
License plate B

Bratushkovo (Bulgarian: Братушково) is a village in Slivnitsa Municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 8 km south-west of the town of Slivnitsa.

The village was first mentioned in Ottoman tax registers of 1576 as Bratkovitsa. The name is derived from the personal name Bratushko or Bratko.[1]

References

  1. Чолева-Димитрова, Анна М. (2002). Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник (in Bulgarian). София: Пенсофт. p. 102. ISBN 954-642-168-5. OCLC 57603720.

Coordinates: 42°50′N 22°58′E / 42.833°N 22.967°E / 42.833; 22.967

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