Chereshovo, Smolyan Province

Chereshovo
Chereshovo Location in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 41°31′N 24°39′E / 41.517°N 24.650°E / 41.517; 24.650
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Smolyan Province
Municipality	Smolyan
Population (2007)
• Total	13
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)

Chereshovo (Bulgarian: Черешово) is a village in the municipality of Smolyan, located in the Smolyan Province of southern Bulgaria. The village is located 170 km from Sofia.^[1] As of 2007, the village had a population of 13 people.^[1]

Geography

The village is located in a mountainous region.

History

The Ottoman register of 1841 says that a soldier enlisted in the army from Chereshovo (at that time called Kirazli), which gives evidence of Muslims living there. In 1903, there were 15 houses. According to Lyubomir Miletich, in 1912, the entire population of Chereshovo consisted of Bulgarian Muslims. The number of Muslims during 1912-13 were 110.

References

1 2 "Village of Chereshovo". Guide-Bulgaria. Retrieved December 3, 2008.

Smolyan Municipality

Capital: Smolyan

Villages	Aligovska Arda Belev dol Bilyanska Borikovo Bostina Bukata Bukatsite Chamla Chepleten Chereshkite Chereshovo Chereshovska Reka Chokmanovo Chuchur Dimovo Dunevo Elenska Elyovo Fatovo Gabritsa Gela Gozdevitsa Gorna Arda Gorovo Gradat Gudevitsa Hasovitsa Isyovtsi Katranitsa Kiselichevo Kokorkovo Koshnitsa Kremene Kukuvitsa Kutela Laka Levochevo Lipets Lyulka Milkovo Mogilitsa Momchilovtsi Mugla Nadartsi Oreshitsa Ostri Pazlak Petkovo Peshtera Pisanitsa Podvis Polkovnik Serafimovo Poprelka Potoka Rechani Reka Rovina Selishte Shiroka Laka Sivino Slaveyno Smilyan Sokolovtsi Solishta Sredok Stikal Stoykite Sarnino Strazha Taran Tikale Trebishte Turyan Varbovo Vievo Vlahovo Valchan Zaevite Zmievo

Landmarks	Mount Rozen Uhlovitsa cave Bulgarian National Astronomical Observatory Cathedral of Saint Vissarion of Smolyan

Culture	PFC Rodopa Smolyan The Rhodopi International Theater Collective

Notable people	Vasil Angelov Valya Balkanska Dicho Uzunov Assen Vassilev

Coordinates: 41°31′N 24°39′E / 41.517°N 24.650°E / 41.517; 24.650

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