Tserovo, Blagoevgrad Province

Tserovo
Церово
Village
Tserovo
Coordinates: BG 41°58′N 23°8′E / 41.967°N 23.133°E / 41.967; 23.133Coordinates: BG 41°58′N 23°8′E / 41.967°N 23.133°E / 41.967; 23.133
Country  Bulgaria
Province Blagoevgrad Province
Municipality Blagoevgrad
Government
  Mayor Lefter Edipov (Ind.)
Area
  Total 20.9 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Elevation 700 m (2,300 ft)
Population (15-12-2010 [1])
  Total 694
  GRAO
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 2722
Area code(s) 073

Tserovo is a village in Blagoevgrad Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is situated in Rila mountain 7 kilometers southwest of Blagoevgrad. Most of the inhabitants are of pomak origin.[2] Cultivating tobacco and sheep and goat farming are the only sources of income for the village.

South of the village on the hills over the left bank of Struma river there are ruins of the mountainous fortress "Tserovo", built in the 3rd century.

References

See also

Wikimapia for the village with the fortress


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