Zhizhevo

Zhizhevo Жижево
Village
Zhizhevo Location of Zhizhevo
Coordinates: 41°33′N 24°2′E / 41.550°N 24.033°ECoordinates: 41°33′N 24°2′E / 41.550°N 24.033°E
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Blagoevgrad
Municipality (Obshtina)	Satovcha
Government[1]
• Mayor	Biser Mladenov (BSP)
Area
• Total	14.668 km^2 (5.663 sq mi)
Elevation	846 m (2,776 ft)
Population (2010-12-15)[2]
• Total	380
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	2956
Area code(s)	07545

Zhizhevo (Bulgarian: Жижево, old variants: Zhizhovo, Darzhilovo) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.

Geography

The village of Zhizhevo is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It belongs to the Chech region.

History

According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900 Zhizhevo was populated by 503 Bulgarian Muslims,^[3] living in 60 houses.^[4]

Religions

The population is Muslim.

Notable people

• Kamen Hadzhiev - professional football player of Rodopa Smolyan, Wattenscheid 09, Schalke 04, Pirin Gotse Delchev and Minyor Pernik.

Notes

1. http://results.cik.bg/tur1/mestni/0142_29372.html
2. http://www.grao.bg/tna/tadr-2010.txt
3. Кънчов, Васил (1996) [1900]. "Неврокопска Каза". Македония. Етнография и статистика (in Bulgarian) (II ed.). София: Проф. М. Дринов. p. 196.
4. Кънчов, Васил (1970) [1894-1896]. "Неврокопската каза". Пътуване по долините на Струма, Места и Брегалница. Битолско, Преспа и Охридско (in Bulgarian). София: Наука и изкуство. p. 267.