Golemo Selo
Encyclopedia
Golemo Selo is a small village
located between the towns of Dupnitsa and Bobov Dol
in Kyustendil Province
, western Bulgaria
. The village name means "big village". The population of the village is 573 inhabitants (according to the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute data 2007). At the borders of the village, to the south-west, is situated the Bobov Dol Power Plant
.
The village is located at 9 km from Dupnitza and at 9.7 km from Bobov dol. The distance to the capital Sofia
is 50 km.
The area has been proven to be inhabited from ancient times. The ruins of the palace of Aron of Bulgaria
was found near the village. He was killed along with his family nearby by orders of his brother Samuil on 14 June 976 because of treason.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
located between the towns of Dupnitsa and Bobov Dol
Bobov Dol
Bobov Dol is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, part of Kyustendil Province. Bovov Dol lies near the geographic centre of the Balkan Peninsula and is known for its coal mines and thermal power plant...
in Kyustendil Province
Kyustendil Province
-Religion:Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:-Language:Mother tongues in the province according to 2001 census:* 153,242 Bulgarian * 7,929 Roma * 1363 others and unspecified -Ethnic groups:...
, western Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. The village name means "big village". The population of the village is 573 inhabitants (according to the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute data 2007). At the borders of the village, to the south-west, is situated the Bobov Dol Power Plant
Bobov Dol Power Plant
Bobov Dol Thermal Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant situated in the lands of the village Golemo Selo near the town of Bobov Dol, Kyustendil Province in western Bulgaria....
.
The village is located at 9 km from Dupnitza and at 9.7 km from Bobov dol. The distance to the capital Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
is 50 km.
The area has been proven to be inhabited from ancient times. The ruins of the palace of Aron of Bulgaria
Aron of Bulgaria
Aron was a Bulgarian noble, brother of Emperor Samuil of Bulgaria and third son of Comita Nikola, Duke of Sofia. After the fall of the eastern parts of the country under Byzantine occupation in 971, he and his three brothers David, Moses and Samuil continued the resistance to the west...
was found near the village. He was killed along with his family nearby by orders of his brother Samuil on 14 June 976 because of treason.