Gotse Delchev (town)
Encyclopedia
Gotse Delchev is a town in Blagoevgrad Province
of Bulgaria
with a population of 23,573.
In 1951 the town was renamed after the Bulgarian revolutionary Georgi (Gotse) Nikolov Delchev
. It had hitherto been called Nevrokop (in ; in ; and in ).
Nearby are the remains of a walled city established by the Romans
in the 2nd century AD to celebrate victories over the Dacians
. The town was called Nicopolis ad Nestum
. There has been archaeological work on the site, which ceased due to lack of funds around 1986.
The town was a kaza
in Syar
sanjak of Selanik vilayet before the Balkan Wars
.
There is a hospital for endocrine
surgery
, named Simvol na nadezhdata (Символ на надеждата) (translated sign of hope), established with the help of the Union of Free Evangelic Churches in Germany.
Blagoevgrad Province
Blagoevgrad Province , also known as Pirin Macedonia , is a province of southwestern Bulgaria. It borders four other Bulgarian provinces to the north and east, Greece to the south, and the Republic of Macedonia to the west. The province has 14 municipalities with 12 towns...
of 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...
with a population of 23,573.
In 1951 the town was renamed after the Bulgarian revolutionary Georgi (Gotse) Nikolov Delchev
Gotse Delchev
Georgi Nikolov Delchev was an important revolutionary figure in Ottoman-ruled Macedonia and Thrace at the turn of the 20th century...
. It had hitherto been called Nevrokop (in ; in ; and in ).
Nearby are the remains of a walled city established by the Romans
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
in the 2nd century AD to celebrate victories over the Dacians
Dacians
The Dacians were an Indo-European people, very close or part of the Thracians. Dacians were the ancient inhabitants of Dacia...
. The town was called Nicopolis ad Nestum
Nicopolis ad Nestum
Nicopolis ad Nestum or Nicopolis ad Mestum is a ruined Roman town of the province of Thracia near to the modern village of Garmen on the left bank of the Mesta river, in Bulgaria...
. There has been archaeological work on the site, which ceased due to lack of funds around 1986.
The town was a kaza
Township
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...
in Syar
Serres
Serres is a city in Greece, seat of the Serres prefecture.Serres may also refer to:Places:* Serres, Germany, a part of Wiernsheim in Baden-WürttembergIn France:* Serres, Aude in the Aude département...
sanjak of Selanik vilayet before the Balkan Wars
Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe in 1912 and 1913.By the early 20th century, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia, the countries of the Balkan League, had achieved their independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large parts of their ethnic...
.
There is a hospital for endocrine
Endocrine system
In physiology, the endocrine system is a system of glands, each of which secretes a type of hormone directly into the bloodstream to regulate the body. The endocrine system is in contrast to the exocrine system, which secretes its chemicals using ducts. It derives from the Greek words "endo"...
surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
, named Simvol na nadezhdata (Символ на надеждата) (translated sign of hope), established with the help of the Union of Free Evangelic Churches in Germany.
Municipality
Gotse Delchev is the administrative centre of Gotse Delchev municipality (part of Blagoevgrad Province), which includes the following 13 places:
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Gospodintsi Gospodintsi is a village in the municipality of Gotse Delchev, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Kornitsa Kornitsa is a village in the municipality of Gotse Delchev, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Lazhnitsa Lazhnitsa is a village in the municipality of Gotse Delchev, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.... Musomishta Musomishta is a village in the municipality of Gotse Delchev, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.-References:... Sredna Sredna is a village in the municipality of Gotse Delchev, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.... Koprivlen Koprivlen is a village in the municipality of Gotse Delchev, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.... |
Notable people
- Aleksandar Pramatarski - politician
- Georgi Bakalov - notable historian
- Ilko PirgovIlko PirgovIlko Pirgov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Cherno More Varna as a goalkeeper.Pirgov is an ex-Pirin Blagoevgrad player, where he played from 2002. He moved to PFC CSKA Sofia in 2005....
- footballer - Ilko Semerdzhiev - former Bulgarian minister of public health
- Mariana Karpatova - opera singer
- Nikolay Dobrev (1947–1999) - politician and member of the Communist party of Bulgaria
- Nikolina Chakardakova - singer
- Serkan Ceylan - Scientest
- Atanas Samandov - Bulgarian Army General, Head of the Joint Operations Command
- Bojidar SpirievBojidar SpirievDr. Bojidar Spiriev , a hydrogeological engineer and athletics statistician credited with the creation of the official IAAF Scoring Tables in Athletics.-Biography:...
- statistician, author of the official IAAF scoring table - Rosen PlevnelievRosen PlevnelievRosen Plevneliev is a Bulgarian politician. He was Minister of Regional Development and Public Works from 2009 to 2011 as part of the cabinet of Boyko Borisov...
- President of Bulgaria