Levski, Pazardzhik Province
Encyclopedia
Levski is a village at 23 km south of Panagyurishte
and 21 km north of Pazardzhik
on the main road between them. As of 2007 it has a population of 839.
mountain at an altitude of 420 m. It is situated on the main road Panagyurishte-Bata
-Popintsi
-Levski-Saraya
-Pazardzhik
. The river Luda Yana
flows near the village. There are four micro dams in the land of Levski.
There are grapes from which the locals produce wine
and rakiya. The population is employed in agriculture, stock=breeding and mining of copper
.
Many ancient Thracian mounds are scattered in the lands of the village as well as remains of a Thracian settlement.
The population is Orthodox Christian.
of 1876 against the Ottoman
domination and the September Uprising
(1923). The village was known as Kalaglare up to 1934 and Dolno Levski up to 1987.
Panagyurishte
Panagyurishte is a town in Pazardzhik Province, Southern Bulgaria, situated in a small valley in the Sredna Gora mountains. It is 91 km east of Sofia, 43 km north of Pazardzhik, and 37 km south of Zlatitsa. The town is the administrative centre of the homonymous Panagyurishte...
and 21 km north of Pazardzhik
Pazardzhik
Pazardzhik is a city situated along the banks of the Maritsa river, Southern Bulgaria. It is the capital of Pazardzhik Province and centre for the homonymous Pazardzhik Municipality...
on the main road between them. As of 2007 it has a population of 839.
Geography
The village is located on the southern foothills of the Sredna GoraSredna Gora
Sredna Gora is a mountain range in central Bulgaria, situated south of and parallel to Balkan mountain range and extending from the river Iskar to the west and the elbow of Tundzha north of Yambol to the east. Sredna Gora is 285 km long, reaching 50 km at its greatest width...
mountain at an altitude of 420 m. It is situated on the main road Panagyurishte-Bata
Bata, Pazardzhik Province
Bata is a village in the Panagyurishte municipality in western Bulgaria. It has 1 345 inhabitants.- Geography :Bata is located in a mountainous region. The village lies in the Sredna Gora mountain, in the Bata-Banya valley. The river Banska Luda Yana runs through the village and flows in the...
-Popintsi
Popintsi
Popintsi is a village in southern Bulgaria, part of Panagyurishte municipality, Pazardzhik Province. It is located 17 km south of Panagyurishte and 26 km north of Pazardzhik, on both banks of the Luda Yana River. the population is 2,383...
-Levski-Saraya
Saraya
Saraya were an American hard rock band, based in New Jersey and featuring singer Sandi Saraya, guitarist Tony "Bruno" Rey, keyboardist Gregg Munier, bassist Gary Taylor, and drummer Chuck Bonfante...
-Pazardzhik
Pazardzhik
Pazardzhik is a city situated along the banks of the Maritsa river, Southern Bulgaria. It is the capital of Pazardzhik Province and centre for the homonymous Pazardzhik Municipality...
. The river Luda Yana
Luda Yana
The Luda Yana is a 74 km-long river in southern Bulgaria, a northern tributary of the Maritsa River. It runs through the towns of Panagyurishte and Strelcha, as well as a number of villages, including Popintsi, where there are considerable driftage gold deposits. The river flows into the Maritsa...
flows near the village. There are four micro dams in the land of Levski.
There are grapes from which the locals produce wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
and rakiya. The population is employed in agriculture, stock=breeding and mining of copper
Copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...
.
Many ancient Thracian mounds are scattered in the lands of the village as well as remains of a Thracian settlement.
The population is Orthodox Christian.
History
The local population actively participated in the April UprisingApril Uprising
The April Uprising was an insurrection organised by the Bulgarians in the Ottoman Empire from April to May 1876, which indirectly resulted in the re-establishment of Bulgaria as an autonomous nation in 1878...
of 1876 against the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
domination and the September Uprising
September Uprising
The September Uprising was an armed insurgency staged in September 1923 by the Bulgarian Communist Party under Comintern pressure, as an attempt to overthrow the Democratic Accord government of Bulgaria that had come to power with the coup d'état of June 9. Besides its communist base, the...
(1923). The village was known as Kalaglare up to 1934 and Dolno Levski up to 1987.
People
- Atanas Saev (1883 - 1963) - Bulgarian revolutionary, voivoda in the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization