Vaklinovo
Encyclopedia
Vaklinovo is a village
in Southwestern Bulgaria
. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality
, Blagoevgrad Province
.
The village of Vaklinovo is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains
. It belongs to the Chech region
.
and 63 houses. According to Vasil Kanchov
, as of 1900, Vaklinovo (Марулево) was populated by 300 Bulgarian Muslims
According to another statistic by Kanchov about the same time there were 50 houses in the village. According to Stephan Verkovic at the end of the 19th century the village had male population of 208 Bulgarian Muslims
and 63 houses.
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...
in Southwestern 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...
. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality
Satovcha municipality
The Satovcha Municipality is a municipality in Southwestern Bulgaria and is one of the municipalities in the Blagoevgrad Province.- Geography :...
, Blagoevgrad Province
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...
.
Geography
Rhodope Mountains
The Rhodopes are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, with over 83% of its area in southern Bulgaria and the remainder in Greece. Its highest peak, Golyam Perelik , is the seventh highest Bulgarian mountain...
. It belongs to the Chech region
Chech (region)
Chech or Chechko is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe in our days Bulgaria and Greece. Most of its population inhabits about 60 villages and is almost completely Pomak....
.
History
As of 1873 Vaklinovo (Maroulévo) had male population of 175 Bulgarian MuslimsBulgarian Muslims
The Bulgarian Muslims or Muslim Bulgarians are Bulgarians of the Islamic faith. They are generally thought to be the descendents of Slavs who converted to Islam during Ottoman rule...
and 63 houses. According to Vasil Kanchov
Vasil Kanchov
Vasil Kanchov was a Bulgarian geographer, ethnographer and politician.- Biography :Vasil Kanchov was born in Vratsa. Upon graduating from High school in Lom, Bulgaria, he entered the University of Harkov, then in Russia. During the Serbo-Bulgarian War 1885 he suspended his education and took part...
, as of 1900, Vaklinovo (Марулево) was populated by 300 Bulgarian Muslims
Bulgarian Muslims
The Bulgarian Muslims or Muslim Bulgarians are Bulgarians of the Islamic faith. They are generally thought to be the descendents of Slavs who converted to Islam during Ottoman rule...
According to another statistic by Kanchov about the same time there were 50 houses in the village. According to Stephan Verkovic at the end of the 19th century the village had male population of 208 Bulgarian Muslims
Bulgarian Muslims
The Bulgarian Muslims or Muslim Bulgarians are Bulgarians of the Islamic faith. They are generally thought to be the descendents of Slavs who converted to Islam during Ottoman rule...
and 63 houses.