Sapareva Banya

Sapareva Banya

Infobox Settlement
official_name = PAGENAME
native_name = Сапарева баня
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = BUL
subdivision_type1 = Provinces
(Oblast)
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Sapareva Banya
pushpin_

pushpin_label_position =
pushpin_map_caption =Location of Sapareva Banya
pushpin_mapsize =
leader_title =Mayor
postal_code_type =Postal Code



image_caption = Sapareva Banya with the geyser
subdivision_name1=Kyustendil
population_total=4425|population_footnotes=
population_as_of=13.09.2005
elevation_m=983
postal_code=2650
area_code=0707
latd=42|latm=17|lats=|latNS=N|longd=23|longm=16|longs=|longEW=E|leader_name=Sasho Ivanov
website=http://www.saparevabanya.bg/

Sapareva Banya ( _bg. Сапарева баня) is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, part of Kyustendil Province. It is located at the north foot of the Rila mountain 15 km east of Dupnitsa. The town is known for its mineral (103°C hot) and clear mountain water, as well as the geyser in the town centre that sprang forth in 1957.

History

The 12th-13th-century St Nicholas' Church, the 18th-century St George's Church from the Bulgarian National Revival and the St Forty Martyrs Church from 1859 are located in Sapareva Banya.

The former Byzantine town of "Germane" or "Germania" once stood at the location of modern Sapareva Banya. It was the birthplace of the great Byzantine general Belisarius and was first mentioned in the 6th century as Γερμανία, Γερμανός, Γέρμεννε. In an 11th-century charter of Basil II, it was listed as Γερμάνεια. The modern name first appears as "Bane" in 1576. Later on, it was disambiguated by adding the name of the nearby village of Saparevo: the area is rich in mineral springs and many localities have similar names. Saparevo's name, first attested in 1570, is probably derived from the noun "tsapar" ("woodchopper"), from the dialectal verb "tsaparim" (цапарим), "to chop, to cut". Some authors suggest an etymology from the Thracian "*Sapara". [cite book|last=Чолева-Димитрова|first=Анна М.|title=Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник|publisher=Пенсофт|location=София|date=2002|isbn=9546421685|oclc=57603720|language=Bulgarian|pages=p. 164]

Municipality

Sapareva Banya is also the seat of Sapareva Banya municipality (part of Kyustendil Province), which includes the following 3 villages:

* Ovchartsi
* Resilovo
* Saparevo

Honour

Saparevo Glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Saparevo / Sapareva Banya.

References

External links

* [http://www.saparevabanya.bg/ Official municipality website]
* [http://sapareva.hit.bg/bg/ Sapareva.hit.bg]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sapareva Banya — Original name in latin Sapareva Banya Name in other language Gorna Banja, Gorna Bania, Gorna Banya, Sapareva Banja, Sapareva Banya, Сапарева Баня State code BG Continent/City Europe/Sofia longitude 42.28333 latitude 23.26667 altitude 855… …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Sapareva Banya — Saparewa Banja (Сапарева баня) Hilfe zu Wappen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Church of St Nicholas, Sapareva Banya — The Church of St Nicholas in Sapareva Banya …   Wikipedia

  • Obshtina Sapareva Banya — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Obshtina Sapareva Banya Country and Admin Code BG.45.KNL41 BG …   World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • Dolna Banya — Долна баня Dolna Banya in the 1910s Dolna Banya in the 1910s …   Wikipedia

  • Kyoustendil (oblast) — 42°15′N 23°0′E / 42.25, 23 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Kyustendil (oblast) — Kyoustendil (oblast) Област Кюстендил (Oblast Kyustendil) Oblast de Kyoustendil Administration Pays Bulgarie Type Oblast Siège Kyoustendil …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Oblast de Kyoustendil — Kyoustendil (oblast) Област Кюстендил (Oblast Kyustendil) Oblast de Kyoustendil Administration Pays Bulgarie Type Oblast Siège Kyoustendil …   Wikipédia en Français

  • List of cities and towns in Bulgaria — This is a complete list of all cities and towns in Bulgaria sorted by population. Province capitals are shown in bold. As base sources are used The National Statistical Institute (NSI)[1][2] and The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.[3] Rank CoA City …   Wikipedia

  • Municipalities of Bulgaria — Bulgaria This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Bulgaria …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”