- Gurgulyat
Gurgulyat ( _bg. Гургулят) is a village in
Slivnitsa municipality,Sofia Province , located in westernBulgaria approximately 10 km south of the town of Slivnitsa.As of September 2005 the village has a population of 40.GR|Bulgaria It is located at coord|42|47|N|22|59|E, 812 m above sea level in the
Viskyar mountain, and the mayor is Filip Georgiev.The village is famous for its role in the
Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885-1886), when theBulgarian Army , aided by local residents, prevented the Serbs from reaching Slivnitsa. Most of the village's historical landmarks are dedicated to this event, such as the imposing 20 m-high red-concrete Pantheon-Monument in the Tsarkvishte (Църквище) locality, which features a sculpture of Mother Bulgaria and has an area of around 700 m2.Other landmarks include the small (60 m-long) gorge of the local river known for its sheer rocks, a fortress and a cave.
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