Chelopech

Chelopech
Chelopech

Coat of arms
Chelopech is located in Bulgaria
Chelopech
Chelopech (Bulgaria)
Coordinates: 42°42′N 24°5′E / 42.7°N 24.083°E / 42.7; 24.083
Country  Bulgaria
Province Sofia
Government
 - Mayor Aleksi Kesiakov
Elevation 705 m (2,313 ft)
Population (15 December 2007)[1]
 - Total 1,767
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Area code(s) 07185

Chelopech (Bulgarian: Челопеч) is a village in the western part of Bulgaria. It is the only village in the Chelopech Municipality, Sofia Province.

Contents

Geographical outline

The Chelopech Municipality includes only one village - Chelopech, which is located on the Southern side of the Balkan Mountains, on the main road from the capital Sofia to Bourgas. It borders the municipalities of Zlatitsa, Chavdar, Mirkovo and Etropole.[2] The major railroad connecting Sofia and Burgas passes through the village.

History

The history of the village dates back to antiquity, which is proved by the remains, discovered on its territory - the "Ginova Mogila", "Gradishte", etc. The name of the village is first mentioned in a preserved Turkish document which dates back to the year 1430. It was designated an independent municipality on 15 August 1991.[2]

Chelopech Hill on Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica is named after the village.[3]

Cultural and natural resources

The St. Nikolas the Wonderworker Church was built in 1835. The Municipality is in charge of the Murgana challet, located at 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) above sea level at the foot of the Mourgana Peak in the Balkan Mountains.

Industry

Copper mining is the main branch of the local producing structure. Chelopech is the biggest and richest copper-gold-pyrites deposit in Europe, which is one of the reasons for the stable economic situation in the region.

Gallery

External links

References

Coordinates: 42°42′N 24°05′E / 42.7°N 24.083°E / 42.7; 24.083


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Chelopech — Original name in latin Chelopech Name in other language Celopec, Chelopech, Tschelopetsch, elope Челопеч State code BG Continent/City Europe/Sofia longitude 42.7 latitude 24.08333 altitude 716 Population 1760 Date 2012 01 18 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Chelopech Hill — Location of Trinity Peninsula. Chelopech Hill (Bulgarian: хълм Челопеч, ‘Halm Chelopech’ h lm che lo pech) is the ice covered hill rising to 946 m in the north foothills of Detroit Plateau on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is… …   Wikipedia

  • Obshtina Chelopech — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Obshtina Chelopech Country and Admin Code BG.58.SFO58 BG …   World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • Sofia Province — Infobox Province of Bulgaria Cyrillic = Софийска област 100px Capital = Sofia Municipalities = 22 Area = 7. 059 km² Density = 36 persons/km² Population = 262,032 LicensePlate = CO Governor = Website = Sofia Province is a province ( oblast ) of… …   Wikipedia

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

  • Hemusit — Andere Namen IMA 1968 038 Chemische Formel Cu6SnMoS8 Mineralklasse Sulfide und Sulfosalze 2.CB.35a (8. Aufl. II/C.09 10) (nach Strunz) 02.09.06.01 (nach Dana) Kristallsystem kubisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Botevgrad — Coat of arms …   Wikipedia

  • Samokov — Самоков Samokov Historical Museum with the statue of Zahari Zograf …   Wikipedia

  • Baba Mountain — (Baba Planina) is the name of several mountains on the Balkans: Baba Mountain, Macedonia, overlooks the city of Bitola Baba Mountain, Bosnia Herzegovina, a mountain in the south east of Bosnia Herzegovina Etropolska Baba, a mountain in the Balkan …   Wikipedia

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

Share the article and excerpts

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