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8 unusual facts about Blagoevgrad Province


Boris Drangov

Three villages in Bulgaria bear Boris Drangov's name: Drangovo, Kardzhali Province, Drangovo, Blagoevgrad Province and Drangovo, Plovdiv Province.

Ilinden Peak

The feature is "named after the settlement of Ilinden in Southwestern Bulgaria, in connection with the 1903 Bulgarian uprising of Ilinden-Preobrazhenie for the liberation of Macedonia and Odrin (Adrianople) Thrace".

Kalimantsi

Kalimantsi, Blagoevgrad Province - a village in Sandanski municipality, Blagoevgrad Province

Kremen

Kremen, Blagoevgrad Province - a town of the Bansko municipality in Blagoevgrad Province

Makaza

Makaza–Nymfaia is the sixth functioning border checkpoint between Bulgaria and Greece, along with KulataPromachonas, IlindenExochi, ZlatogradThermes, IvaylovgradKyprinos, and SvilengradOrmenio.

Osenovo

Osenovo, Blagoevgrad Province - a town in the Bansko municipality, Blagoevgrad Province

Simitli

Geographical locations of note are the Komatinski Cliffs between Brestovo and Sushitsa, the Kresna Gorge of the Struma River, and the foothills of the Pirin Mountains at Senokos.

Zlatolist

Zlatolist, Blagoevgrad Province - a village in the Sandanski municipality, Blagoevgrad Province


Brestovo, Blagoevgrad Province

Brestovo, Blagoevgrad Province is a village in Simitli Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.

FC Malesh Mikrevo

FC Malesh Mikrevo is a Bulgarian association football club based in the village of Mikrevo, Blagoevgrad Province, which currently competes in the West B PFG, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system.

Ivanovo, Blagoevgrad Province

Ivanovo, Blagoevgrad Province is a village in Petrich Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.

Krushevo, Blagoevgrad Province

Krushevo is a compact mountainous village in Garmen Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.

Novo Selo-Petrich

The crossing is named after the two closest settlements situated along the road on either side of the frontier: Novo Selo is a near-by Macedonian village in the oblast of Strumica and Petrich is a small Bulgarian town situated in the Blagoevgrad Province.

Ognyanovo, Blagoevgrad Province

Ognyanovo is a resort village with thermal mineral water springs in Garmen Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.

Ribnovo

Ribnovo is an isolated mountainous village in Garmen Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province,

Skrat, Blagoevgrad Province

Skrat, Blagoevgrad Province is a village in Petrich Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.


see also

Strumyani

It is the administrative centre of Strumyani Municipality, which lies in the southwestern part of Blagoevgrad Province.