Belo Pole, Blagoevgrad Province

Belo pole Бело поле
Belo pole Location of Belo pole
Coordinates: 42°2′0″N 23°2′0″E
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Blagoevgrad Province
Municipality	Blagoevgrad
Government
• Mayor	Ivan Stoychev (VMRO-BND)
Area
• Total	2.584 km2 (0.998 sq mi)
Elevation	333 m (1,093 ft)
Population  (15-12-2010)
• Total	655
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	2709
Area code	073
Climate	Cfa

Belo Pole (Bulgarian: Бело поле) is a small village in southwestern Bulgaria. Administratively it is included in Blagoevgrad Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.

It is located 4.5 km northwest of Blagoevgrad on the main road E79 and the railway Sofia-Kulata, on the left bank of Struma river. Because of the closeness with Blagoevgrad it is connected with town's communal transport net. Passenger trains stop there too.

Geography

Belo Pole is situated in the valley of the Struma river, on the left coast. The village is near to the administrative centre and it is like suburb of Blagoevgrad.

History

Belo Pole is supposed to be an ancient Roman settlement. Archeologists found coins from Roman Republic. The legends says the first people (or travelling merchants in other version of the legend) come here saw a field with many white flowers. This is the reason the village to be named Belo Pole (In English this means "A White Field").