General Todorov (village)
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| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Blagoevgrad Province |
| Municipality | Petrich Municipality |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
General Todorov (Template:Lang-bg [ɡɛnɛˈraɫ todoˈrɔf]) is a village in Petrich Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.[1] Before 1984, it was known as Pripechene (Припечене [priˈpɛt͡ʃɛnɛ]).
History
The previous name of the village is Pripechene (Template:Lang-bg). During the Ottoman period, the village had a mixed Bulgarian and Turkish population. According to an Ottoman document from 1519 there were 6 Muslim and 39 non-Muslim households in Pripechene. The main occupation of the population in Pripechene was farming rice.[2] A Vasil Kanchov study of 1900 counted 114 Bulgarian and 70 Turkish inhabitants. [3]
The village was renamed General Todorov after general Georgi Todorov in 1984.
References
- ^ Guide Bulgaria, Accessed May 5, 2010
- ^ Матанов, Христо. Възникване и облик на Кюстендилския санджак през XV-XVI век, София 2000, таблица 9.
- ^ Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, с. 190. - Kanchov, Vasil. "Macedonia. Ethnography and statistics". Sofia, 1900, p. 190.
41°28′01″N 23°16′01″E / 41.467000°N 23.267000°E
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