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Gelemenovo

Coordinates: 42°16′N 24°19′E / 42.267°N 24.317°E / 42.267; 24.317
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Gelemenovo
Черногорово
Village
Gelemenovo is located in Bulgaria
Gelemenovo
Gelemenovo
Coordinates: 42°16′N 24°19′E / 42.267°N 24.317°E / 42.267; 24.317
Country Bulgaria
OblastPazardzhik
OpštinaPazardzhik
Area
 • Total
15.754 km2 (6.083 sq mi)
Elevation
234 m (768 ft)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
707
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Area code03522
Vehicle registrationРА

Gelemenovo (Bulgarian: Гелеменово) is a village in Pazardzhik Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, southern Bulgaria. As of 2024 the population is 707.[1][2]

Geography

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Gelemenovo is situated at an altitude of 240 m in a hilly area in the western part of the Upper Thracian Plain between the small rivers Elshishka reka and Telkidere, which merge south of the village and then flow into the Maritsa of the Aegean Sea basin. Through its southern outskirts runs an irrigation channel from the river Topolnitsa. The village falls within the transitional continental climatic zone. The soils are smolnitsi and cinnamon forest soils.[3]

Administratively, Gelemenovo is located in Pazardzhik Municipality in the central part Pazardzhik Province and has a territory of 15.754 km2.[4] It lies some 8 km north of the provincial seat, the city Pazardzhik. The closest settlements are the villages of Apriltsi to the north, Chernogorovo and Krali Marko to the east, Saraya to the south, and Yunatsite to the southwest. The village is located at the junction between the Trakiya motorway and the second class II-37 road.[2][3][5]

Culture

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The village was first mentioned in Ottoman documents of 1689. The local school was established immediately after the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878. There are a medical center and a church. The village cultural center, known in Bulgarian as a chitalishte, was established in 1927 and was named "Narodna Mladezh", meaning People's Youth. It maintains a library and a folklore group.[3][6]

Economy

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The village lies in a fertile agricultural area. Crops include grain, vegetables and fruits. Livestock breeding is also developed. There is an anti-hail installation near the village with disperses the hail-clouds in the summer with special missiles.[2][3]

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  • Gelemenovo Post office
    Gelemenovo Post office
  • Rice mill in Gelemenovo
    Rice mill in Gelemenovo
  • Photovoltaic power station near Gelemenovo
    Photovoltaic power station near Gelemenovo

Citations

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  1. ^ a b "Tables of Persons Registered by Permanent Address and by Current Address". Official Site of the Civil Registration and Administrative Services (GRAO). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 133
  3. ^ a b c d Encyclopaedia Bulgaria, Volume II 1981, p. 34
  4. ^ "Bulgaria Guide, Gelemenovo". Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  5. ^ "A Map of the Republican Road Network of Bulgaria". Official Site of the Road Infrastructure Agency. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Chitalishte Narodna Mladezh, Gelemenovo". Register of the Chitalishta of Bulgaria. Retrieved 30 April 2025.

References

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  • Георгиев (Georgiev), Владимир (Vladimir) (1981). Енциклопедия България. Том II. Г-З [Encyclopaedia Bulgaria. Volume II. G-Z] (in Bulgarian). и колектив. София (Sofia): Издателство на БАН (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Press).
  • Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).
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