Jump to content

Osikovo, Blagoevgrad Province

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Drjmarkov (talk | contribs) at 19:34, 20 April 2016. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Osikovo
Осиково
Village
CountryBulgaria
ProvinceBlagoevgrad Province
MunicipalityGarmen
Government
 • MayorMitko Dedyov (BSP)
Area
 • Total57.475 km2 (22.191 sq mi)
Elevation
1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Population
 (15-12-2011[1])
 • Total500
 GRAO
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
2965
Area code07533

Osikovo is a mountainous village in Garmen Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is situated in the Dabrash part of the Rhodope Mountains, 11 kilometers north-northwest of Garmen and 66 kilometers southeast of Blagoevgrad.

The village is mentioned in old Ottoman documents from 1636 as "a village with 65 non-Muslim households".[2] In 1900, Osikovo was described as a mixed village with 464 Bulgarian-Christian and 240 Bulgarian-Muslim people.[3] There is an old church "St Demetrius" (Bulgarian: Свети Димитър, [Sveti Dimitar] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), built in 1846 and an artistic monument of culture of local significance.[4]

Nowadays, Osikovo is a pomak village with no industrial subjects. People grow tobacco or go to work in other settlements or abroad. The village lies on the asphalt road between Ognyanovo, Blagoevgrad Province and Ribnovo after the village of Skrebatno, 15 kilometers from Ognyanovo. There are no health care or educational institutions in the village.

Osikovo Ridge on Graham Land, Antarctica is named after the village.

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Горозданова, Елена (2001). Архивите говорят № 13 – Турски извори за българската история. София: Главно управление на архивите при МС. p. 41. ISBN 954-9800-14-8.
  3. ^ Кънчов, Васил (1996) [1900]. "Неврокопска Каза". Македония. Етнография и статистика (in Bulgarian) (II ed.). София: Проф. М. Дринов. p. 195. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ http://www.nicopolisadnestum.eu/drugi_en.php


Stub icon

This Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Osikovo,_Blagoevgrad_Province&oldid=716264596"