Voynyagovo
Войнягово | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 42°34′N 24°45′E / 42.567°N 24.750°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province (Oblast) | Plovdiv |
Municipality | Karlovo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Todor Tankovski (Independent) |
Area | |
• Total | 34.198 km2 (13.204 sq mi) |
Elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
Population (2013-06-15)[1] | |
• Total | 1,158 |
• Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal Code | 4347 |
Area code | 031393 |
Vehicle registration | РВ |
Website | http://www.voynyagovo.free.bg |
Voynyagovo (Bulgarian: Войнягово) is a village in central southern Bulgaria, part of Karlovo Municipality, Plovdiv Province. As of 2008, it has a population of 1,260. The village lies in the Sredna Gora mountains, 318 metres (1,043 ft) above sea level.
History
[edit]Legend has it that the founder of the village was the boyar Voyneg, who gathered the huts scattered along Sredna Gora in a village. The village in the time of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom had the status of a military settlement. By 1829 part of the population of Voynyagovo emigrated with the Russian troops of Gen. Dibic-Zabalkanski during their withdrawal in Bessarabia, in the villages of Kamber and Baskoy (now Romania). Revolutionary and national hero Vasil Levski was a teacher in the village, and a Vasil Levski Culture Centre was established in 1900.
Religion
[edit]There is a Church of Saint Dimitar, an Orthodox church, in the village.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bulgaria Guide, Voynyagovo". Retrieved 20 May 2009.