Chelopech
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Chelopech is a village
in the western part of Bulgaria
. It is the only village in the Chelopech Municipality, Sofia Province
.
, on the main road from the capital Sofia
to Bourgas. It borders the municipalities of Zlatitsa
, Chavdar
, Mirkovo
and Etropole
. The major railroad connecting Sofia and Burgas passes through the village.
document which dates back to the year 1430. It was designated an independent municipality on 15 August 1991.
Chelopech Hill
on Trinity Peninsula
in Antarctica is named after the village.
The Municipality is in charge of the Murgana challet, located at 1350 metres (4,429.1 ft) above sea level at the foot of the Mourgana Peak in the Balkan Mountains.
mining is the main branch of the local producing structure. Chelopech is the biggest and richest copper-gold-pyrites deposit in Europe, which is one of the reasons for the stable economic situation in the region.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the western part of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. It is the only village in the Chelopech Municipality, Sofia Province
Sofia Province
Sofia Province is a province of Bulgaria. The province does not include Sofia in its territories, but Sofia however remains its administrative center...
.
Geographical outline
The Chelopech Municipality includes only one village - Chelopech, which is located on the Southern side of the Balkan MountainsBalkan Mountains
The Balkan mountain range is a mountain range in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The Balkan range runs 560 km from the Vrashka Chuka Peak on the border between Bulgaria and eastern Serbia eastward through central Bulgaria to Cape Emine on the Black Sea...
, on the main road from the capital Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
to Bourgas. It borders the municipalities of Zlatitsa
Zlatitsa
Zlatitsa is a town in southern Bulgaria located in the Zlatitsa-Pirdop valley, between Stara Planina to the north and Sredna Gora to the south at 680 meters above the sea level. It is situated immediately south in the lap of the Zlatitsa -Teteven Mountain...
, Chavdar
Chavdar, Sofia Province
Chavdar is a village in western Bulgaria, part of Sofia Province. It is the administrative centre of Chavdar municipality, which lies in the easternmost part of Sofia Province. Chavdar is situated in the Zlatitsa–Pirdop Valley, 80 kilometres east of the capital Sofia, at the foot of the...
, Mirkovo
Mirkovo
Mirkovo is a village in western Bulgaria, part of Sofia Province. It is the administrative centre of Mirkovo municipality, which lies in the central eastern part of Sofia Province...
and Etropole
Etropole
Etropole is a town in western Bulgaria, part of Sofia Province. It is located close to the northern slopes of the Balkan Mountains in the valley of the Malki Iskar from Sofia.-History:...
. The major railroad connecting Sofia and Burgas passes through the village.
History
The history of the village dates back to antiquity, which is proved by the remains, discovered on its territory - the "Ginova Mogila", "Gradishte", etc. The name of the village is first mentioned in a preserved TurkishTurkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
document which dates back to the year 1430. It was designated an independent municipality on 15 August 1991.
Chelopech Hill
Chelopech Hill
Chelopech Hill is the ice-covered hill rising to 946 m in the north foothills of Detroit Plateau on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica...
on Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula is the extreme northern portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, extending northeastward for about from a line connecting Cape Kjellman and Cape Longing. Dating back more than a century, chartmakers used various names for this portion of the Antarctic peninsula, each name having some...
in Antarctica is named after the village.
Cultural and natural resources
The St. Nikolas the Wonderworker Church was built in 1835.The Municipality is in charge of the Murgana challet, located at 1350 metres (4,429.1 ft) above sea level at the foot of the Mourgana Peak in the Balkan Mountains.
Industry
CopperCopper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...
mining is the main branch of the local producing structure. Chelopech is the biggest and richest copper-gold-pyrites deposit in Europe, which is one of the reasons for the stable economic situation in the region.