Osina
Encyclopedia
Osina is a village
in Southwestern Bulgaria
. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality
, Blagoevgrad Province
.
. It belongs to the Chech region
.
moved to the place where they had their dairies
to avoid getting infected with plague. At a later time the village saw more refugees from the area around Serres
but it is not known when and under what circumstances it happened.
As of 1873 Osina (Oussina) had male population of 150 Pomaks
and 50 houses. According to Vasil Kanchov
, as of 1900, Osina (Усина) was populated by 250 Bulgarian Muslims
According to Stephan Verkovic at the end of the 19th century the village had male population of 173 Pomaks
and 50 houses.
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 Southwestern 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 located in the Satovcha Municipality
Satovcha municipality
The Satovcha Municipality is a municipality in Southwestern Bulgaria and is one of the municipalities in the Blagoevgrad Province.- Geography :...
, Blagoevgrad Province
Blagoevgrad Province
Blagoevgrad Province , also known as Pirin Macedonia , is a province of southwestern Bulgaria. It borders four other Bulgarian provinces to the north and east, Greece to the south, and the Republic of Macedonia to the west. The province has 14 municipalities with 12 towns...
.
Geography
The village of Osina is located in the Western Rhodope MountainsRhodope Mountains
The Rhodopes are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, with over 83% of its area in southern Bulgaria and the remainder in Greece. Its highest peak, Golyam Perelik , is the seventh highest Bulgarian mountain...
. It belongs to the Chech region
Chech (region)
Chech or Chechko is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe in our days Bulgaria and Greece. Most of its population inhabits about 60 villages and is almost completely Pomak....
.
History
The village was founded some time in the beginning of the 15 century when shepherds from the village of KochanKochan
Kochan is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of Satovcha, Blagoevgrad Province.- Geography :The village of Kochan is located in mountainous region in Southwestern Bulgaria some 10 km away from the border with Greece in the Chech region...
moved to the place where they had their dairies
Dairy
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or section of a multi-purpose farm that is concerned...
to avoid getting infected with plague. At a later time the village saw more refugees from the area around Serres
Serres
Serres is a city in Greece, seat of the Serres prefecture.Serres may also refer to:Places:* Serres, Germany, a part of Wiernsheim in Baden-WürttembergIn France:* Serres, Aude in the Aude département...
but it is not known when and under what circumstances it happened.
As of 1873 Osina (Oussina) had male population of 150 Pomaks
Pomaks
Pomaks is a term used for a Slavic Muslim population native to some parts of Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo. The Pomaks speak Bulgarian as their native language, also referred to in Greece and Turkey as Pomak language, and some are fluent in Turkish,...
and 50 houses. According to Vasil Kanchov
Vasil Kanchov
Vasil Kanchov was a Bulgarian geographer, ethnographer and politician.- Biography :Vasil Kanchov was born in Vratsa. Upon graduating from High school in Lom, Bulgaria, he entered the University of Harkov, then in Russia. During the Serbo-Bulgarian War 1885 he suspended his education and took part...
, as of 1900, Osina (Усина) was populated by 250 Bulgarian Muslims
Pomaks
Pomaks is a term used for a Slavic Muslim population native to some parts of Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo. The Pomaks speak Bulgarian as their native language, also referred to in Greece and Turkey as Pomak language, and some are fluent in Turkish,...
According to Stephan Verkovic at the end of the 19th century the village had male population of 173 Pomaks
Pomaks
Pomaks is a term used for a Slavic Muslim population native to some parts of Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo. The Pomaks speak Bulgarian as their native language, also referred to in Greece and Turkey as Pomak language, and some are fluent in Turkish,...
and 50 houses.
Cultural and natural landmarks
- Remains of a settlement from the StoneStone AgeThe Stone Age is a broad prehistoric period, lasting about 2.5 million years , during which humans and their predecessor species in the genus Homo, as well as the earlier partly contemporary genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus, widely used exclusively stone as their hard material in the...
-Copper AgeCopper AgeThe Chalcolithic |stone]]") period or Copper Age, also known as the Eneolithic/Æneolithic , is a phase of the Bronze Age in which the addition of tin to copper to form bronze during smelting remained yet unknown by the metallurgists of the times...
northwest from the village; - Remains of a medieval settlement northeast from the village;
- Remains of a medieval settlement northwest from the village;
- Remains of a church west from the village;
- Remains of an old road near the village.