Strumyani is a village 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...

, part of 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...

. It is the administrative centre of Strumyani municipality, which lies in the southwestern part of Blagoevgrad Province.

Strumyani was founded as a railway station on the 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...

-Kulata

Kulata

Kulata is a village in Petrich municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria. it has 892 inhabitants and the mayor is Dimitar Manolev. The village is a major border checkpoint on the border with Greece...

 line named Gara Ograzhden ("Ograzhden

Ograzhden

Ograzhden is a mountain shared by northeastern Republic of Macedonia and southwestern Bulgaria, part of the Belasitsa-Osogovo group. It is located north of Belasitsa, northeast of the Macedonian town of Strumica and northwest of the Bulgarian town of Petrich...

 Station"). In 1970, it was merged with the village of Mikrevo

Mikrevo

Mikrevo is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:...

 to form Strumyani, but the two villages were later separated; however, Strumyani kept its present name. The name means "people of the Struma

Struma River

The Struma or Strymónas is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. Its ancient name was Strymōn . Its catchment area is 10,800 km²...

", as the river runs nearby.

Municipality

Strumyani municipality includes the following 21 places:

Dobri Laki Dobri Laki Dobri Laki is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:... Drakata Drakata Drakata is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:... Goreme Goreme, Bulgaria Goreme, Bulgaria is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:... Gorna Krushitsa Gorna Krushitsa Gorna Krushitsa is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:... Gorna Ribnitsa Gorna Ribnitsa Gorna Ribnitsa is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:... Igralishte Igralishte Igralishte is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:... Ilindentsi Ilindentsi Ilindentsi is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:... Kamenitsa Kamenitsa, Blagoevgrad Province Kamenitsa, Blagoevgrad Province is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.... Klepalo Klepalo (village) Klepalo is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:... Karpelevo Karpelevo Karpelevo is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.... Kolibite Kolibite Kolibite is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:...

Mahalata Mahalata Mahalata is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.... Mikrevo Mikrevo Mikrevo is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:... Nikudin Nikudin Nikudin is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:... Palat Palat Palat is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:... Razdol Razdol Razdol is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:... Sedelets Sedelets Sedelets is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:... Strumyani Tsaparevo Tsaparevo Tsaparevo is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:... Velyushtets Velyushtets Velyushtets is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:... Vrakupovitsa Vrakupovitsa Vrakupovitsa is a village in the municipality of Strumyani, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:...

External links

• Strumyani municipality website