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Zmeitsa 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...

. It is located in the municipality of Dospat

Dospat Municipality

The Dospat Municipality is a municipality in southwestern Bulgaria and is one of the municipalities in the Smolyan Province.- Geography :It covers the southwestern Rhodope Mountains. 8 settlemements belong to the municipality with a total of 10 536 inhabitants .- Settlements in the municipality :...

, Smolyan Province

Smolyan Province

-Religion:The Smolyan province along with the Kardzhali Province is a province where the predominant religion is not Orthodox Christianity but Islam. However, unlike Kardzhali where the majority of the population is Turkish, the Muslim population of the Smolyan province is made up almost entirely...

Geography

The village of Zmeitsa is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains

Rhodope 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 is the easternmost settlement in 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....

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The highest peak is Gioz Tepe - 1652 m.

Sights

Roman-style bridge over the Sarnena reka river.

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