Divotino

Divotino (Bulgarian: Дивотино) is a village in western Bulgaria, located in Oblast Pernik, Obshtina Pernik.

Divotino Дивотино
Village
Divotino Location of Planinitsa
Coordinates: 42°39′19″N 23°02′58″E
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Pernik
Municipality (Obshtina)	Pernik
First mentioned	1576
Government
• Mayor	Rumen Sergiev
Area
• Land	26.631 km2 (10.282 sq mi)
Elevation	841 m (2,759 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,725
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	2350
License plate	PK

Geography

Divotino is a village in Bulgaria located 4 km north of Pernik, at the foot of Lyulin mountain.

History

The village of Divotino is an old, medieval settlement, inscribed in the lists of the Djelepkeshans from 1576 under the name Дивотине (Divotine), to the Grahova nahia of the Kaaza Sofia. The village is first mentioned in Ottoman registers from the 15th century. Remains of the primitive municipal system (Neolithic, Paleolithic) have been found in its territory. The Liberation of Bulgaria passed almost silently for the inhabitants of the village of Divotino: about fifteen Russian officers descended from Lyulin, but as they did not find Turkish inhabitants in the village, they continued to Pernik and Radomir.

Religion

Orthodox Christians have always been the predominant religious group in the village, even during the Ottoman rule. There is a church in the village, with Divotin Monastery nearby.

Notable people

• Stojan Popov (1865 – 1939), child writer

Honour

Divotino Point on Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Divotino.