Nevestino (Bulgarian: Невестино, pronounced [nɛˈvɛstino]) is a village in southwestern Bulgaria, part of Kyustendil Province. It is the administrative centre of Nevestino municipality, which lies in the central part of Kyustendil Province.
Nevestino
Невестино | |
|---|---|
 Nevestino community centre (chitalishte) | |
  Nevestino Location of Nevestino | |
| Coordinates: 42°15′N 22°51′E / 42.250°N 22.850°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Kyustendil |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dimitar Stamenkov |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 653 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 2595 |
| Area code | 07915 |
The village lies 13 kilometres from the provincial capital of Kyustendil, on both banks of the Struma River and near the Kyustendil-Dupnitsa and Kyustendil-Boboshevo-Blagoevgrad roads. Nevestino was first mentioned in 1576 under the name Gospozhino pole (Госпожино поле, "lady's field"); a parallel Ottoman Turkish name was Köprü ("[the] bridge"), referring to the famous bridge Kadin most in the village, which has existed since 1470. Nevestino's name roughly means "the bride's [place, field]", from the word nevesta (невеста), "bride", attested in Old Bulgarian НЄВѢСТА.[1]
Municipality
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Nevestino municipality has an area of 442 square kilometres and a population of around 3000 people.[2] It includes the following 23 villages:
Honour
editNevestino Cove in Robert Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Nevestino.
References
edit- ^ Чолева-Димитрова, Анна М. (2002). Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник (in Bulgarian). София: Пенсофт. p. 149. ISBN 954-642-168-5. OCLC 57603720.
- ^ "Nevestino municipality - population". www.obstinanevestino.kncity.info. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
External links
edit- Nevestino municipality website (in Bulgarian)
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