Slashten
Slashten
Слащен | |
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Village | |
  Slashten Location of Slashten | |
| Coordinates: 41°30′N 24°1′E / 41.500°N 24.017°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Blagoevgrad |
| Municipality (Obshtina) | Satovcha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dzheit Neizir (MRF) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.975 km2 (8.098 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 679 m (2,228 ft) |
| Population (2010-12-15)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,973 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 2937 |
| Area code | 07546 |
| Vehicle registration | E |
Slashten (Bulgarian: Слащен) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.
Geography[edit]
The village of Slashten is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It belongs to the Chech region.
History[edit]
In 1873 Slashten (Slaschtene) had male population of 130 Pomaks and 50 houses.[3] According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900 Slashten was populated by 750 Bulgarian Muslims[4] According to another statistic by Kanchov about the same time there were 90 houses in the village.[5]
Religions[edit]
The population is Muslim and consists of Pomaks.
Culture and Nature[edit]
The cave Stapalkite (The Steps) is 64 meters long with 38 meters denivelation (vertical rise).
References[edit]
- ^ "Избор на кмет и общински съвет :: Избори 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ "Table". grao.bg.
- ^ Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г. (in Bulgarian, French, English, and Russian) (II ed.). София: Македонски научен институт. 1995 [1878]. pp. 132–133.
- ^ Кънчов, Васил (1996) [1900]. "Неврокопска Каза". Македония. Етнография и статистика (in Bulgarian) (II ed.). София: Проф. М. Дринов. p. 195.
- ^ Кънчов, Васил (1970) [1894-1896]. "Неврокопската каза". Пътуване по долините на Струма, Места и Брегалница. Битолско, Преспа и Охридско (in Bulgarian). София: Наука и изкуство. p. 274.
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