Batanovtsi Explained

Official Name:Batanovtsi
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Provinces
(Oblast)
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Batanovtsi
Leader Title:Mayor
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Subdivision Name1:Pernik
Population Total:2101
Population As Of:2020
Elevation M:660
Postal Code:2340
Area Code:07712
Coordinates:42.6°N 79°W
Leader Name:Radoslav Banchev

Batanovtsi (Bulgarian: Батановци, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈbatɐnoft͡si/) is a town in western Bulgaria. It is located in Pernik Province and is close to the towns of Radomir and Pernik.

Geography

Its located between the towns of Pernik and Radomir. In the land of the town of Batanovtsi is the village of Cherna gora, which has no land of its own.

History

The town's name was first attested in a 1564 Bulgarian text: ВИШЄ СЄЛА БАТЄНОВЦИ БЛИЗЬ РЄЦЄ СТРОУМЄ, and several other sources from the 1560s. It is derived from the personal name Batan, probably of Pecheneg or Cuman origin. From 1950 to 1992 it was known as Temelkovo. It was proclaimed a town in 1974.[1]

Religion

Eastern orthodoxy

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Book: Чолева-Димитрова, Анна М.. Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник. Пенсофт. София. 2002. 954-642-168-5. 57603720. Bulgarian. 96–97, 173.