Bratushkovo Explained

Official Name:Bratushkovo
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Provinces
(Oblast)
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bratushkovo
Leader Title:Mayor
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Native Name:Братушково
Subdivision Name1:Sofia
Population Total:47
Population As Of:2005
Elevation M:644
Postal Code:2222
Area Code:07177
Blank Info:B
Blank Name:License plate
Coordinates:42.8333°N 80°W
Leader Name:Georgi Georgiev

Bratushkovo (Bulgarian: Братушково) is a village in Slivnitsa Municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 8km (05miles) south-west of the town of Slivnitsa.

The village was first mentioned in Ottoman tax registers of 1576 as Bratkovitsa. The name is derived from the personal name Bratushko or Bratko.[1]

References

42.8333°N 80°W

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. 102.