Divotino Explained

Official Name:Divotino
Established Title:First mentioned
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Coordinates:42.6553°N 23.0494°W
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Planinitsa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Province
(Oblast)
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
(Obshtina)
Subdivision Name1:Pernik
Subdivision Name2:Pernik
Native Name:Дивотино
Leader Title:Mayor
Established Date:1576
Leader Name:Rumen Sergiev
Area Land Km2:26.631
Elevation M:841
Population Total:1725
Population As Of:2020
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:2350
Blank Name Sec1:License plate
Blank Info Sec1:PK

Divotino (Bulgarian: Дивотино) is a village in western Bulgaria, located in Oblast Pernik, Obshtina Pernik.[1]

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

Only Orthodox Christians have always lived in the village, even during the Ottoman rule. There is a church in the village. Nearby is the Divotin Monastery „St. Trinity“.

Notable people

Honour

Divotino Point on Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Divotino.[2]

References

  1. https://www.grao.bg/tna/t41nm-15-06-2020_2.txt GRAO.bg
  2. Web site: SCAR Composite Gazetteer. 2021-12-02. data.aad.gov.au.