Dobromirka, Bulgaria Explained

Official Name:Dobromirka
Native Name:Добромирка
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bulgaria
Subdivision Name: Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gabrovo Province
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Sevlievo
Area Total Km2:42.247
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:626
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:43.083°N 25.267°W
Elevation M:463

Dobromirka (Bulgarian: Добромирка) is a village located in a valley between Sevlievo and Veliko Tarnovo in Gabrovo Province, Sevlievo Municipality. It is situated in central Bulgaria.[1] [2] [3]

Geography

Dobromirka has an elevation of between 463 m above sea level. There are views of Botev Peak, the highest in the Balkan Mountains from the hills around the village. Maximum July temperatures are 41 whilst minimum winter temp is -29 degrees.

People

In 2001, according to the census, Dobromirka had a population of 670. By the time of the 2011 census the number of inhabitants had been reduced to 450.

Dobromirka is the birthplace of the poet Penyo Penev[4] [5] [6] [7] and tenor Christo Bajew (Baev).[8]

Economy and infrastructure

The majority of inhabitants work in agriculture, whilst a few commute via bus routes to Sevlievo or Veliko Tarnavo. Since 2007, there has been an increasing number of British people who have purchased holiday homes or have moved to the area to live, contributing to the local economy. The village is served by a school, bakery and bar.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gazetteer of Bulgaria: Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. 1987. Defense Mapping Agency.
  2. Book: Daniel Panzac. Les Balkans à l'époque ottomane. 1993. Édisud. 978-2-85744-648-4. 40, 45.
  3. Book: Selman Akı. Çerkezlerden Çerkezköy'e. 2007. Logos Yayınları. 978-975-6631-06-5. 85, 96.
  4. http://www.bulgariainside.eu/en/articles/Penio-Penev-Memorial-House/579/index.html "Penio Penev Memorial House"
  5. Book: Bŭlgarski poeti IX-XX vek: antologii͡a Bolgarskie poėty. Poètes bulgares. Bulgarian poets. 1968. Pres. 212.
  6. Book: Obzor. 1969. Obzor. 437.
  7. Book: Bulgarian Horizons: A Quarterly of Literature, Art and Science. 1969. Information Centre of Literature, Art and Science. 12.
  8. Book: Karl-Josef Kutsch. Karl-Josef Kutsch. Leo Riemens. Leo Riemens. Großes Sängerlexikon. 1 January 2004. Walter de Gruyter. 978-3-598-44088-5. 211–.