Galabnik Explained

Official Name:Galabnik
Area Land Km2:22,971
Blank Info Sec1:PK
Postal Code:2426
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone1:EET
Leader Name:Diana Borisova
Leader Title:Mayor
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:217
Elevation M:672
Established Date:1570
Native Name:Гълъбник
Established Title:First mentioned
Subdivision Name2:Radomir
Subdivision Name1:Pernik
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
(Obshtina)
Subdivision Type1:Province
(Oblast)
Subdivision Type:Country
Coordinates:42.4°N 27°W
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Galabnik
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Settlement Type:Village
Blank Name Sec1:License plate

Galabnik (Bulgarian: Гълъбник) is a village in western Bulgaria. Its located in Oblast Pernik, Obshtina Radomir.

Geography

Galabnik is located in the Radomir valley. There is a railway line Sofia-Pernik-Dupnitsa-Blagoevgrad-Petrich.

History

The old name of the village is Muzibek, which is also retained by a later stage of Turkish presence in the region and the technical bey (Musabey). On September 21, 1972, a road accident near the village killed 11 people from the military parachuting team of Czechoslovakia and the Bulgarian doctor and translator of the team - the bus in which they were traveling was hit by a train at an unguarded level crossing.

Landmarks

There are excavations and discovered objects of some of the first settlers on the Bulgarian territory.

References

  1. grao.bg